On August 6, ACTO will hold the Working Meeting of the Water Directors of the Amazonian Countries with the aim of agreeing on the basic guidelines for the constitution and operation of the ACTO Amazon Network of Water Directors within the framework of the Amazon Basin Project – Implementation of the Strategic Action Program to Ensure Integrated and Sustainable Management of Transboundary Water Resources in the Amazon River Basin Considering Climate Variability and Change.
According to ACTO’s proposal, the Amazon Network of Water Directors will be a permanent space for regional coordination, articulation and exchange of good practices in integrated water resources management that will offer recommendations and technical cooperation for the implementation of the Strategic Actions Programme (SAP), strengthening ACTO in the search and operationalization of the necessary resources for projects and programmes considered a priority for the Amazon Basin. Representatives of the national water management organizations of the member countries will be part of the Network.
The opening of the Working Meeting of Water Directors of Amazonian Countries will be made by the Minister of Integration and Regional Development of Brazil, Waldez Góes, and the Secretary General of ACTO, Alexandra Moreira. The event will take place in room 02 of the Hangar Convention Center, from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm on Sunday, August 6th.
About the Amazon Basin Project
The main objective of the Project is to implement the Strategic Actions Program (PAE), strengthening Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) at national and regional levels, improving the capacities of Amazonian communities to adapt to the impacts of climate change, systematizing and generating relevant information for decision making. In addition, the project will bring ecological, social and economic benefits, contributing to Amazonian countries achieving their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other targets of the multilateral agenda.
The Amazon Basin Project is implemented under four components: 1) Innovative governance model for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM); 2) Building community resilience and protecting aquatic ecosystems to cope with the effects of climate variability and change; 3) Integrated environmental monitoring based on indicators and reporting in response to indicators of relevant International Conventions and Agreements; and 4) Integrated model for monitoring, evaluating and communicating the progress of the overall implementation of the Strategic Actions Program – Amazon SAP.
