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Background

Actions taken

Achievements

Main challenges and

learnings

Follow up actions and

supportDr. Marco Solares, President Water Resources

Commission, Guatemalan Congress

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

1999Head 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 AgreementHarmonization of legal instruments

RGWP & NatGWPco – sponsors of this processes

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Elaborado por:Proyecto Cooperación

Transfronteriza en CentroaméricaMarzo, 2000

Mar Caribe

Océano Pacífico

Centroamérica:Cuencas Hidrográficas Internacionales

y Areas Protegidas Fronterizas

Simbología: Límites internacionales Países Cuencas Áreas protegidas Lagos

Actions taken

• 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

Capacity building congressmen, ministers and advisers

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 2008V Legislators Conference

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

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 beyondKeep technical support through the discussion process of the water billsBring on board other strategic regional stakeholders Strenghten alliances with regional partners and South AmericaPromote & 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)

THANKS