INDEX
INTRODUCTION


  1. Background

  2. The Strategic Action Program (SAP), its Relationship with the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and with the Development Plans of Costa Rica and Nicaragua

  3. Experiences and Lessons Learned during the Preparation Phase


CHAPTER I. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN (SJRB) AND ITS COASTAL ZONE INCLUDING THE AREA OF INFLUENCE IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA


    1. Location and Characterization of the SJRB - Program Area

B. Geology, Geomorphology and Physical Aspects

C. Climate

D. Hydrographic Systems

      1. Cocibolca Lake Subsystem

    1. San Juan River Basin Subsystem

    2. Marine-Costal Zone Subsystem


CHAPTER II. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND THEIR CAUSES


A. Dagradation to the Water Bodies of the SJRB

B. Degradation of the Ecosystems and Loss of Soil’s, Flora’s and Fauna’s Natural Resources

  1. Land Use Changes and Inadecuate Land Uses

  2. Losses in Forestry

  3. Degradation and Loss of Habitats

  4. Causes of Loss in Fauna

C. Quality of Living and Environmentally Non-Sustanible Socioeconomic Development

1. Economic Activity in the SJRB

2 Social Conditions and Indicators of Poverty

3. Binational Border Area and the Human Migration Patterns

4. Gender Relationships in the Development of the San Juan River Basin

5. Public Participation and Environmental Education

6. Weaknesses of the Legal and Institutional Framework

7. Transboundary Effects and Manifestations of the Social and Economic Conditions of the SJRB Inhabitants

      1. Causes of the Main Environmental Issues

        1. Effects on the Social Condition and the Environment


CHAPTER III. STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM FOR THE INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN AND ITS COASTAL ZONE


    1. Framework of Reference and Phases of the Program

    2. PROCUENCA San Juan SAP - Phase I (short term)

Component 1 (c.1). Consolidation of the Binational Legal and Institutional Framework for the Integrated Management of the SJRB’s Water Resources

Component 2 (c.2). Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), Practices for Building Capacities

Component 3 (c.3). Recovery of Water Bodies and Fulfillment of the Millennium Development Goals

  1. PROCUENCA San Juan SAP - Phase II (Complete Program of medium term)

1. Structure of PROCUENCA San Juan SAP - Phase II

2. Indicators of the Initial Situation and Future Scenery with the SAP Execution

3 Initial Scenery and Increasing Costs

4 Summary by Components and Subcomponents

4.1. Subcomponents of Component I: Integrated Management of

the SJRB Water Resources.

a) Integrated Management of Microbasins and Sustainable Development

b) Water Bodies and Courses Protection

c) Territorial Arrangement, Microbasins Integrated Mangement and Natural Risks Prevention

d) Public Participation and Environmental Education

e) Monitoring and Information System of the SJRB Water Resources

4.2. Subcomponents of Component II: Integrated Management of Natural Resources: Soil, Flora and Fauna

a) Management for Biodiversity Handling

b) Payment Program for Environmental Services (PES).

c) Woods and Forestal Plantations Management in Primary Sub-basins.

4.3. Subcomponents of Component III: Socioeconomic Development for the Use of Sustanible SJRB Resources

a) Fishing and Aquaculture Fomentation

b) Ecoturism in Protected Areas and in Integrated Farms

4.4. Component IV: Binational Coordination and Management


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