Project

Reducing conflicting water uses in the Artibonite River basin through development and adoption of a multi-focal area Strategic Action Programme

Lead country

Dominican Republic

Participating countries

Dominican Republic, Haiti

Project status

Closure

Implementing period

From August 17, 2009 to October 28, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.1 Conserve, restore, sustainably use terrestrial, freshwater ecosystems
  2. 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
  3. 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use

Project ID: 2890

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Technical team

  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Ecosystem management and restoration

Sub-area(s)

  • Biodiversity financing
  • Ecosystem-based adaptation

Landscape(s)

  • Conserved areas
  • FreshWaters

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Key biodiversity areas (KBAs)
  • Rivers and river basins

Transformed sector(s)

  • Forestry and other land use

UNDP role(s)

  • Institutional mechanism and system building
  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Management operation
  • Enabling

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional framework
  • Participatory governance models
  • Ecosystem and ecosystem services conservation/restoration
  • Sustainable land management
  • Mainstream

Social inclusion

N/A

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Reduce exposure

SDG target(s)

  • 15.1 Conserve, restore, sustainably use terrestrial, freshwater ecosystems
  • 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
  • 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Poverty reduction
  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

The binational Artibonite river basin has suffered an accelerated degradation of its natural resources including loss of forest cover, soil loss and decreased soil fertility, excessive siltation, water pollution, and loss of biodiversity, contributing to already very high levels of poverty in the area. The long-term development objective of the project is the restoration and sustainable development of the bi-national Artibonite River Basin through integrated river basin management.

Objectives

Establish a bi-national framework for integrated management of the Artibonito watershed by 2012 that will promote comprehensive, ecosystem-based reforms, demonstrations and investments, and lay the bases for long-term environmental functionality and socio-economic stability.

USD $3,780,000

Grant amount

USD $7,211,300

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($3,780,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Governments

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