Project

Integrated Management of Transboundary Water Resources in River Basins Puyango-Tumbes, Chira and Catamayo-Zarumilla

Lead country

Ecuador

Participating countries

Peru, Ecuador

Project status

Closure

Implementing period

From July 31, 2015 to January 4, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 6.5 Implement integrated water resources management
  2. 6.6 Protect, restore water-related ecosystems
  3. 6.4 Increase water-use efficiency, sustainable water withdrawals

Project ID: 4402

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Technical team

  • Oceans and Water Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Protection of transboundary surface & groundwater resources in a changing climate

Landscape(s)

  • FreshWaters
  • Forests
  • Deserts

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Aquifers
  • Tropical forests
  • Semi-arid (cold winter) deserts
  • Sub-tropical (hot and dry) deserts
  • Mining sites

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture
  • Livestock

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing
  • Direct support / Service Delivery

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Governance
  • Monitor inventory

Sub-strategy

  • Improved soil and water management techniques
  • Institutional framework
  • Water quality/quantity
  • Institutional Capacity Building

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs
  • Women

Gender equality

  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 6.5 Implement integrated water resources management
  • 6.6 Protect, restore water-related ecosystems
  • 6.4 Increase water-use efficiency, sustainable water withdrawals

Conventions and protocols

  • Strategic Action Programme

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

The project aims to enhance bi-national efforts of Peru and Ecuador for Integrated Transboundary Water Resources Management (ITWRM) in the three main aquifers and watersheds shared by the two countries in the Pacific Ocean drainage basin - Puyango-Tumbes, Catamayo-Chira and Zarumilla. It will give special attention to integrating groundwater concerns and opportunities and extreme manifestations of climate variability and change in the area, including the cyclicality of El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO).The aquifers and linked river basins Zarumilla, Puyango-Tumbes and Catamayo-Chira contain an important, but often highly variable, water supply that is essential to the region socio-economic development and to the integrity of its ecosystems. These resources are threatened by overexploitation, pollution and inefficient management, as well as by climate variability and change.

Objectives

Strengthening institutional, policy, legal and scientific-technical capacities to implement Integrated Transboundary Water Resources Management in Puyango-Tumbes, Catamayo- Chira and Zarumilla River Basins and Aquifers, integrating climate variability concerns.

USD $4,110,000

Grant amount

USD $20,483,600

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($4,110,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Autoridad Nacional del Agua

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