Legal Frameworks in Central America for better Water Resource Management

Loading...

Flash Player 9 (or above) is needed to view presentations.
We have detected that you do not have it on your computer. To install it, go here.

0 comments

Post a comment

    Post a comment
    Embed Video
    Edit your comment Cancel

    Favorites, Groups & Events

    Legal Frameworks in Central America for better Water Resource Management - Presentation Transcript

    1. 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
    2. 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
    3.  
    4. 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
    5. 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
    6. 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
    7. 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
      • 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…
      • “ The main challenge of the region is to introduce IWRM as a fundamental element in the core of public policy…” ( Colom, Ballestero, 2003)
    8. THANKS
    SlideShare Zeitgeist 2009

    + Global Water PartnershipGlobal Water Partnership Nominate

    custom

    95 views, 0 favs, 0 embeds more stats

    Address to the Global Water Partnership (GWP)'s Con more

    More info about this document

    © All Rights Reserved

    Go to text version

    • Total Views 95
      • 95 on SlideShare
      • 0 from embeds
    • Comments 0
    • Favorites 0
    • Downloads 1
    Most viewed embeds

    more

    All embeds

    less

    Flagged as inappropriate Flag as inappropriate
    Flag as inappropriate

    Select your reason for flagging this presentation as inappropriate. If needed, use the feedback form to let us know more details.

    Cancel
    File a copyright complaint
    Having problems? Go to our helpdesk?

    Categories