Legal Water Framework

Background Actions taken Achievements Main challenges and learnings Follow up actions and support Content Dr. Marco Solares, President Water Resources Commission, Guatemalan Congress

Background

Actions taken

Achievements

Main challenges and learnings

Follow up actions and support

Background in Central America “ Lagunilla Declaration triggered the process of legal reform in the region” GWP 2005 At the regional level, the Central America Integration System SICA 1999 Head of the Six States of SICA approved the Central American Water Action Plan (PACADIRH) 2004 - 2009: Technical Secretariat of SICA promoting Regional Strategy for IWRM (ECAGIRH) The Central American Water Agreement Harmonization of legal instruments RGWP & NatGWPco – sponsors of this processes

At the regional level,

the Central America Integration System SICA

1999

Head of the Six States of SICA approved the Central American Water Action Plan (PACADIRH)

2004 - 2009: Technical Secretariat of SICA promoting

Regional Strategy for IWRM (ECAGIRH)

The Central American Water Agreement

Harmonization of legal instruments

RGWP & NatGWPco – sponsors of this processes

Actions taken Capacity building congressmen, ministers and advisers Anual and Regional Water Law Conference for Legislators 2005 - 2009 Legal Analysis Minutes and memoirs of the Conferences Technical support from TEC member RGWP members Experience exchange and networking Advocacy for the World Water Forums

Anual and Regional Water Law Conference for Legislators

2005 - 2009

Legal Analysis

Minutes and memoirs of the Conferences

Technical support from

TEC member

RGWP members

Experience exchange and networking

Advocacy for the World Water Forums

Actions taken Key part in the process of discussion and making Water Laws 2000 … Dialogues about relevance of water and water law Awarness about water and water bills with different sectors Support the ongoing process of elaboration and discussion of water policy Antigua Guatemala, December 2008 V Legislators Conference

Dialogues about relevance of water and water law

Awarness about water and water bills with different sectors

Support the ongoing process of elaboration and discussion of water policy

Achievements At the regional level, Co-sponsor of the ongoing process on regional policy making: IWRM policy & Water Convention At the national level Part of the process of building up water law drafts: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras y Panamá Part of the process of building up policy: Guatemala Water Cabinet & El Salvador national agenda

At the regional level, Co-sponsor of the ongoing process on regional policy making: IWRM policy & Water Convention

At the national level

Part of the process of building up water law drafts: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras y Panamá

Part of the process of building up policy: Guatemala Water Cabinet & El Salvador national agenda

Main challenges and learnings The challenges Continue to promote water as a key part of sustainable national development Address critical development challenges MDG, Climate Change The learning, Institucional strenghtening and legal reform are key…mantain support to legislators. Water is not the centre of the social and political world

The challenges

Continue to promote water as a key part of sustainable national development

Address critical development challenges MDG, Climate Change

The learning,

Institucional strenghtening and legal reform are key…mantain support to legislators.

Water is not the centre of the social and political world

Insist on experience exchange among CA countries and beyond Keep technical support through the discussion process of the water bills Bring on board other strategic regional stakeholders Strenghten alliances with regional partners and South America Promote & Sponsor dialogues permanently, new authorities: Next: VII Legislators Conference, Costa Rica, September 2009. Follow up actions and support needed…

Insist on experience exchange among CA countries and beyond

Keep technical support through the discussion process of the water bills

Bring on board other strategic regional stakeholders

Strenghten alliances with regional partners and South America

Promote & Sponsor dialogues permanently, new authorities: Next: VII Legislators Conference, Costa Rica, September 2009.

“ The main challenge of the region is to introduce IWRM as a fundamental element in the core of public policy…” ( Colom, Ballestero, 2003)

“ The main challenge of the region is to introduce IWRM as a fundamental element in the core of public policy…” ( Colom, Ballestero, 2003)

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