IWRM in the Andes
= Integrated Water Resources Management in Cañar, Oña en Saraguro.
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Key elements
- Development of models for IWRM.
- Implementation of measures for the protection of water resources, to ensure a sustainable access to water for the different users (households, farmers and nature).
Partners
SENDAS (Servicios para un Desarrollo Alternativo del Sur).
CEDIR (“Centro de Desarrollo y Investigación Rural”).
Municipal governments and environmental administrations in the relevant districts, basin committees, irrigation associations, 2-nd line structures, and other water actors in the region.
Target groups
- Drinking water committees of the different water systems.
- Irrigation groups and farmer associations.
- Water associations (2nd line) and/or municipal governance bodies.
- Municipal Governments in the relevant districts.
Objectives
Development of models for IWRM in the Southern Highlands of the Andes; implementation of these models and learning lessons from experiences, which can be an example for others.
Main results
- IWRM plans are established and implemented for 4 small basins in Cañar in consultation with all users, including social organisations and local authorities. The basins are managed in a participatory way.
- The management plans were scientifically backed-up by mathematical models, developed in cooperation with the local university.
- In Oña-Saraguro, the necessary measures for protection of the water resources are analysed, decided and implemented.
- Local actors are reinforced towards improved management of natural resources and towards an optimised use of these resources for agricultural production - thanks to awareness campaigns and education to various groups and schools.
Financing
DGD, VIA Social Fund, Kris-Kras and the department LNE of the Flemish Government, TMVW, IMDC, Brugs Fonds voor Ontwikkeling en Samenwerking and GROHE (Flemish partnership Water for Development).
