Meeting virtually on October 4, the Amazonian Network of Water Authorities (ANWA) formally approved its Regulations. On this occasion, its Work Plan with four action fronts for the 2024 to 2026 period was also approved ad referendum. The fulfillment of the two points on the meeting's agenda was celebrated [...]

  The actions to strengthen the integrated and cooperative management of Amazonian waters, which are being implemented in the eight Member Countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), were highlighted at the 10th International Waters Biennial Conference of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, [...]

  The climate change adaptation actions of the Amazon Basin Project (ACTO/UNEP/GEF) include the implementation of an early warning system in the transboundary region between Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru, where the occurrence of extreme weather events has become increasingly frequent, with significant impacts on populations and ecosystems. This year, due [...]

The National Coordination Units of the Amazon Basin Project (NPCUs) met on September 6 in a videoconference with over 40 participants to discuss regional capacity-building actions for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in the Amazon Basin and the development of the Integrated Regional Information Platform on IWRM in the region. [...]

  The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization brought to World Water Week in Stockholm the experience of cooperation and joint action by its eight Member Countries in the shared management of the Amazon Basin. Since 2010, ACTO has been executing and coordinating processes aimed at protecting and conserving the water resources [...]

The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) will be present at World Water Week (WWW) 2024, the main global conference dedicated to water issues, which will take place from August 25 to 29 in Stockholm, Sweden. During the event, ACTO will highlight its initiatives aimed at the integrated management of transboundary [...]

  On July 23 and 24, Brazil and Colombia took a significant step towards ensuring the efficient and sustainable management of the aquifer responsible for supplying the populations of the sister cities of Leticia and Tabatinga, located in the Amazon region on either side of the border between the two [...]

On Thursday 18th, the Amazon Basin Project held a regional webinar on best practices in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), generating learning to strengthen the information systems of Suriname and Guyana and, in this way, produce positive effects on the sustainable and shared management of the Amazon Basin. Technical cooperation [...]

  On July 3, in celebration of the 46th anniversary of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty, ACTO launched the new website for the Amazon Basin Project - Implementation of the SAP, featuring an updated interface that makes it much more practical and responsive, in other words, adaptable to a wide variety [...]

In June, the Amazon Basin Project (OTCA/UNEP/GEF) took an important step towards implementing integrated and sustainable water resources management in the Amazon region. In partnership with the Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Guyana, it held a workshop and stakeholder consultation on the 27th and 28th to assess [...]