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DEVELOPING THE LEGAL AND INSITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSBOUNDARY DATA AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN THE AMAZON: RESULTS FROM THE GEF AMAZON PROJECT (ACTO-UNEP)
GLOBAL WORKSHOP ON EXCHANGE OF DATA AND INFORMATION IN TRANSBOUNDARY BASINS Geneva, 4-5 December 2019
Maria Apostolova
PRESENTATION CONTENT
I. THE AMAZON BASIN
II. CURRENT LEGAL BASIS AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
III. EXPERIENCES IN INFORMATION AND DATA SHARING AT THE BASIN LEVEL
IV. COMMON STRATEGY ON IWRM AND DATA SHARING
V. NEXT STEPS
THE AMAZON
THE LARGEST RIVER BASIN
approx. 6.1 Million km2
6,992 km / 1,000+ tributaries
LARGEST TROPICAL FOREST AND
MEGADIVERSE REGION IN THE
WORLD
40,000 Plant species identified
20% OF ALL FRESH WATER DISCHARGED
INTO THE OCEANS COMES FROM THE
AMAZON BASIN
220,000 m3 per second
44 MILLION INHABITANTS
385 indigenous peoples
8 Countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia,
Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and
Venezuela
THE AMAZON COOPERATION TREATY ORGANIZATION (1998) / PERMANENT SECRETARIAT (2002)
Sovereignty, conservation and sustainable management of natural resources,
regional development reducing asymmetries, sustainable development, scientificand technical research and exchange of information, among others.
THE AMAZON COOPERATION TREATY (1978)
THE AMAZON COOPERATION STRATEGIC AGENDA
Conservation, protection and sustainable use of natural resources, indigenous affairs, knowledge
management and information sharing, health, infrastructure and transport, tourism, and climate
change.
Permanent forum for political dialogue, cooperation, exchange and knowledge
Platform for intergovernmental action and intersectoral coordination through MFAGenerator of reference regional information.
➢ Permanent virtual forum facilitating the information flow and exchange between
governmental institutions and authorities in the 8 member states.
➢ Reference center for regional scientific and technological information on biodiversity,
natural resources and socio-cultural diversity of the Amazon.
➢ Priority lines: water resources, forest cover monitoring, species of flora and fauna
endangered by trade, climate change.
El Coca Declaration of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (2013) established the
Amazon Regional Observatory
Tena Declaration of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (2017)
approved the operational mechanism of the Observatory
Regional Science, Technology and Education Meetings (2015-2017) -
structure of the Observatory, bylaws of the Steering Committee, needs of information
and services for the integration and development of the information platform.
THE AMAZON REGIONAL OBSERVATORY
INTEGRATED WATER INFORMATION SYSTEM
INTEGRATED WATER INFORMATION SYSTEM
Water Quality Display
WATER QUALITY DISPLAY
VULNERABILITY ATLAS
INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COORDINATION:
INTEGRATING BIODIVERSITY DATABASES(INPA-SINCHI-IIAP)
HYDROCLIMATIC VULNERABILITY ATLAS OF THE
AMAZON BASIN (1:1,000,000)
ANALYSIS of hydroclimatic threats
and VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
52 REGIONAL MAPS – documented
basis for response and adaptation
measures.
GIS-based WATER AND CLIMATE
VULNERABILITY DATA AND METADATA SET
(biophysical, social, economic, environmental and risk components)
REGIONAL HYDROMET NETWORK PILOT PROJECT:
South-South cooperation ANA Brazil/ABC
➢ Technical capacity building and coordination in
hydro-sedimentology, data collection platforms,
extreme events (270 specialists / 13 courses).
➢ Information exchange for effective WR monitoring
(280 specialist/ 7 events).
➢ Regional basic monitoring network project – 73
monitoring points defined.
➢ Pilot project implemented - 6 points in Bolivia,
Colombia and Peru (telemetric stations, water
quality and discharge measurement equipment).
STRATEGIC PROGRAMMING:
MAIN TRANSBOUNDARY ISSUES
STATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM: INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FOR IWRM
BASIN-WIDE COMPATIBLE MONITORING SYSTEMS ON:
WATER QUALITY
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL MONITORING
EROSION, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT AND SEDIMENTATION (SATELLITE-BASED)
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS AND VULNERABLE SPECIES
ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS AND HEALTH OF UPPER CATCHMENT REGIONS
INTEGRATED REGIONAL INFORMATION PLATFORM FOR IWRM
➢ Data sharing protocols and legal instruments for the exchange of data between national institutions.
➢ Common monitoring protocols, harmonized sampling and analytical methods, agreed indicators and parameters.
➢ Regional operational framework.
➢ Training of experts and joint campaigns.
➢ Network of academic and research institutions.
✓ SHARING MONITORING DATA✓ REPORTING ON ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS✓ KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SCIENCE TO POLICY
DECION-MAKING
• An effective integrated and sustainable management
of water resources at the basin level requires
national data and information sharing, and
generation and management of regional data.
• Technical cooperation and South-South initiatives are
essential for building trust and catalyzing the
development of legal and institutional frameworks
for data and information sharing.
FINAL REMARKS
• Capacity building and institutional strengthening at
the national level are prerequisites for generating
and sharing data and information at the basin level.
• Regional coordination and technical cooperation is
needed to ensure that data and information be
generated and available in compatible and
harmonized format in accordance with agreed
parameters and methodologies.
• Data and information sharing benefits both national
and basin-level water management.
FINAL REMARKS
Thank you
Gracias
Obrigada.