The Amazon Basin Project (ACTA/UNEP/GEF) promoted the Regional Course on Space Hydrology: Monitoring river levels and sediment flows by satellite, in Brasilia, between September 1 and 5, in partnership with the Research Institute for Development (IRD-France) and with support from the National Water and Basic Sanitation Agency of Brazil (ANA). [...]

By María Eugenia Corvalán*   A precious embryo with awakened eyes stirs vigorously inside a voluminous abdomen. She is about to give birth… oh! She is very old, with white hair. She does not complain, barely moves… we cannot see her contractions. Now she is dripping… oh, her waters just [...]

The Amazon Basin Project participated in two important panels during World Water Week, held in Stockholm from August 24 to 28. Represented by Fernando Cisneros, technical specialist in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), the Project contributed to the debate on the links between forests, water, and agriculture, as well as [...]

Developed under the Amazon Basin Project – Implementation of the Strategic Action Program (SAP), the Toolbox for Water Management in the Amazon is now available in Spanish, Portuguese, English, and Dutch on the Project website. The tool adapts the content of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) global platform IWRM Toolbox [...]

The Regional Monitoring Protocols, approved by the Amazon Water Authorities Network (RADA) in April this year, are coming to life thanks to the commitment of the Member Countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) and the technical leadership of their teams of experts. With support from the Amazon Basin [...]

The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) is launching a public call for the hiring of a consulting firm specialized in the design and implementation of a Regional Monitoring Program on Erosion, Sediment Transport and Sedimentation (ETS) in the Amazon River Basin. This action is part of the Strategic Action Program [...]

An innovative Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) intervention was recently completed in two highly vulnerable communities in the Upper Takutu Region of Southern Guyana: Lethem, the central municipality of the region, and Tabatinga. The initiative, carried out in partnership with the University of Guyana and the Hydrometeorological Service of Guyana, has effectively [...]

The Amazon Water Authorities Network (RADA) launched its official website in May, consolidating a reference space for accessing information and strengthening regional water management. Integrated into the Amazon Basin Project website, the new platform reflects the role of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) in leading regional efforts for integrated [...]

Through the Amazon Basin Project, OTCA will hire a consultant in Guyana to support the management of information and data generated through the application of the Regional Monitoring Protocols adopted by the Amazon Network of Water Authorities. This work is part of the implementation of the Integrated [...]

In partnership with the Brazilian National Water and Basic Sanitation Agency (ANA), the Amazon Basin Project has launched a free online course entitled “Tools for Gender Equality in the Formulation of Water Management Policies, Plans, Programs, and Projects,” an initiative aimed at promoting gender equality in water resource management in [...]