UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
PROJECT DOCUMENT
SECTION 1 - PROJECT IDENTIFICATION
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Title of Sub-Programme:
Sub-programme 2: Environmental Assessment and Early Warning
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Title of Project:
Argentina/Bolivia - Implementation of the Strategic
Action
Program for the Bermejo River Binational Basin
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Project Number:
GF/1010-01-
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Geographical Scope:
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)
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Implementing Organization: General Secretariat of the Organization of the American States
(GS/OAS)
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Duration of the Project:
Four and a half years
Commencing:
May 2001
Completion:
October 2005
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Cost of Project:
(Expressed in US $)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
US$
%
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Cost to the Environment Fund (in kind)1:
150,000
0.5
Cost to Trust Fund (GEF) 2:
11,040,000
56
Cost to Counterpart Contribution (countries)3:
8,430,000
43
Cost to the Implementing Organization (in kind)4 :
150,000
0.5
____________________________________________________________________________________
Total Cost of the Project:
19,770,000
100
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Signatures:
For the General Secretariat of
For the Environment Fund of UNEP
the Organization of the American
States (GS/OAS):
_________________________________
__________________________________
César Gaviria
Edmundo Ortega
Secretary General
Chief, Budget and Fund Management Unit,
UNON
Date: ___________________________
Date: ____________________________
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UNEP's contribution is provided under project FP/1000-00-01 as institutional support to this project covering staff time,
and communication costs.
2
GEF funds cover; (1) US$ 10,400,000 for project per se, and (2) US$640,000 of project support costs for the GS/OAS.
3
Funds not administered by UNEP corresponding to the contribution of both Governments of Argentina and Bolivia.
4
Funds not administered by UNEP corresponding to GS/OAS institutional support to this project.
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Box 1: Identifiers of project brief as approved by the GEF
Identifiers
Project Number:
Project number not yet assigned (GF/8400-00-#)
Project Name:
Argentina/Bolivia - Implementation of the Strategic Action Program for the Bermejo
River
Binational Basin
Project Duration:
4.5 years
Implementing Agency:
UNEP
Executing Agency:
Binational Commission for the Development of the Upper Bermejo and Grande de Tarija Rivers
Basins
GS/OAS
Inter-American Development Bank
Requesting Country:
Argentina and Bolivia
Country eligibility:
Eligible under paragraph 9(b) of the Instrument.
Focal areas:
International waters with relevance to the cross-cutting area of Land Degradation
GEF Programming Framework:
OP 9 Integrated Land-Water Multiple Focal Area
Summary
This project catalyzes the implementation of the Strategic Action Program for the Bermejo River Binational Basin. The Project will
implement specific strategic activities, identified in the GEF-financed strategic action program (SAP), that address the principal
root causes of soil degradation as set forth in the transboundary diagnostic analysis (TDA) and, in doing so, will provide the
necessary institutional, legal, and informational basis to enhance and restore the environmental functioning of the system, and
provide protection to endemic species within the five component ecosystems --montane, humid forest, arid Chaco/savannah,
sub-humid Chaco, and humid Chaco. These actions, with incremental costs, will complement Basin-scale interventions by the
Binational Commission, and the governments of Argentina and Bolivia, financed in part from national and provincial/prefectural
sources and by international loan funding, many of which address expected baseline activities. Strengthening of Basin
institutions, building of agency and organizational capacity, and integration of environmental concerns into economic development
activities on a sustainable basis, and the promotion of the public awareness and participation are key elements of this project.
Costs and Financing (Million US $)
GEF:
Project
US $ 10.40 million
Administrative Fees
US $ 0.64 million
PDF
US $ 0
Subtotal GEF
US $ 11.04 million
Co-financing:
UNEP
US $ 0.15 million (in kind)
GS/OAS
US $ 0.15 million (in kind)
Governments
US $ 8.43 million
Subtotal
US $ 8.73 million
Total Project Costs:
US $ 19.77 million
Associated Financing to Strategic Actions
Inter-American Development Bank
US $ 160.75 million
The World Bank
US $ 159.52 million
Other
US $ 23.18 million
Government
US$ 187.29 million
Total Associated Financing:
US $ 530.74 million
OPERATIONAL FOCAL POINT ENDORSEMENT
Argentina: Name: Embajadora Elsa Kelly, Title: Directora de Asuntos Medioambientales, Organization: Ministerio de
Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto, Date: 28/06/00
Bolivia: Name: Embajador Jorge Soruco Villanueva, Title: Primer Delegado ante la Commission Binacional para el Desarrollo de la
Alta Cuenca del Rio Bermejo y Rio Grande de Tarija, Vice Ministro de Politica Exterior, Organization: Commission Binacional,
Date: 21/06/00
IA Contact:
Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Co-ordinator, UNEP/GEF Co-ordination Office, UNEP, Nairobi, Tel: 254 2 624153; Fax: 254 2
520825; Email: ahmed.djoghlaf@unep.org.
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SECTION 2 - BACKGROUND AND PROJECT CONTRIBUTION TO OVERALL
SUB-PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
1. The development of a Strategic Action Program (SAP) for the Binational Basin of the Bermejo River
(hereinafter the BRBB) was the outcome of an highly transparent public interaction process that has
identified community-based mechanisms for the protection of the water resources of this Plata Basin
tributary river system.5 The process of formulating the SAP involved the active participation and input of over
750 persons representing governmental, non-governmental, civic, and community interests throughout the
Basin. As a result of this process, an expectancy has been created among the riparian communities of
greater citizen involvement in the management of the land and water resources of the Basin. While this
expectancy differs in quality between the Bolivian portions of the Basin--where public participation has been
an element of governmental planning for some time, under the law for popular participationand the
Argentine portions, the basic concept is one of public involvement in the sustainable use and protection of
the Basin's land and water resources through a process of dialogue between decision-makers and local
communities. This project is proposed as a means of creating the necessary institutional, legal, and
informational bases to implement this concept.
2. The BRBB extends over some 123,000 km2, originating in the Andes Mountains of northwestern
Argentina and southern Bolivia. The river, which flows some 1,300 km, crosses the Chaco Plains, forming
an important ecological corridor linking the Andean ecosystem with the Atlantic ecosystem. Because the
Bermejo River is the only major river spanning the Chaco, the river system contributes the largest mass of
Andean sediment to the Plata River system. The origin and behavior of the sediment has the potential to
dramatically condition water uses in the Bermejo and Plata river systems, not only with respect to river-
based and river-dependent activities but also with respect to the structure and dynamics of the riverine
ecosystems.
3. Combining the foregoing demographic and geographic imperatives implies that community-level
interventions to enhance the management of the land surface can contribute to the maintenance of the
structure and function of the waterway, whilst preserving the economic benefits derived from the watercourse
for local communities. The accuracy of this statement was borne out through the success of localized,
community-level demonstration projects conducted during the period of SAP formulation. These projects
reinforced local ownership and local leadership roles, while facilitating changes in historic and traditional
land-use practices from unsustainable to sustainable practices. In facilitating such changes, the project
encouraged the integration of governmental, non-governmental, and private sector interests for the economic
benefit of entire community groups and lessened their environmental impacts on the river and its watershed.
4. A hallmark of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), under whose auspices the SAP was formulated, is
the emphasis on the potential of projects for replication. The GEF, through Operational Program # 9--the
International Waters Integrated Land-Water Multiple Focal Area Project component (paragraph 9.21 of the
Operational Program)--encourages the conduct of projects that successfully integrate divergent socio-
economic interests in an environmentally sustainable manner. For this reason, the completion of the
diagnostic and strategic programming phase of the BRBB project marks the starting point in the sustainable
management of the BRBB. This initial phase identified, implemented, and tested sustainable land
management practices on the local level, and created a basin-wide expectation for greater civic involvement
in resource management and economic development issues. This next phase of GEF programming in the
BRBB must identify, develop, and implement mechanisms for the replication of those practices and
measures that have been demonstrated to be successful throughout the BRBB and throughout the Plata
River Basin. In so doing, the BRBB project can continue to refine and demonstrate the means for, and
benefits of, country ownership and community participation in river basin management.6 This integrated
5 Comisión Binacional para el Desarrollo de la Alta Cuenca del Río Bermejo y el Río Grande de Tarija, Programa
de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente, Organización de los Estados Americanos, y Fondo para el
Medio Ambiente Mundial (1999) Programa Estratégico de Acción para la Cuenca del Río Bermejo, Volumen I.
Programa Estratégico de Acción para la Cuenca del Río Bermejo, Buenos Aires-Tarija, Septiembre 1999.
6 See the GEF 1999 Project Implementation Review, International Waters Portfolio Overview and Issues Paper,
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approach to river basin management is wholly consistent with UNEP's EMINWA process.7
5. National Programming Context. The governments of Argentina and Bolivia initiated the BRBB project
in 1997 through the Binational Commission for the Development of the Upper Bermejo and Grande de Tarija
Rivers Basins (Binational Commission).8 With the support of the GEF, UNEP, and GS/OAS, the Binational
Commission, in cooperation with the National Secretariat of Environment of Bolivia and the Secretariat of
Natural Resources and Human Environment of Argentina,9 and in consultation with the relevant prefectural
and provincial governments, conducted the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) that led to the
preparation of the SAP. Using an environmental zoning approach, the Basin countries identified general and
site-specific needs and priorities for the conservation, rehabilitation, and preservation of degraded lands;
initiated the creation of a shared geographic information system to facilitate dissemination of available
physical, biological, social, legal, and economic information; and field-tested specific management
mechanisms designed to prevent negative impacts in urban and rural areas, especially as related to land
degradation insofar as it affects on the water resources in the region.
6. Six priority problems for ecosystem-level conservation, rehabilitation, and preservation were identified in
the TDA:10 (1) degradation of soils and intense erosion and desertification processes; (2) scarcity of water
resources and limitations on their management; (3) degradation of water quality; (4) habitat and biodiversity
losses and deterioration of terrestrial and aquatic biotic resources; (5) losses due to the occurrence of flood-
related and other natural disasters; and (6) deterioration of the quality of life of the population living in the
Basin and loss of cultural resources. These problems are endemic throughout the Basin, and most are both
natural and anthropogenic in origin.
7. The analysis of their basic and direct causes was the subject of an extensive public consultation
process, the results of which defined the strategic actions included in the SAP. As envisioned by Basin
stakeholders, the SAP was prepared as a long-term action plan, designed not only to address the root
causes of the critical environmental degradation affecting the basin, but also to promote the sustainable
development of Basin communities. It is composed of four sets of priority actions: (1) prevention of
environmental degradation, and rehabilitation and protection of degraded environments; (2) sustainable
development of natural resources in the Basin; (3) institutional strengthening and implementation of an
effective legal and institutional framework for integrated water resources planning and management within
the Basin; and (4) implementation of a program of consultation, public awareness and participation for
environmental protection and management, and replication of project activities in other regions of the Plata
Basin. A SAP summary is presented in Annex X.
8. From each of the four strategic areas of the SAP, a restricted number of priority actions, with particular
emphasis on erosion and sedimentation issues, have been selected to address the priority transboundary
environmental problems affecting the Basin. These actions are considered of immediate priority, and include
the execution of specific preventive and remedial activities, the consolidation of participatory mechanisms,
and the provision of the necessary legal and institutional framework for the entire program. Each of these
activities is being described in greater detail in Annex IX and is also summarized in Table 1 hereafter.
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Project Contribution to overall Sub-Programme implementation:
9. GEF Programming Context. Both countries are eligible for GEF assistance under paragraph 9b of the
Instrument for the Restructured GEF. The GEF, through Operational Program # 9--the International Waters
published by the GEF Secretariat in November 1999.
7 The United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Environmentally Sound Management of Inland Waters
(EMINWA) integrated watershed management planning process.
8 The implementation of the BRBB project was preceded by a Project Development period that was initiated during
1995.
9 With the recent installation of a new constitutional government in Argentina, on 10/12/99, this agency has been
modified and its powers and functions reassigned within the new ministerial structure.
10 Comisión Binacional para el Desarollo de la Alta Cuenca del Río Bermejo y el Río Grande de Tarija, Programa
de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente, Organización de los Estados Americanos, y Fondo para el
Medio Ambiente Mundial (1999) Diagnóstico Ambiental Transfronterizo de la Cuenca del Río Bermejo.
Programa Estratégico de Acción para la Cuenca del Río Bermejo, Buenos Aires-Tarija, enero 2000.
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Integrated Land-Water Multiple Focal Area Project component (paragraph 9.21 of the Operational
Program)--encourages the conduct of projects that successfully integrate divergent socio-economic
interests in an environmentally sustainable manner. For this reason, the completion of the diagnostic and
strategic programming phase of the BRBB project marks the starting point in the sustainable management
of the BRBB.
10. UNEP programming Context. The proposed actions are consistent with the UNEP Environmentally
Sound Management of Inland Waters (EMINWA) integrated watershed management planning process and
related, regional seas programme.
SECTION 3 - NEEDS AND RESULTS
3.1
Needs:
11. There is the need (1) to promote the sustainable development of the Río Bermejo Basin by implementing
the Strategic Action Program for the Binational Río Bermejo Basin (SAP), and (2) to promote and
reestablish environmental functioning of the system, by executing selected strategic actions that
complement and facilitate the efforts of the Argentine and Bolivian governments and institutions in
implementing the SAP.
3.2
Results:
12. Key results will include:
· institutional development and strengthening;
· environmental prevention, protection, and rehabilitation;
· sustainable development of natural resources;
· public participation and awareness.
3.3
Risks and sustainability analysis:
13. This project is designed to address priority environmental matters concerned with sustainable
development, and the protection and preservation of the various ecosystems extant within the BRBB. To
effect this, it is necessary to formulate a comprehensive program of coordinated actions by the governments
of Argentina and Bolivia, the riparian provinces of Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, Chaco, and Formosa), and the
riparian prefecture of Bolivia (Tarija). This program is set forth in the SAP for the BRBB. The principal risk
facing development in the BRBB is that environmental considerations are not properly included in projects,
programs, policies, and actions in such a way as to ensure sustainability. Serious undesirable
environmental side effects, such as increased degradation of erosion-prone areas, damage to the underlying
natural-resource base, flooding, and pollution of downstream ecosystems, including economic units of
production, may result from this failure. Notwithstanding this, opportunities exist for the protection and
rehabilitation of the BRBB by strategically introducing effective and adequate environmental management
practices and procedures. These opportunities can be given effect by the adoption by the provincial and
prefectural governments of complementary legislation consistent with the principles set forth in the SAP,
and reinforced by the complementary program of information and education supported by schools,
universities, NGOs, and private corporations. The implementation of comprehensive programs of
environmental and land-use zoning at the regional and local levels is an initial step in this process. There is
a risk that prefectural/provincial and local governments may fail to recognize the need for complementary
legislation, and that such legislation, necessary to give effect to a comprehensive strategic action program,
will not be adopted. The effect would be a failure to overcome parochialism among governmental units that
would hinder the full accomplishment of the sustainable management of the system. Likewise, there is a
risk that the complementary program of public participation, including participation by private corporate
entities, will not fully develop due to inadequate local resources or staff. Even so, significant improvement in
the maintenance of environmental quality and sustainable economic development currently is being, and can
continue to be, achieved in the absence of a comprehensive management regime, which suggests that, in
any event, the net outcome of conducting this project will be a positive influence on the Basin.
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14. There is a further risk that, while the Binational Commission has adopted an active posture that will
catalyze and encourage an effective cross-sectoral role for the Commission in the sustainable management
of the river basin, lack of adequate levels of financial or human resources could curtail the potential for this
posture to result in significant economic and environmental benefit in the Basin. Incremental GEF funding is
intended to be catalytic in reversing the unsustainable development trends in this region by, inter alia,
helping to popularize sustainable practices among the population, provide the institutional, legal and
financial structures necessary for implementation of sustainable practices, and promote mechanisms for
continued economic growth, with minimal negative environmental impacts, within the Basin.
15. Project activities (including the participation process) and their implementation are designed to achieve
sustainability. Components have been proposed for the purposes of addressing the root causes and effects
of degradation of water and natural resources in the Basin, and of reclaiming once-productive areas and
keeping them productive. Such components relate directly to the information gathered during SAP
formulation to structure appropriate and sustainable responses, both structural and non-structural within the
Basin. The extension of demonstration projects, the feasibilities of which were identified as an outcome of
SAP formulation, is predicated upon their sustainability, both from the ecological and economic point of view
and from the point of view of further evaluating the impact of those practices. Wherever possible, the projects
will develop opportunities for the establishment of financial incentives, private-sector investment, and cost
recovery in environmental management (e.g., in reclamation of eroded lands, pastures and forests, rational
management of natural forests, and exploitation of newly forested or newly irrigated areas), and result in
actual, working examples of new or refined land-management actions necessary for the sustainable
development of the watershed. Activities on this scale will highlight issues affecting the sustainable
implementation of practices allowing refinements or modifications to be made prior to further large-scale use.
16. To minimize risk, the national and local governments have active, ongoing programs of environmental
management and are seeking more effective ways to manage and conserve their natural-resource bases,
including reviewing legal and administrative practices, operational procedures, and human-resource needs.
Innovative approaches have been proposed by governmental agencies during the public participation
process. Incremental financing provided through this GEF project is intended to allow more extensive
implementation of these approaches as a means of determining their longer-term effectiveness and thereby
catalyzing the more widespread adoption of innovative methods by communities and corporations throughout
the Basin. Government support of these actions proposed to be implemented in part with GEF funding
includes a financial commitment of almost US$8.43 million over a period of four years, with additional funds
proposed to be allocated to the implementation of specific demonstration projects under NGO-funded
initiatives and international loan-financed programs, including investment programs totaling in excess of
US$530 million. These national counterpart contributions, composed of municipal, provincial and
prefectural, federal, and international funds from domestic and loan sources, will help to minimize risks
during project implementation, help to create support for the watershed-management process, and assist in
the development of practicable approaches to environmental resource management in the Basin. In
addition, other nationally and internationally funded investment projects in the areas of natural hazard
management, wastewater, stormwater, and water quality management infrastructure are being considered.
Resource development plans and programs being executed by various governmental units within the Basin,
as of mid-1999, are tabulated in Annex VIII.
17. Furthermore, to ensure sustainability of the Project's results, both countries have taken steps to create
an Inter-ministerial Committee, which will help mobilize support for the investments identified, and catalyze
the translation of project findings and recommendations into policy, institutional, and legal reforms at the
country level. The members of the Committee will be established by the respective governments and will
include, among others, ministerial representatives from the areas of economy/finance, water resources,
environment, health, sanitation, culture, and tourism, who will participate as observers in the meetings of the
Regional Coordination Committee.
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SECTION 4 - OUTPUTS, ACTIVITIES, WORKPLAN AND
TIMETABLE, BUDGET, FOLLOW-UP
4.1
Project activities and outputs:
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES
18. Building upon the priority actions set forth in the SAP, the primary objective of this GEF International
Waters project is to assist the governments of Argentina and Bolivia in addressing the root causes of the
principal environmental problems affecting the Bermejo River Basin, with a focus on their main
transboundary manifestations--namely, sediment erosion, transport, and deposition--and to promote the
sustainable development of the BRBB. Activities for the control of land degradation due to agricultural
activities, prevention of erosion, and sediment control--including the creation, restoration and protection of
natural vegetated areas, conservation of aquatic and terrestrial habitat, and support to popular participation
in the management of natural resources through improved access to information and enhancement of public
awareness, control of water-borne contaminants, and related measures--have been selected in order to
catalyze implementation of specific actions as recommended in the SAP. A key feature of this project will
be the replication and extension, throughout the Bermejo and Plata basins, of the localized activities of the
SAP formulation project that were determined to be feasible measures for the integration of the geographic
and demographic aspects of watershed management within the BRBB. The set of actions programmed for
this purpose is described in Annex IX, Activity 4.4.
Table 1. List of Priority Actions for Addressing Transboundary Environmental Problems in the
Binational Basin of the Bermejo River11
COSTS
STRATEGIES/ACTIVITIES
(US$ millions)
Sub-ACTIVITIES
Total
GEF
I. INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
§ Strengthening of the Binational Commission
1.Development/strengthening of the
§ Strengthening of COREBE
institutional framework
1.91
1.10
§ Strengthening of government and civil society
orgs.
§ Harmonization of regional and jurisdictional legal
frameworks
§ Environmental zoning for land-use regulation in
2. Development of a holistic regional
1.84
0.79
selected areas
legislative, economic, and
§ Economic instruments for sustainable water
environmental framework
use
§ Incorporation of environmental and social costs
in project evaluation
11 The set of actions listed focuses primarily on erosion and sediment control. Other environmental and developmental issues
identified in the TDA which will benefit from implementation of proposed activities, include w ater-resource degradation; water
scarcity and availability restrictions; and loss of biodiversity and biotic resources.
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II. ENVIRONMENTAL
§ Sediment control in the Tolomosa River basin
PROTECTION AND
§ Integral management of natural resources in the
REHABILITATION
Santa Ana River basin
§ Integrated management of the Iruya River basin
1. Soil management and erosion
2.13
1.32
§ Soil-loss prevention in the Huasamayo sub-
control in critical areas
basin
§ Ecotourism activities in piedmont transition
forests
§ Carbon fixation in the Yungas
§ Implementation of the Baritú-Tariquía- Calilegua
biological corridor
2. Consolidating protected areas and
1.79
1.30
protecting biodiversity
§ Management plan for Sama and Tariquía
biological reserves
§ Evaluation of sub-Andean rangelands
§ Study and implementation of the Teuco National
Park (Chaco region)
§ Biodiversity study
§ Environmental clean-up of the Guadalquivir River
(pilot-scale waste-water treatment plants in rural
3. Protection and restoration of water
0.33
0.20
communities)
quality
§ Assessment and design of water-pollution
control strategies in the Bermejo Triangle
III. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOP-
MENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES
1. Implementation of a planning
2.67
1.53
§ Regional integrated program for natural resource
framework for integrated water
management, erosion and pollution control, and
resource management and
sustainable development in the Bermejo Basin
sustainable development
§ Training and promotion of sustainable resource
2. Sustainable practices for
management techniques in the humid and
rehabilitation of degraded areas in
2.40
0.85
subhumid Chaco
the Chaco and Yungas regions
§ Diversification of production alternatives to
reduce human pressure on natural forest
resources in the Yungas region
§ Survey, assessment, validation, and extension
3. Community extension programs
of traditional natural-resource management
for sustainable production and
0.34
0.19
practices in representative areas of the Bermejo
natural- resource management
River basin
§ Promotion of sustainable production activities
and natural-resource management in indigenous
and native communities
· Pilot project for testing and dissemination of soil
4. Sustainable agriculture and soil
and water management techniques in irrigated
conservation practices along the
0.24
0.16
farming along the San Jacinto water reservoir
San Jacinto project area
area (Upper Bermejo)
· Donor roundtable meeting for securing financial
resources to support implementation of SAP
5. Securing of financial resources for
activities and other complementary actions
the Bermejo River Basin
0.35
0.30
oriented to the sustainable development of the
Bermejo River Basin
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IV. PUBLIC AWARENESS,
PARTICIPATION, AND
REPLICATION OF PROJECT
·
ACTIVITIES
Implementation of environmental awareness and
training programs on sustainable resource use
1. Environmental education
1.17
0.51
for different ecological regions of the Bermejo
programs
basin
§ Information dissemination, consultation
workshops, and establishment of suitable
2. Public participation program
0.53
0.31
mechanisms for public participation in the
Bermejo river basin
· Access to information for public participation
· Developing networks and articulation
2.28
mechanisms
3. Information system for the
1.14
Bermejo River Basin
§ Creation and implementation of an environmental
information and monitoring system
§ Definition and adoption of IW indicators
· Dissemination and replication of the Bermejo
0.85
0.70
project into the broader context of the Plata
4. Replication of project activities
Basin
TOTAL COSTS
18.83
10.4
19. This project proposal is being compiled at a time when the Bermejo River Binational Commission, the
provinces of Jujuy, Salta, Chaco, and Formosa (in Argentina), and the governments of Argentina and Bolivia
are implementing measures to integrate stakeholder participation and grassroots-level involvement into water
resources management. Such measures have been in place in Bolivia for some time through an established
law for popular participation. These measures provide opportunities for the creation, strengthening, and/or
implementation of effective organizations, and of control and fiscal instruments, to mitigate and prevent land
and water management practices that enhance soil erosion and sediment transport, degrade water quality,
modify hydrological and hydraulic characteristics of the Basin, and/or adversely affect the biological integrity
of the Chaco and BRBB. In addition, the SAP provides a relevant and appropriate regional planning context
for site-specific interventions to be designed and catalyzed under the activities set forth in this proposal.
The net result of these actions will be the initiation and development of a program for the environmentally
sustainable development of the land and water resources of the BRBB, including those of the Chaco plains.
The strengthening of the Binational Commission, and the inter-ministerial articulation of governmental
agencies involved in water resources and environmental management within and among the various
jurisdictions, are anticipated to be a specific result of these actions. Thus, the sustainability of SAP
implementation after GEF intervention and the incorporation of project findings into the institutional and legal
frameworks will be ensured.
20. Complementary Interventions. Activities proposed for implementation during the project period would
be conducted in a parallel, but active relationship, with numerous ongoing and proposed planning and
development activities in the Plata River Basin. Some of these activities are within the various GEF focal
areas of interest. In the International Waters focal area, other ongoing GEF-financed projects are being
conducted within the Plata Basin, including the Upper Paraguay River and Pantanal project in Brazil, the
Maritime Front of the Plata River project in Argentina-Uruguay, and several others under consideration.
Among these latter projects, a medium-sized project has been proposed to create an information system for
the Upper Paraguay River Basin (SIAP), providing opportunities for regional cooperation at basin level. In
addition, infrastructural investments for water supply, wastewater, storm and flood water, and water quality
management are being financed or considered for financing from national and international sources within
the BRBB.
21. These projects are being conducted, or are proposed to be conducted, with funds provided by the World
Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, FONPLATA, and CAF, and through bilateral cooperation
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agreements. Integration of these activities within the regional planning context created by the BRBB SAP
will provide opportunities for further involvement and coordination of investments within the framework of this
project. Within the Plata River Basin, all of these projects, including the proposed activities within the
BRBB, will contribute to the knowledge base for the sustainable management and development of natural
resources of the Plata River Basin, and provide complementary information on appropriate environmental
management measures for sustainable economic development throughout the multiple ecosystems that
comprise the Plata River system. In an effort to better integrate these efforts, a comprehensive framework
plan for the management of the Plata River Basin is currently being prepared by the Basin countries.
PROJECT COMPONENTS AND EXPECTED RESULTS
22. The proposed project activities are designed to catalyze the implementation of actions necessary to
address the root causes of priority transboundary problems identified during SAP formulation, with a focus
on soil degradation and sediment transport. These problems are shown, in summary form, in Annex V. The
project activities are designed to implement an integrated program of river basin management in the BRBB,
and are concentrated in four principal components as set forth below. The schedule of expenditure of GEF
funds is presented in Table 1.3 of the incremental cost analysis presented in Annex A. Detailed information
on each component is presented in Annex IX.
COMPONENT I: INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGTHENING FOR INTEGRATED WATER
RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT.
23. Component I is designed to provide a broadly based, participatory institutional framework, likewise
developing and strengthening the legal basis underlying the regulation, planning, and environmental and
social evaluation, environmental zoning, and economic and financial arrangements that are indispensable for
effectively implementing sustainable measures for prevention, restoration, planning, and development of the
natural resources identified in the SAP. The two clusters of activities that make up this component are
aimed explicitly at creating an effective and integrated organizational base that will involve both the public
and private sectors in implementing a multisectoral and holistic approach to the environmental management
and economic development of the basin, as proposed in Chapter 18 of Agenda 21. This framework is
fundamental to support the extension and subsequent implementation of the specific strategic activities in
the basin that will address the basic causes of transboundary environmental problems namely, land
degradation and sediment transportthat form the framework for the other components of the project.
Activities undertaken within this component specifically address weaknesses within the current
organizational base, identified during SAP formulation, that hinder the effective, holistic management of the
water resources of the BRBB. This will ensure institutional capacity to implement the new laws, regulations,
and procedures necessary for the longer-term success of the watershed management measures by helping
to increase participation in decision-making within the Basin, and enhance and underpin the ability of the
Binational Commission not only to carry out its current mandate but also to assume additional
responsibilities relating to information sharing and coordination among stakeholders. The two clusters of
activities to be conducted within the component will include:
· Development and strengthening of the institutional framework designed to (i) to deepen and broaden
activities initiated during the SAP formulation stage with respect to implementation of the project and
the coordination role of the Binational Commission, (ii) to promote regional coordination and
programming, and (iii) to address weaknesses in the complex institutional framework that currently
impede a comprehensive vision of the basin and the integrated and sustainable management of its
resources. These activities are also intended to develop and broaden the participatory framework,
including mechanisms for specific participation by provincial governments, the Prefecture and
municipalities of Tarija, and to strengthen the capacities of the institutions that represent them. This will
be done through the following specific activities; 1) institutional development and strengthening of the
Binational Commission and regional entities within the two countries (COREBE and OTN), and 2) the
institutional strengthening and capacity building of local governmental and civil society organizations.
· Development of a holistic regional legislative, economic and environmental framework. By designing and
implementing legal and financial instruments and harmonizing standards for water quality management
and land use in the basin, these activities will help establish a framework in which dialogue between the
public and the agencies responsible for implementing integrated management programs for the basin
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can be translated into a comprehensive legislative program aimed at strengthening their legal and
political foundations. It includes the following specific actions: 1) Development and harmonization of
regional and jurisdictional political and legal frameworks; 2) Environmental zoning for land-use regulation
in selected areas; 3) Development of economic instruments for sustainable water use; and 4)
Incorporation of environmental and social costs into project evaluation.
24. The results of this component will be a documented framework for addressing transboundary problems
inherent in the management of the Bermejo River basin, including the articulation of formal and informal
mechanisms for participation by government units at the provincial and prefecture level in determining and
implementing an integrated water resources management program (IWRMP). This will take the form of fully
operational coordination and programming mechanisms within the Binational Commission, with participation
by provincial governments and the prefecture of Tarija. These mechanisms will analyze and integrate agreed
strategic guidelines for a regional institutional framework into an appropriate and effective binational, inter-
jurisdictional entity for the basin, under which national, provincial/prefectural- and municipallevel
institutions can be strengthened in terms of their capacities and abilities to manage natural resources on a
sustainable basis. This component will also provide specific support, through the regional entities of the two
countries (COREBE and OTN), to provincial entities, the prefecture and municipalities of Tarija, academic
organizations, NGOs, and governmental institutions involved in implementing the SAP, in order to develop
their institutional, technical, and administrative bases. In addition, it will make substantive progress in the
introduction of environmental zoning and land-use planning as management and planning tools, in the form
of strategic methodological guidelines validated at the regional level, and concrete environmental
management actions at the local level, in particularly critical areas of the Basin. The results of this
component will help to optimize policies, practices, and programs for preventing land degradation and
sediment transport, and managing water resources, thereby creating the economic and legal foundations for
the sustainable development of the basin.
25. The output of this activity will include a documented context for establishing a regional regulatory
framework for the use and protection of shared water resources; the determination of wateruse charges,
including a restructuring of fiscal, financial and legal mechanisms for managing the quantity and quality of
water within the basin; and proposed legislation to put this framework into effect. A further explicit output of
this activity will be legislative proposals for implementing the IWRMP at all levels of government and civil
society as well as developed institutional, technical, and administrative bases.
26. It is anticipated that the execution of these activities will be undertaken by the Binational Commission,
relevant governmental agencies at the national and prefectural/provincial levels, universities, and NGOs. The
coordination and supervision of the activi ties will be ensured by the Technical Coordinators at the Binational
Commission. Component I is anticipated to be initiated during the first quarter of the project period and
continue throughout the project period. GEF: US$1.89 millions; co-funding: US$1.86 millions; total:
US$3.75 millions.
COMPONENT II: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND REHABILITATION
27. Component II is designed to extend the implementation of feasible measures of basin management
identified during formulation of the SAP. Within the regional coordination and planning framework
progressively provided by the institutional initiatives to be undertaken as part of Component I, the activities
programmed for this component will deal with specific transboundary aspects identified in the TDA. In
particular, planned actions focus on soil management and sedimenttransport control, either by means of
feasible specific prevention and control measures or by preserving the natural landscape in critical, erosion
prone areas through the consolidation of protected areas. Complementary basic natural resource studies
and the maintenance of the quality of the Basin's water resources are parts of this Component. The cluster
of activities to be conducted under this component include:
§ Extension and implementation of feasible measures for erosion control in the Upper Rio Basin identified
and proved effective during the SAP formulation phase, to promote greater use of soil management
practices that minimize degradation and the risk of destabilization
§ Establishment of buffer zones and environmental corridors, and sponsorship of basic studies on natural
resources, including pilot demonstration projects that promote effective ways of restoring degraded
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environments, preserving environments adjacent to nature conservation areas, and protecting
biodiversity, while at the same time promoting the sustainable economic development of local
communities
§ Protection and restoration of the quality of water in those critical stretches identified during SAP
formulation, including implementation of the cleanup of the Guadalquivir River, and the initiation of
planning studies of watercourses in the vicinity of the city of Bermejo, another critical point of pollution of
the water resources in the Upper Basin.
28. The results of these efforts will encourage broader application of the feasible and proven management
practices and thereby contribute to sustainable land use (essentially for farming) and the conservation of
areas that, although not yet significantly altered, are at risk from land degradation. A key feature of this
component will include the mitigation of erosion in critical zones of the basin.
29. The output of this component will include the application of recommended soil conservation and erosion
control measures to limit the loss of soil in the upper basin. By demonstrating the utility of a community-
based approach to the management, this component will catalyze the further adoption of community-based
management techniques to restore degraded environments.
30. It is anticipated that the execution of these activities will be undertaken by the relevant governmental
agencies at the national, prefectural/provincial, and municipal levels; research institutes; universities; and
NGOs in the region. The coordination and supervision will be ensured by the Technical Coordinators at the
Binational Commission. Component II is anticipated to be initiated during the second quarter of the project
period. GEF: US$2.82 million; co-funding: US$1. 43 million; total: US$4.25 million.
31. Additional funding for the structural development aspects of this component is indicated under existing
Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank programs. While these programs are independent of the
GEF-financed initiatives, the Technical Coordinators at the Binational Commission will endeavor to integrate
and coordinate their activities with these development activities to the fullest extent possible and in such
manner as may be determined under Component I. Their actions would also involve the participation of, and
coordination with, private sector stakeholders as provided under Components III and IV below.
COMPONENT III: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
32. Component III will encourage the implementation of alternative production modes that will be
environmentally friendly or will at least minimize environmental degradation, with focus on land degradation
and soil erosion, while at the same time providing greater economic opportunities for the local population, in
a context of integrated management of water resources and sustainable development planning for the basin
as a whole. The initial action under this component will be to formulate an Integrated Management and
Sustainable Development Program for the Basin, which will draw upon, and at the same time establish, a
regional framework for execution of the remaining activities. The five activities to be conducted under this
component are the following:
· Formulation and development of an Integrated Water Resource Management and Sustainable
Development Plan (IWRMP) comprising information gathering and dissemination, studies, analyses,
sharing of experiences, demonstrations, and evaluations conducted to date or to be undertaken as part
of the first stage of implementing the SAPto guide the development and implementation of a
programming framework for the integrated management of the basin's resources, to place development
initiatives in the context of preventing erosion and pollution and conserving nature, and to serve as a
basis for decision-making, and the establishment of a threshold of sustainability for development
projects undertaken by the various jurisdictions, either alone or jointly. The design of this planning
framework will include funding requirements and will also take in account financing opportunities
available from local, regional, and international sources.
§ Extension and transfer of feasible approaches to sustainable economic development, resulting from
experience during the SAP formulation stage, to the mitigation of environmental problems arising from
the degradation of forests and soils by human activities in the form of pilot projects in order to promote
diffusion of sustainable resource management techniques to the private sector, at the level of the local
community, in order to encourage the restoration of degraded environments in the lower basin,
management of forage in humid and sub-humid areas, productive restoration of vinalares, sustainable
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management of the agro-silvo-pastoral potential of subtropical zones, sustainable soil management and
conservation, and management of excessive and deficient water flows.
§ Identification of current subsistence practices in these communities and the introduction of programs
designed to encourage the adoption of sustainable water and soil management practices to protect
water and soil resources, including native fauna, particularly fish, in the natural ecosystems of the
Bermejo river, while at the same time helping to satisfy the demand for food, fuel and shelter in rural
communities.
§ Optimization of soil and water use, controlling soil loss in and around areas under cultivation, and at the
same time enhancing productivity through the development and implementation of technological
packages for soil and water management in irrigated farming areas and the management of marginal
lands particularly within the San Jacinto Project's area of influence.
· Securing of financial support for the sustainable development of the Bermejo Basin. Actions will be
taken to help catalyze funding for the implementation of SAP project proposals, both those of immediate
and long-term priority, as well as other complementary actions related to inter alia life quality
improvement, poverty alleviation, health improvement, and the preservation of indigenous cultural
heritage considered as important by both Governments for the sustainable development of the Binational
basin. Specifically, donor roundtable meetings with representatives of local, regional, and international
financing agencies will be convened to explore the possibilities of funds allocation to support
development in the Bermejo basin. Both governments have initiated actions at the national level with the
Inter-American Development Bank, seeking to obtain its participation as lead agency in the organization
and conduct of the meetings planned to be held in the region within the first year of project activities.
33. The results of this activity will provide an agreed planning framework for sustainable management of
water and other natural resources, within a regional regulatory context negotiated and supported through a
broad process of public participation. It will serve as the basis for extending and deepening strategic efforts
within both the public and private sectors at the community level, and will imply a concrete step toward the
accomplishment of the objectives of the strategic program.
34. The output of this component will be the implementation of structural and non-structural practices of
agricultural development that will also help to mitigate the impact of agriculture on more than 3000 degraded
hectares within the humid and dry Chaco zones, and 77 sites where, in addition, other practices will be
applied to rehabilitate degraded areas, in relation to specific public and private economic sectors. To this
end, the output of the component also will include implementation of appropriate pasture and livestock
management practices and the development of traditional, small-scale crops in the Yungas zones,
implementing and/or improving traditional productive systems on a basis that is sustainable from an
ecological, economic, and social viewpoint, and address land management in typical farm and pasture sites
in the humid and sub-humid Chaco region of the lower basin, and undertake complementary actions to
restore soil productivity. These outputs will include documented information on the extent of subsistence
farming and fishing activities in the basin, a documented program of information dissemination for improving
local understanding of sustainable farming and fishing practices, and community extension projects in
selected places within the basin.
35. It is anticipated that the execution of these activities will be undertaken by the relevant governmental
agencies at the national, prefectural/provincial, and municipal levels; research institutes; universities; NGOs;
and private agricultural operations in the region. The coordination and supervision will be ensured by the
Technical Coordinators at the Binational Commission. Component III is anticipated to be initiated during the
first quarter of the project period. GEF: US$3.03 million; co-funding: US$2.97 million; total: US$6.00 million.
Funding provided for this activity will also be used to establish the Project Coordination Unit and to support
the Binational Commission for implementation of the IWRMP.
COMPONENT IV: PUBLIC AWARENESS, PARTICIPATION, AND REPLICATION OF PROJECT
ACTIVITIES
36. Component IV embraces activities to identify and coordinate the interests of people and organizations
with economic and/or institutional responsibilities in the basin, including the agricultural and industrial private
sectors. Access to information is an essential part of the process of encouraging local stakeholders to take
an interest in sound management of the basin's natural resources. To this end, a central theme of this
component will be to inform the citizenry, including corporate citizens, within the basin through an integrated
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program of environmental education, institutional transparency, and exchange of information among
communities, organizations, and government entities. Building on the achievements of the SAP formulation
phase, further development of identified participatory mechanisms during the implementation phase, will set
the grounds for extension of Project findings into the Plata River Basin. Actions are considered in this
component to share experiences and promote international and regional cooperation seeking for
mechanisms that will enhance positive synergies at the broader level within the Plata River Basin. The four
clusters of activities to be conducted under this component will include.
§ Implementation of environmental education programs (awareness, training, and formal and informal
educational programs), including the development and distribution of curricula and materials for use in
training teachers, and involving both community and private-sector initiatives in the scope of educational
programming, specifically designed to improve educational opportunities in the most vulnerable
communities, and promotion of awareness and understanding among the various stakeholder
groupssocial, political and economicabout the environmental consequences of improper use of
natural resources and the impact of human activities, through workshops, seminars, meetings,
bibliographies, manuals, brochures, the mass media, etc.
§ Stimulation of public participation in environmental management of the BRBB by disseminating
information to communities, corporations, and organizations through a variety of meansincluding
public hearings, community-based legislative initiatives, environmental education courses, consultation
and mobilization workshops, capacity strengthening programs, and use of the mass media (radio,
television, Internet, newspapers) to build a basic awareness so that individuals, organizations, and
businesses will become engaged in the decision-making process.
§ Acquisition and dissemination of technical information among water-resource professionals at all
governmental levels involved in the use and management of waters of the Bermejo Riverincluding data
on weather and rainfall, water quality and sediments, hydrogeology, land use, environment, law,
demography, economic development, specific development sites, finance, other types of information
useful for professional monitoring, and information of more general interest for the public and other
interested entities in the basin and beyond the basin within the broader context of the Plata River Basin.
The information to be disseminated will stimulate informed participation in community decision-making,
foster institutional transparency, and help standardize practices among professionals and jurisdictions.
The dissemination system is also planned to provide the grounds for defining and monitoring specific
indicators related to sustainable development and the environmental status of the BRBB, including land
use and natural resources degradation and restoration trends in the Basin, and to help monitor project
achievements. The actual definition and adoption of indicators will be done by means of a series of
technical regional workshops, and will include (1) process indicators (focusing on the processes that will
lead to desirable results), (2) stress-reduction indicators (focusing on actions with defined targets that
will reduce the environmental stress on the water body), and (3) environmental status indicators
(focusing on the actual improvement of the ecosystem quality).
§ Replication of the methodological approach, findings, and recommendations of the Bermejo project to
areas with similar problems within the Plata basin, in order to contribute to the promotion of a larger-
scale and basin-wide strategic framework to address main environmental degradation processes, the
identification of critical transboundary issues, and the definition of priority actions at the national and
multinational level. This will be done inter alia by means of seminars, workshops, and information
dissemination through various media.
37. The outputs of this component will include preparation of appropriate curricula at the different
educational levels, publicity materials for promoting public awareness, and materials and manuals for use in
teaching and teacher training. They will also provide a documented system of public participation, supported
by suitable course materials and general information brochures, that will also benefit the regional public
audience beyond the Bermejo Basin boundaries and build acceptance of public participation as a working
methodology and philosophy in implementing SAP; documented user groups including a catalogue of
information needs and environmental monitoring sites with suitable links to the information system; a
regional information system within a GIS environment; and, one or more pilot-scale satellite information
systems accessible to water management professionals, industry, and the community are key elements in
this component.
38. It is anticipated that the execution of these activities will be undertaken by the relevant governmental
agencies at the national, prefectural/provincial, and municipal levels; research institutes; universities; NGOs;
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and corporations in the region. The coordination and supervision will be ensured by the Technical
Coordinators at the Binational Commission. Component IV is anticipated to be initiated during the first
quarter of the project period. GEF: US$2.66 million; co-funding: US$2.17 million; total: US$4.83 million.
This activity will complement and coordinate with a proposed medium-scale project to be financed by the
GEF for the Upper Paraguay River Basin (SIAP, Environmental Information System for the Upper Paraguay)
to be developed by Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay, in order to create compatible and interactive information
systems within and throughout the Plata River Basin.
39. An exhaustive list of published documents emanating from the various project activities will
be prepared by the Technical Units in close consultation with UNEP and GS/OAS for submission
and endorsement at the first Steering Committee meeting. This list will specify documents
published in the English language. In any case, all project outputs will have an English Executive
Summary. A minimum of 100 copies of each of the published documents will be produced in
English and provided to UNEP for its distribution and transmission to the GEF Secretariat. It is
assumed that the countries will keep a sufficient number of copies of the published documents in
Spanish language.
STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION
40. Participation (Annex VI). Public participation in the management of the water resources of Argentina
and Bolivia is an integral feature of the project. More than 750 persons, representing in excess of 80 civil,
corporate, nongovernmental, and governmental entities (having municipal, prefectural/provincial, federal, and
international interests) participated in the consultation process that led to the identification and definition of
some 250 detailed project documents. Consultation included, among many other activities, public and
stakeholder meetings convened during the SAP formulation process within the Basin. These meetings were
held in each of the major prefectural and provincial centers between December 1995 and July 1999. The full
proceedings of these meetings, and the supporting documentation listed in Annex VII, are available from the
Binational Commission. These meetings represented the continuation of contacts with the agencies, as
well as with private sector representatives, academic institutions, and NGOs, initiated during SAP
formulation, and improved and clarified specific issues arising from component proposals and other
observations made during the project preparation period. Additional communications, including more than
700 letters and 500 sets of workshop documents received from and distributed to some 550 individuals and
institutions on the program's mailing lists, ensured an highly transparent project preparation effort.
41. Private sector involvement. Community-based activities carried out during the SAP formulation phase
resulted in the active participation of the private sector, in terms of participation by individuals as well as by
producer and user associations. Pilot project demonstrations provided the grounds for active involvement of
small- to medium-sized farmers, land owners, and specialized corporations which participated in the
development and evaluation of sustainable management practices concerning forest conservation and
restoration, forage management, sustainable practices for subsistence farming, and erosion and sediment
transport control. Project activities will promote and enhance further participation of the private sector in
replicating sustainable management practices and technologies, and provide opportunities and guidelines to
offset risks associated with investments in the expansion of such practices. The project seeks to provide a
planning framework to promote and catalyze the conduct of actions identified in the SAP, by articulating
specific target investment areas comprised of governmental, nongovernmental, and private groups that could
productively interact with regional and international banking and investment agencies.
42. The GEF project preparation steering committee met in Washington, D.C., during April and November
1997; in Nairobi, Kenya, during September 1998; and again in Washington, during September 1999. During
these meetings, several consultations were held with representatives of the GEF Implementing Agencies,
particularly The World Bank. During the SAP formulation, more than 250 individuals representing in excess
of 25 institutions (both governmental and nongovernmental) were engaged as consultants in the conduct of
demonstration projects, data acquisition and analysis, and needs assessments relating to the preparation of
the TDA and SAP documents. Copies of all of the consultants' reports are available for consultation from
UNEP and the GS/OAS. The principle findings identified by the public, government officials, and
consultants, as well as the experiences of the agencies and public in the conduct of the demonstration
projects, are contained within the SAP and given effect by this proposal. This proposal has been prepared
by the Binational Commission of Argentina and Bolivia with the support of UNEP and GS/OAS specialists.
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43. Popular participation was built into the demonstration projects and implementation project formulation.
This high level of public and stakeholder participation will be continued during the development and
implementation of the IWRMP for the BRBB. As noted above, overall stakeholder participation in the
project, including community- and corporate-based environmental information and education campaigns,
training courses and symposia, and actions, continues to be designed to increase the capacity and future
participation of institutions, personnel, and individuals to undertake activities in support of the IWRMP.
Further, specific actions are proposed to be conducted under the project which address issues related to
public and stakeholder participation in the planning and implementation process, and/or which provide
support for the further development of a sound public participation and involvement strategy as one of the
strategic actions of the SAP implementation.
EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION
44. STAP review. (Annex III) This project proposal was reviewed by Dr Williams, Professor Emeritus,
Adelaide University, Australia, an International Waters Expert included in the STAP Roster of Experts.
Comments made by Dr Williams have been addressed in Annex III but did not require any specific
modification to the Brief. In general, the comments of the STAP reviewer were strongly supportive of the
project approach, methodology and design.
45. Dissemination. Incorporated into this project are specific activities which explicitly aim to promote and
disseminate the experiences obtained during the SAP implementation process to the water resources
professionals and to communities within the BRBB and Plata River Basin through a program of public
information and education. Further, the project is explicitly designed to encourage the integration of basin
actors in various project activities, including transboundary pollutant transport and similar issue identification
activities. As previously noted, all project activities will encourage and facilitate technology transfer and
information dissemination through programs of public participation, stakeholder involvement, and
professional and community-based education and information dissemination. Prefectural/provincial and
municipal governmental, NGO, private sector, and citizen involvement in project execution will contribute to
the dissemination of information on specific technologies and techniques that contribute to the sustainable
environmental management and economic development of the watershed. This emphasis on public
participation in the SAP implementation process for the BRBB will facilitate communication with all
concerned organizations, agencies and citizens, and the adoption of a comprehensive strategic approach for
the management of this critical drainage basin.
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4.3
Workplan and Timetable:
TABLE 1: PRELIMINARY DRAFT WORKPLAN AND TIME TABLE. 12
2001 13
2002
2003
2004
2005
Component/Activity
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
JFM
AM
JAS
OND
JFM
AM
JAS
OND
JFM
AM
JAS
OND
JFM
AM
JAS
OND
JFM
AM
JAS
OND
J
J
J
J
J
Approval of UNEP prodoc
Preparation of TORS
Recruitment process
Steering committee meetings
M
Evaluation
Component #1
Institutional development and
strengthening of the Binational
Commission for the integrated
management of the Basin
Institutional development for
the integrated management of
the Basin at the inter-
jurisdictional level in Argentina
Institutional strengthening and
capacity building for
governmental and civil society
organizations
Development and harmonization
of political and legal frameworks
for sustainable management of
water resources in the Basin
Environmental zonin g and land-
use regulation
Strengthening and developing
economic instruments to
promote sustainable use of water
Development of strategies for
incorporating environmental and
social costs into project
management and decision-
making
COMPONENT 2
Sediment control in Tolomosa
River Basin
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This workplan will be further refined and detailed for endorsement at the first Steering Committee meeting.
13
The exact project duration is 4.5 years from May 2001 to October 2005. January to April 2001 represents the appraisal phase.
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2001 13
2002
2003
2004
2005
Component/Activity
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
JFM
AM
JAS
OND
JFM
AM
JAS
OND
JFM
AM
JAS
OND
JFM
AM
JAS
OND
JFM
AM
JAS
OND
J
J
J
J
J
Integrated management of
natural resources of Santa Ana
River Basin
Integrated management of the
Iruya River Basin
Management of the Grande
River Basin: mapping of the
Huasamayo River subbasin
Introducing alternative forms of
Ecotourism in piedmont
transition forests in the vicinity
of the El Rey and Calilegua
national parks
Carbon fixation in the Yungas
Biodiversity study
Implementation of the Baritú-
Tariquia-Calilegua biological
corridor
Zoning and management plan
for the Sama and Tariquia
Reserves
Evaluation of sub-Andean
rangelands
Zoning for the future Teuco
National Park
Environmental clean-up of the
Guadalquivir River
Environmental cleanup study for
watercourses in the Bermejo
Triangle
COMPONENT 3
Program for Integrated
Management of Water Resources
and Sustainable Development in
the Bermejo River Basin
Sustainable management
alternat ives for natural resources
in the humid and subhumid
Chaco
Productive diversification under
conditions of sustainability in
the Yungas
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2001 13
2002
2003
2004
2005
Component/Activity
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
JFM
AM
JAS
OND
JFM
AM
JAS
OND
JFM
AM
JAS
OND
JFM
AM
JAS
OND
JFM
AM
JAS
OND
J
J
J
J
J
Implementation of water and
natural resource management
practices consistent with
traditional practices in the basin
Sustainable rural development in
indigenous and native
communities
Systematization of irrigated
areas of the San Jacinto project
Securing of financial resources
for the Bermejo River Basin
COMPONENT 4
Promotion of environmental
education activities in the basin
Public participation program
Access to information in support
of public participation
Developing networks and
mechanisms of articulation
among the various economic
sectors and jurisdictional
authorities in the basin
Developing and implementing an
environmental information and
monitoring system for the
Bermejo River basin
Definition and adoption of IW
indicators
Dissemination and replication of
the Bermejo project into the
broader context of the Plata
Basin
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4.4
Budget:
INCREMENTAL COSTS AND PROJECT FINANCING
46. Incremental Costs are presented in Tables 2 and 3, and in Annex I. Recognizing the domestic benefits
that will accrue from this project (e.g., identification of techniques and strategies for the prevention and
control of erosion, land degradation, sediment control, flood control, and water supply for drinking and
agricultural uses), the Governments of Argentina and Bolivia, the riparian provinces, prefectures and
municipal governmental units, and other parties participating in the GEF project activities defined herein have
proposed both loan-funding for the major infrastructural improvements required for the implementation of
mitigation measures recommended under SAP and counterpart contributions for the cost-sharing of work
program activity costs under this GEF project proposal. The Governments and other participating
organizations are contributing or underwriting a substantial percentage of the total funds required, thereby
demonstrating their full support and interest in this program. This investment is assumed to account for the
full value of national benefits gained under this project, and will be applied specifically to costs associated
with issues such as waste disposal and flood management. Further, the Governments of Argentina and
Bolivia are contributing additional co-funding under internationally-financed programs, including the
FONPLATA-PROSOFA program, the Inter-American Development Bank-PRISE program, and The World
Bank-PROSAP and -PASMA projects (see Annex VIII). Incremental GEF financing will be applied
specifically to catalyze activities such as mitigation and prevention of land degradation, wetland protection,
biodiversity preservation, and control and minimization of persistent contaminants, institutional development
at basin level for enhancing regional programming and coordination, public access to information and
participation.
Table 2. Incremental Cost Analysis (US$ millions)
Baseline
Alternative
Increment
Global Environmental Benefits
I. Institutional Development and Strengthening for
1.86
3.75
1.89
Integrated Water Resources Planning and
Management
II. Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation
1.43
4.25
2.82
II. Sustainable Development of Natural Resources
2.97
6.00
3.03
(i)
IV. Awareness, Participation and Replication of
2.17
4.83
2.66
Project Activities
Sub-total
8.43
18.83
10.40
Administrative Fees
0
0.64
0.64
8.43
19.47
11.04
(b)
TOTAL
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Table 3. Component Financing (US$ millions)
ACTIVITY
GEF
Co-financing
TOTAL
Government
UNEP
GS/OAS
I. Institutional Development and
Strengthening for Integrated Water
1.89
1.86
0.15
0.15
4.05
Resources Planning and
Management
II. Environmental Protection and
2.82
1.43
4.25
Rehabilitation
III. Sustainable Development of Natural
3.03
2.97
6.00
Resources
IV. Awareness, Participation and
2.66
2.17
4.83
Replication of Project Activities
TOTAL (Project Costs)
10.40
8.43
0.15
0.15
19.13
Administrative Fees
0.64
0.64
11.04
8.43
0.15
0.15
19.77
(c)
GRAND
TOTAL
47. The budget as approved by the GEF is presented in Table 3 here above. A detailed GEF budget broken
down by workelements is presented in Annex IX. The budget in UNEP format is presented in Annex XI of
this document.
4.5
Cash Advance Requirements:
48. An initial cash advance will be made upon signature of the project document by both parties and will
cover expenditures expected to be incurred by the GS/OAS during the first six months from the UNEP
contribution (i.e. GEF Funds provided by UNEP on behalf of the GEF) (see format in Annex XVI).
Subsequent advances are to be made quarterly, subject to:
(I)
Confirmation by the GS/OAS, at least two weeks before the payment is due, that the
expected rate of expenditure and actual cash position necessitate the payment, including a
reasonable amount to cover "lead time" for the next remittance; and
(ii)
The presentation of:
(1)
A satisfactory financial report showing expenditures incurred for the past quarter,
under each project (see format in Annex XVI).
SECTION 5 - INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
49. Implementation Arrangements. The organizational structure for the implementation of the SAP builds
upon and improves that adopted during the formulation project, incorporating binational regional
governmental and nongovernmental participatory bodies to provide for regional coordination and general
project stewardship. Three functional levels are envisioned. At the highest level, the Binational Commission
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will be responsible for the execution of the project under the auspices of the Steering Committee. The
Steering Committee will be composed of two representatives of the Binational Commission, one from
Argentina and one from Bolivia, a representative from UNEP as the GEF Implementing Agency, a
representative of the GS/OAS and of IDB as GEF co-Executing Agencies14, and the national directors of
the project from Argentina and Bolivia. The other GEF Implementing Agencies will be informed of, and may
participate in, meetings of the Steering Committee in an ex officio capacity. Also, representatives of bilateral
and multilateral donors as well as regional entities such as CIC may be invited to participate to the meetings
of the Steering Committee in an ex officio capacity. The Steering Committee will approve the work
program, oversee technical and financial arrangements relating to the project, and generally manage the
progress of the project at regularly scheduled meetings of the Committee.
50. Coordination of the project at the regional level will be provided through a Regional Coordinating
Committee composed by representatives of the provincial administrations of Argentina, and the Prefecture
and Municipality of Tarija of Bolivia. This Committee will provide coordination, program support, and general
supervision of project activities within their jurisdictions, and ensure articulations between and among
governmental departments assigned to the management of the BRBB at the subregional level, including
encouraging public participation in project activities. In coordination and with the support of the Inter-
ministerial Committee, the Regional Coordinating Committee will seek incorporation of project findings
and recommendations into the institutional and legal frameworks of the different jurisdictions. In addition, a
Regional Advisory Committee, composed of representatives of NGOs, academic institutions, scientific
and technical organizations, the private sector, citizens, and corporations with interests in the management
of the natural resources of the BRBB, will contribute to the implementation of the project activities by
encouraging public participation and providing coordination between nongovernmental organizations. The
Regional Advisory Committee will also provide a conduit for public input to the project management.
51. At the operational level, within each country, two Project Executing Units will conduct the day-to-day
operations of the project in close consultation with UNEP and GS/OAS. A National Director will be
responsible for exercising administrative oversight for the day-to-day implementation of project activities in
each country. A Technical Coordinator, based in each country, will have the responsibility for the
coordination and execution of project tasks, administering the financial and human resources required,
refining and evaluating the outputs of the component activities of the project, preparing periodic financial and
technical reports on project progress for the Steering Committee, and providing information on the progress
and results of the project activities to interested parties. In addition to this administrative organization, it is
envisioned that project activities will be carried out by community-based entitiesincluding governmental
agencies, academic institutions, NGOs, and private enterprises (contractors and consultants)who will
execute specific portions of the activities set forth in the Work Program in accordance with their specific
mandates and in cooperation with other interested parties and the general public under the guidance and
direction of the National Director and Technical Coordinator. The National Director for each country will be
confirmed at the first meeting of the Steering Committee. The Technical Coordinator for each country, to be
contracted with GEF Funds by GS/OAS as the Executing Agency in consultation with UNEP, will also be
confirmed at this inaugural meeting of the Steering Committee.
52. Administrative and reporting procedures consistent with UNEP standards and GS/OAS requirements for
financial reporting will be established by the Steering Committee at its inaugural meeting. The program of
work will be elaborated jointly by the Executing Units prior to the second meeting of the Steering Committee
and inauguration of project activities. Finally, the Steering Committee, at its inaugural meeting, shall
conduct any other such business as maybe required to initiate project activities, and set a date for the
second meeting of the Committee. Subsequent meetings of the Committee shall be scheduled by the
Committee but shall be at least every six months during the project period. The activities of the Steering
Committee will be supported by the Binational Commission, with funds provided by GEF through the
Implementing Agency. UNEP and GS/OAS will support Project Execution. GS/OAS, due to its historic
involvement in the Basin, traditional partnership with UNEP in similar projects within the region, and its role
14 IDB in its capacity of co-Executing Agency being in charge of the organization of donor roundtables (see component III) will be
integral part of the Steering Committee. Nevertheless, the GS/OAS remains the main Executing Agency and as such will be in
charge of all project administrative matters.
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in implementing activities under related projects, will act as Executing Agency and manager of the funds
provided to the project by UNEP on behalf of GEF, consistent with UNEP financial reporting requirements.
53. Activities of national personnel, with the support of the international agencies, will be based upon
preparatory work and Terms of Reference prepared at the Coordinating Committee level, agreed with and
approved by the Binational Commission, in consultation with UNEP and GS/OAS. To the extent possible,
all activities will be executed by national agencies of Argentina and Bolivia, and/or by consultants from
Argentina and Bolivia.
54. The main coordination activities will be implemented from the headquarters of COREBE, in Argentina,
and of the OTN, in Bolivia. All project activities will be conducted within the Basin.
55. Under the supervision of UNEP, the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States
(GS/OAS), will be responsible for the overall management of the project through their Unit for Sustainable
Development and Environment (USDE). The GS/OAS will assign a Project Manager who will be responsible
for the timely execution of the project activities, for co-ordinating the inputs of technical Units in Argentina
and Bolivia and the various consultants hired under the project, and will liaise with UNEP (The Division of
Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) and the GEF Coordination Office - see below) on all matters
regarding the project. For the implementation of the activities, the GS/OAS will work through co-executing
arrangements with the Technical Units in Aregntina and Bolivia.
56. UNEP through DEWA, and as the GEF Implementing Agency of this project, will be responsible for
overall project supervision to ensure consistency with GEF and UNEP policies and procedures, and will
provide guidance on linkages with related UNEP and GEF funded activities. UNEP also has the
responsibility for regular liaison with the GS/OAS on substantive and administrative matters; assisting the
Technical Units in Argentina and Bolivia upon request; and participating in meetings and workshops as
appropriate. The UNEP/GEF Coordination Office will provide assistance and advice to the GS/OAS and
UNEP/DEWA in project management (e.g. revisions of workplan and budgets) and policy guidance in
relation to GEF procedures, requirements and schedules.
57. The GS/OAS will be responsible for timely production of financial and progress reports to UNEP as
mentioned in section 4 and 6.
58. The UNEP/GEF Coordination Office in close collaboration with UNEP/DEWA will be responsible for
clearance and transmission of financial and progress reports to the Global Environment Facility.
UNEP/DEWA in close collaboration with UNEP/GEF Coordination Office retains responsibility for review and
approval of the substantive and technical reports produced in accordance with the schedule of work.
UNEP/DEWA also be responsible in collaboration with the GS/OAS for the production of the GEF Quarterly
Operational Reports and their submission to the UNEP/GEF Coordination Office (see format in Annex XVII).
1. All correspondence on substantive and technical matters of the project should be addressed to:
(1) In GS/OAS:
Mr. R. Meganck
Director - Unit of Sustainable Development and Environment
With Copy to:
Mr. Jorge Rucks
Chief, Geographical group II - Unit of Sustainable Development and Environment
1889 F Street, NW, Room 340
Washington, DC 20006 United Sates of America
Tel: + 1-202-458-3556
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FAX: + 1-202-458-3560
Email: rmeganck@aos.org
Email: jrucks@oas.org
(2) In the Technical Units
Argentina
Bolivia
Mr. Alfredo Agulleiro
Mr. Jorge O'Connor d'Arlach
National Director
National Director
COREBE
CONAPIBE
Viamonte 783 - 4 Piso
Calle Espana Esquina Avenida
1053ABN Capital Federal
Victor Paz Estensorro s/n
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tarija, Bolivia
Tel: +54-11-4322-1990
Tel: +591-66-42610
FAX: +54-11-4322-6298
FAX: +591-66-45246
Email: cbbermejo@cbbermejo.org.ar
Email: conapibe@olivo.tja.entelnet.bo
(3) In UNEP:
Mr. Tim Foresman
Director Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA)
With copy to:
Ms. Isabelle Vanderbeck
Task Manager
DEWA
P.O. Box 30552
Nairobi - Kenya
Tel: + 254-2-624339
FAX: + 254-2-622798
Email: isabelle.vanderbeck@unep.org
Email: tim.foresman@unep.org
And with copy to:
Mr. John Pernetta
Deputy Director
GEF Coordination Office
P.O. Box 30552
Nairobi - Kenya
Tel: + 254-2-624153
FAX: + 254-2 623126/520825
Email: john.pernetta@unep.org
All correspondence administrative and financial matters should be addressed to:
(1) In GS/OAS:
Mr. R. Meganck
Director - Unit of Sustainable Development and Environment
With copy to
Mr. Richard Sims
Administrative Officer - Unit of Sustainable Development and Environment
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1889 F Street, NW, Room 340
Washington, DC 20006 - United Sates of America
Tel: + 1-202-458-3556
FAX: + 1-202-458-3560
Email: rmeganck@oas.org
Email: rsims@oas.org
(2) In the Technical Units:
Argentina
Bolivia
Mr. Alfredo Agulleiro
Mr. Jorge O'Connor d'Arlach
National Director
National Director
COREBE
CONAPIBE
Viamonte 783 - 4 Piso
Calle Espana Esquina Avenida
1053ABN Capital Federal
Victor Paz Estensorro s/n
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tarija, Bolivia
Tel: +54-11-4322-1990
Tel: +591-66-42610
FAX: +54-11-4322-6298
FAX: +591-66-45246
Email: cbbermejo@cbbermejo.org.ar
Email: conapibe@olivo.tja.entelnet.bo
(3) In UNEP:
Mr. Edmundo Ortega
Chief
Budget and Fund management Unit
UNON
P.O. Box 67578
Nairobi - Kenya
Tel: + 254-2-623637/ FAX: + 254-2-623755
With copy to
Ms. Immaculate Njeru
GEF Fund and Administrative Officer
GEF Coordination Office
P.O. Box 30552
Nairobi - Kenya
Tel: + 254-2-623595
FAX: + 254-2 623126/624041
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Organigram for the project execution
Nivel Decisional
Comisión Binacional
PNUMA
COMITÉ DIRECTIVO
Representante de la Comisión Binacional - Argentina
Representante de la Comisión binacional Bolivia
BID
Representante de PNUMA
Representante de UDSMA/OEA
OEA
Director Nacional por Argentina
Director Nacional por Bolivia
Representante del BID
Comité Inter-Ministerial
Comité de Coordinación
Nivel de
Regional
Coordinación
- Provincias de Argentina
- Prefectura y Municipios
de Bolivia
Nivel de
Comité Reg. de Asesoramiento
(ONG's inst. académicas, org. Tec.
Asesoramiento
Cient., sector privado, sociedad civil)
Nivel
UNIDADES EJECUTORAS DEL PROYECTO
Operativo
Director Nac. Argentina
Director Nac. Bolivia
Coordinador Técnico Argentina
Coordinador Técnico Bolivia
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Consultores
Consultores
SECTION 6: MONITORING AND REPORTING
6.1. MONITORING AND EVALUATION:
59. The administrative, technical, and financial reporting framework will be provided by the Implementing
Agency through the Executing Agency and Steering Committee using standard UNEP reporting protocols.
Utilizing key process and status indicators will be an intrinsic part of the project. These indicators will be
implemented through the establishment and integration of monitoring tools into project components, as
agreed by the Steering Committee at their second meeting, as set forth above. A monitoring and evaluation
plan, based upon GEF monitoring and evaluation indicators (process, stress reduction, and environmental
status), will be prepared by the Project Executing Units and Binational Commission in close consultation
with UNEP and the GS/OAS, and will be approved by the Steering Committee. The objective of this
monitoring is to contribute to improving, and, if needed, adapting the management of work program activities
as well as creating the basis for project evaluation. Implementing Agency supervision will be exercised
through the project Executing Units and the Executing Agency and by participation in the regular meetings
of the Steering Committee, especially at the first and second meetings of the Steering Committee wherein
the work plan will be discussed and agreed.
60. During the conduct of the project, UNEP in cooperation with GS/OAS will undertake two evaluation
missions to diagnose possible problems and suggest the necessary corrective measures. It will evaluate
the efficiency of the project management, including delivery of inputs and activities in terms of quality,
quantity and timeliness.
61. Upon completion of the project, UNEP/DEWA and UNEP/GEF Coordination Office will undertake a desk
evaluation to measure the degree to which the objectives have been achieved and highlighting for the GEF in
particular, lessons learned in the preparation of a project of national scope. The evaluation should also seek
to reflect the views and feedback from the country involved in the achievement of the project goals. This final
desk evaluation will be undertaken according to UNEP approved Monitoring and Evaluation procedures.
62. A post facto in depth evaluation will be conducted, under the supervision of UNEP upon project
completion, to evaluate the environmental impacts and long term effects of the project, and to make
recommendations for future action, identify the conditions for successful replication if appropriate and draw
generic lessons. This evaluation of the overall performance of the project undertaken by an external and
independent consultant will be consistent with GEF procedures and within the framework of the Monitoring
and Evaluation Programme of the GEF Secretariat.
6.2. QUARTERLY OPERATIONAL REPORTS:
63. As at 31 July 2001, 31 October 2001, 31 January 2002, 30 April 2002, 31 July 2002, 31 October 2002,
31 January 2003, 30 April 2003, 31 July 2003, 31 October 2003, 31 January 2004, 30 April 2004, 31 July
2004, 31 October 2004, and 31 January 2005, 30 April 2005, 31 July 2005, and 31 October 2005, GS/OAS
shall submit to UNEP/DEWA with a copy to UNEP/GEF Coordination Unit, using the format given in Annex
XII and XIII, quarterly/half-yearly operational reports on the progress in project execution, scheduled to be
submitted by GS/OAS within 15 days of the end of the reporting period.
6.3. TERMINAL REPORT:
64. Within 60 days of project completion, the GS/OAS shall submit to the Chief Fund Programme
Management Branch with copies to UNEP/DEWA and UNEP/GEF Coordination Office a project terminal
report, using the format given in Annex XIV.
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6.4. SUBSTANTIVE REPORTS:
65. As per section 4 above, copies of the substantive and technical reports produced in accordance with the
schedule of work will be submitted to UNEP/DEWA for technical review with copies to UNEP/GEF
Coordination Office and to the Chief, Fund Programme Management Branch. An exhaustive list of published
documents will be prepared by the Technical Units in close consultation with UNEP and GS/OAS in
advance of and for endorsement at the inaugural Steering Committee meeting.
66. The GS/OAS will submit to UNEP electronic draft copies of any substantive project report and
publication for clearance prior to their publication in final form. UNEP's views on the report and any
suggestions for amendments of wording will be conveyed expeditiously to GS/OAS with an indication of any
disclaimer or recognition, which UNEP might wish to see appear in the publication.
Both the cover and the title page of all substantive reports and publications will carry both UNEP and GEF
logos and the title "United Nations Environment Programme" and "Global Environment Facility" respectively,
together with that of GS/OAS and the Binational Commission.
67. Copyright and royalties will normally be claimed by UNEP on publications produced and financed under
the project.
68. UNEP will receive at least 100 copies of the published work in each of the agreed languages for its
distribution purposes and transmission to the GEF Secretariat.
6.5. FINANCIAL REPORTS:
6.5.1
PROJECT EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS
69. Project expenditures will be reported as follows.
(i)
Details of expenditures will be reported, every three months (As at 31 July 2001, 31
October 2001, 31 January 2002, 30 April 2002, 31 July 2002, 31 October 2002, 31 January
2003, 30 April 2003, 31 July 2003, 31 October 2003, 31 January 2004, 30 April 2004, 31
July 2004, 31 October 2004, and 31 January 2005, 30 April 2005, 31 July 2005, and 31
October 2005) on an activity by activity basis, in line with project budget codes as set out
in the project document using the format given in Annex XVI. All expenditure accounts will
be dispatched to UNEP within 15 days of the end quarter to which they refer, certified by a
duly authorized official of the GS/OAS.
(ii)
In addition, UNEP requires that GS/OAS produces within 15 days of the end of the year,
end of year expenditure account which should be reported as part of an annual independent
audit of the External Auditors of the GS/OAS.
(iii)
Within 60 days of the completion of the project, the GS/OAS will supply UNEP with a final
statement of account in the format as for the three-month statements. The General
Secretariat confirms that the financial records of this programme will be an integral part of
the financial records of the General Secretariat, which are subject to an independent audit
by the board of External Auditors of the GS/OAS, and agrees to furnish copies of these
audit reports to UNEP along with such other related information as may be requested by
UNEP with respect to any questions arising from the audit report.
(iv)
Interests accrued on cash remitted to GS/OAS should be reported as part of cash advance
accounts and related expenditure statements (see format in Annexes XV & XVI). Once
reprogrammed, the amount of interests generated will be credited to the project. A
proposal for the reprogramming of the funds will be prepared by the Technical Units in close
consultation with UNEP and GS/OAS for endorsement at the next Steering Committee
meeting.
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(v)
Any portion of cash advances remaining unspent or uncommitted by the GS/OAS on
completion of the project will be reimbursed to UNEP within one month of the presentation
of the final statement of accounts. In the event that there is any delay in such
disbursement, the GS/OAS will be financially responsible for any adverse movement in the
exchange rates.
6.5.2
CASH ADVANCE ACCOUNTS
70. A statement of advances of cash provided by UNEP should be submitted in the format shown in Annex
XVI as at 31 January, 30 April, 31 July and 31 October.
SECTION 7: TERMS AND CONDITIONS
7.1.
NON-EXPENDABLE EQUIPMENT
71. The GS/OAS will maintain records of non-expendable equipment (items costing $1500 or more as well
as items of attraction such as pocket calculators) purchased with UNEP funds, and will submit an inventory
of all such equipment to UNEP, indicating description, cost, date of purchase, and present condition of each
item attached to the 2nd and 4th quarter reports (see Annex XVIII for the inventory format). Upon completion
of project activities, GS/OAS will attach to the terminal report a final inventory of all non-expendable
equipment purchased under this project. All such equipment shall remain the property of UNEP until its
disposal is authorized by UNEP, in consultation with the GS/OAS. The GS/OAS shall be responsible for
any loss of or damage, ordinary wear and tear excepted, caused by GS/OAS to equipment purchased with
UNEP funds. The proceeds from the sale of equipment duly authorized by UNEP upon completion of project
activities shall be credited to the accounts of UNEP.
7.2
RESPONSIBILITY FOR COST OVERRUNS
72. Any cost overrun (expenditure in excess of the amount budged in each budget sub-line) shall be met by
GS/OAS, unless written agreement has been received by letter or cable, in advance, from UNEP. In cases
where UNEP has indicated its agreement to a cost overrun in budget subline, either to transfer funds from
one sub-line to another, or to increase the total cost to UNEP, a revision to the project document amending
the budget will be issued by UNEP.
7.3.
CLAIMS BY THIRD PARTIES AGAINST UNEP
The GS/OAS shall be responsible for dealing with any claims which may be brought by third parties against
UNEP and its staff, in relation to work executed by GS/OAS under this Agreement and UNEP shall not be
liable to GS/OAS in relation to those claims unless those claims were caused by the negligence or other
conduct of UNEP or UNEP's staff. Nothing in this Agreement may be construed as a waiver of the
immunities from suit, legal process, and execution, of either UNEP or GS/OAS.
7.4.
DISPUTES RESOLUTION PROVISION
73. Any controversy or claim arising out of, or in accordance with this Agreement or any breach thereof,
shall, unless it is settled by direct negotiations, be settled in accordance with the UNCITRAL Arbitration
Rules as at present in force.
74. The parties shall be bound by any arbitration award rendered as a result of such arbitration as the final
adjudication of any such controversy or claim.
7.5.
MODIFICATION
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75. This Agreement may be modified or otherwise amended by the written agreement of the Parties, signed
by their duly authorized representatives, dated, and attached hereto.
7.6.
TERMINATION
76. Either party may terminate this Agreement with sixty days' advanced written notice to the other. In the
event of such termination, each party shall provide the corresponding funding in accordance with its
obligations herein to cover any project costs up until the termination date, including, but not limited to, the
costs of complying with third-party commitments made pursuant to the project that may run beyond the
termination date and which cannot be revoked without incurring liability.
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LIST OF ACRONYMS
BRBB
Bermejo River Binational Basin
BC
Binational Commission for the Development of
the Upper Bermejo River and Grande de Tarija
River Basins
GEF
Global Environment Facility
IWRN
Inter-American Water Resources Network
GS/OAS
General Secretariat of the Organization of
American States
OTN
National Technical Office for the Pilcomayo and
Bermejo Rivers (Bolivia)
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
COREBE
Regional Commission for the Development of the
Bermejo River Basin (Argentina).
IWRMP
Integrated Water Resources Management
Program
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LIST OF ANNEXES
Annex I.
Incremental Cost
Annex II.
Logical Framework Matrix
Annex III.
Reviews and responses: (1) STAP Roster Technical Review and response, (2) GEF
Sec. review and response, (3) World Bank Concept review and response, (4), and
France's review and response.
Annex IV.
Letters of Endorsement
Annex V.
Root Causes Analysis and Strategic Actions
Annex VI.
Public Involvement Plan Summary
Annex VII.
Available Reference Documents
Annex VIII.
Plans and Development Programs within the Binational Basin of the Bermejo River
Providing Associated Financial Support to Specific Priority Strategic Actions Identified
in the SAP
Annex IX.
Proposed Work Program
Annex X.
SAP Summary
Annex XI.
Budget in UNEP format
Annex XII.
Format for quarterly reports
Annex XIII.
Format for half-yearly reports
Annex XIV.
Format for terminal report
Annex XV.
Format for Project Expenditure accounts
Annex XVI.
Format for cash advance statements
Annex XVII.
Format for GEF Quarterly Operation Reports
Annex XVIII. Format for Equipment Inventory
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CAUSAL CHAIN RELATIONSHIP FOR PRIORITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
Specific Basic
Direct Causes
Environmental
Direct Causes
Causeses
(natural origin)
Problems
(human origin)
Adverse natu-
. Improper soil use
ral conditions
§ Destruction of vegetative cover by
. Unsustainable agroforestry
(soil, topogra-
practices
Soil Degradation
deforestation and overgrazing
phy, geology,
§ Clearing of land for agricultural ac-
climate)
tivities
Common Basic
. Insufficient use of water re-
sources
Causes
§ Inadequate water infrastructure
. Insufficient infrastructure for
Water Scarcity and
§ Low utilization of the current water
water regulation
§ Deficient political,
Availability Restric-
potential
. Limited knowledge of the poten-
legal, and institu-
- Rainfall season-
tions
§ Depletion of groundwater supplies
tially usable nat. resources
tional framework
ality
- Reduced water
§ Poor inter-
§ Contamination by industrial and ur-
availability in the
. Inadequate sanitation infrastruc-
jurisdictional
ban wastes
dry season
ture
planning and co-
- High sediment
Water Resource
§ Water misuse and contamination by
. Deficient information on monitor-
ordination
load and fluvio-
Degradation
agricultural and livestock activities
ing of water quality
§ Inadequate
§ Soil degradation and erosion
morphologic dy-
community
§
namics
awareness,
- High groundwa-
. Lack of land-use regulation plan
knowledge, and
ter salinity con-
· Over-exploitation of forest resources
. Lack of biodiversity manage-
participation in
tents
· Uncontrolled fishing and hunting ac-
ment plans
sustainable re-
Loss of Biodiver-
tivities
. Unsustainable agricultural, for-
source manage-
sity and Biotic Re-
§ Clearing of land for agriculture
estry and animal husbandry
ment
sources
§ Inadequate agricultural practices
practices
§ Deficient financial
§ Overgrazing
. Insufficient knowledge of the
and support
§ Pollution of water sources
native flora and fauna
mechanisms
§ Inadequate ac-
- Extreme river
§ Urban expansion in flood-susceptible
. Unplanned urban and rural de-
cess to and ap-
highflows
areas
velopment
plication of sus-
- Extreme cli-
Floods and Other
§ Agricultural activities in areas prone
. Limited infrastructure for hazard
tainable tech-
matic events
Natural Hazard
to flooding events
reduction, control and protection
nologies
Events
§ Destruction of vegetation along river
. Lack and inadequate application
banks and waterheads
of emergency plans
. Inadequate infrastructure to
Annex V
support production
Diminished Quality
§ Unemployment and seasonal sub-
. Insufficient utilization of the
ANNEX V
of Life and Endan-
employment
§ Deficient health, sanitation and edu-
natural resources potentialities
gered Cultural Re-
. Limitations and deterioration of
-
cation services.
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sources
natural resources
§ Low income
. Insufficient sanitation and water-
supply infrastructure
ANNEX I
INCREMENTAL COSTS
1. Broad Development Goals. The goal of the Strategic Action Program (SAP) for the
binational basin of the Bermejo River (BRBB) is to promote environmentally sustainable
development within the entire Bermejo Basin, taking into consideration the programs of
investments of the governments of Argentina and Bolivia, the provinces and prefectures,
municipalities, and local authorities as well as NGOs and private sector corporations.
2. Baseline Situation. The baseline situation consists of: (1) long-term development programs
for the Basin, comprising investments in sanitation, agriculture, and other infrastructure such as
river regulation and power generation; (2) environmentally-related activities (e.g., those activities
indicated under SAP and ongoing, government-supported investments); and (3) relatively
uncoordinated activities being planned or executed by many government agencies and/or private
parties in the basin.
3. The baseline activities in category (1) include investments contained within the proposed
development programs, many of which are summarized in Annex H. These activities may also
include the components of category (2) activities described below, that will be executed primarily
by the public sector with the support of external development agencies and the governments of
Argentina and Bolivia, as well as other, additional investments required for the general
development of agriculture, industry, and urban infrastructure within the basin. The costs of these
general development programs have not been considered in the calculations presented in Table
A.1. However, because such investments may be subject to modification as a result of the GEF
project (i.e., in order to take into consideration sustainable development techniques and
technologies), a modest GEF project contribution might have a substantial leverage effect in
redefining those projects that might not, otherwise, be environmentally-sustainable.
4. Baseline activities in category (2) include environmental monitoring and remediation works
being conducted by governments within the basin. These activities are contained in the above
mentioned investment programs being undertaken by the governments of Argentina and Bolivia,
and the prefectures and provinces, as well as in activities being conducted by the private sector,
such as nature conservation and alternative means of sustainable production initiatives being
funded through NGOs. Other, additional investments of the governments in routine
environmental monitoring within the basin were not estimated. Although data gathered under
these programs will be available to, and used in, the implementation of the SAP for the BRBB,
no additional efforts will be undertaken under this project. As a consequence, the costs of these
general programs have not been considered in the calculations presented in Table A.1.
5. The baseline activities in category (3) include activities presently being executed by some
government agencies, having an indirect relationship to specific SAP activities. Baseline costs
are, in each case, the amount that those government agencies are planning to spend in the next
four years, in the absence of the GEF program. As noted above, this project will have access to,
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and make use of, data gathered under ongoing environmental investigations, but will not
supplement current investments by the governments in this area. Notwithstanding, some
proposed monitoring activities that form part of the ongoing programs, but which have not yet
been initiated, will be financed in part through the GEF project (e.g., partial funding to extend
preliminary analyses of environmental contamination in the basin, and to create human and
institutional capacity for monitoring and information management which forms elements of
Component IV). Hence, the activities proposed herein represent new activities not previously
supported by governmental agencies. Investments represented by existing monitoring programs,
therefore, have not been considered in the calculations presented in Table A.1.
6. In summary, the estimated baseline investment upon which this GEF project is being
developed is limited to operational and maintenance costs associated with current operating costs
of the Binational Commission and its national counterparts (COREBE and OTN) estimated at
about US $ 1,000,000 including support for ongoing consultations with local government staff;
the operational and maintenance costs of existing remedial measures, and ongoing extension
services provided by regional universities and governmental agencies, estimated at about US $
2,250,000; the operational and maintenance costs of the national park and reserve systems and
related costs associated with the operations of regional universities and national NGOs, estimated
at about US $ 3,000,000; and the annual costs of supporting the existing hydrometeorological
information network and public informational programming, estimated at about US $ 2,000,000
per year. In general, the additional activities proposed under the work program for this project
would not be undertaken in the absence of GEF intervention.
7. GEF Alternative Scenario. The alternative scenario consists of the implementation of those
actions needed to both introduce sustainable development into development projects in the
BRBB, and achieve the resulting global environmental benefits embodied in the mitigation of
transboundary environmental problems. In the first instance, these actions will focus on the
control of erosion and sediment transport, and the prevention, and rehabilitation and protection,
of land degradation. The costs of these actions are the costs necessary to include sustainable
development considerations in the development projects within the basin, over and above the
requirements of the regular environmental impact assessments and mitigation measures required
to be completed under existing Argentina and Bolivian national and provincial/prefectural
environmental laws and regulations.
8. Water resources in the BRBB are currently managed by a variety of local,
provincial/prefectural, and national government agencies, with a degree of integration provided
by the Binational Commission and its corresponding regional counterpart agencies.
Strengthening of the Binational Commission is a means of bringing additional coordination to the
local execution of governmental and community-level responsibilities within the basin. Support
for the evolution of a basin organization within the BRBB is to be provided through GEF support.
The incremental cost of this activity is estimated to be about US $ 2,000,000.
9. Several global and domestic benefits have been identified as being promoted by the GEF
intervention; namely, decreased transboundary transport of contaminants, increased riverine
biodiversity, decreased degradatio n of soils, increased knowledge of river behavior, improved
coordination of actions for river basin management and planning, and dissemination of
knowledge. The incremental costs of these activities are estimated to be about US $ 8,000,000.
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The benefits arising from these activities are reflected in the project activities presented in Table
A.2. These benefits are:
Component I (Activities 1.1 and 1.2 in Annex I). The baseline cost of this component is about
US $ 1.86 millions, and is comprised of the current operational costs incurred by the Binational
Commission and its partner agencies, COREBE and OTN. Improvement of knowledge about
natural and anthropogenic influences on water flow and quality is expected to result in better use
of water and natural resources in the basin, thus generating additional global and domestic
benefits. In addition, benefits arising from the development of an effective basin organization
within the BRBB, working in partnership with relevant provincial/prefectural authorities, would
significantly improve the ability of communities to develop socially and economically in a
sustainable manner. The alternative cost is about US $ 3.75 millions: GEF funding in the amount
of about US $ 1.89 millions is requested to conduct various activities designed to promote or
facilitate the formulation and implementation of an effective environmental and water resources
management framework within the basin. The governments of Argentina and Bolivia and local
governmental and non-governmental organizations will contribute the sum of US $ 1.86 to cover
reinforcement of institutions working in the basin, and additional operational costs.
Table 3. Component Financing (Million US $).
ACTIVITY
GEF
Co-financing
TOTAL
Government
UNEP
OAS
I. Institutional Development and
1.89
1.86
0.15
0.15
4.05
Strengthening for Integrated
Water Resources Planning and
Management
II. Environmental Protection and
2.82
1.43
4.25
Rehabilitation
III. Sustainable Development of
3.03
2.97
6.00
Natural Resources
IV. Awareness, Participation and
2.66
2.17
4.83
Replication of Project Activities
TOTAL (Project Costs)
10.40
8.43
0.15
0.15
19.13
Administrative Fees
0.64
0.64
GRAND TOTAL
11.04
8.43
0.15
0.15
19.77
Component II (Activities 2.1 to 2.3 in Annex I). The baseline cost of this component is about US
$ 1.43 millions, and is comprised of the cost associated with existing university- and government-
based extension services, local NGOs in establishing buffer strips around nature reserves and
preparing ecoregional plans for the basin. The global benefit to be obtained through the
implementation of selected activities effecting the rehabilitation of natural vegetative cover, use
of appropriate agricultural practices and la nd use regulations, erosion control, water quality
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enhancement and the mitigation of degraded lands may also result in domestic benefits arising
from increased agricultural productivity and health improvements. The alternative project cost is
about US $ 4.25 millions: GEF funding in the amount of about US $ 2.82 millions is requested
for extension of feasible demonstration projects and other activities. The governments of
Argentina and Bolivia and local governmental and non-governmental organizations will
contribute about US $ 1.43 millions to cover the strengthening of human resources capacity, and
additional operation costs.
Component III (Activities 3.1 and 3.4 in Annex I). The baseline cost of this component is about
US $ 2.97 millions, and is comprised of the cost associated with water resources planning, and
allocation, technology development and extension activities carried out by governmental
agencies, user organizations, and local NGOs, operating in certain communities. The global
benefits of improving water availability and expanding efficient and sustainable water and land
utilization practices, based on comprehensive water and natural resource management programs
at basin level, and on land use zoning will derive from increased income at community level and
enhanced health and living standards, particularly in most vulnerable communities, including
indigenous people. The alternative project cost is about US $ 6.0 millions. GEF funding in the
amount of about US $ 3.03 millions is requested to conduct various activities designed to
promote or facilitate the introduction of planning and sustainable development techniques within
the basin. The governments of Argentina and Bolivia and local governmental and
nongovernmental organizations will contribute a sum of about US $ 2.97 millions to implement
demonstration projects and to cover the strengthening of human resources capacity,
reinforcement of institutions working in the basin, and additional operation costs.
Component IV (Activities 4.1 through 4.3 in Annex I). The baseline cost of this component is US
$ 2.17 millions, and is comprised of the current operational costs associated with the operation of
the hydrometeorological network, processing and dissemination of the information and
environmental education activities carried out by government based organization, universities,
and regional and national NGOs. Improvement of knowledge about natural and anthropogenic
influences on water flow and quality is expected to result in more effective participation in the
decision-making process affecting resource management in the basin, at both the professional and
community levels, thus generating additional global and domestic benefits. The alternative cost is
about US $ 4.83 millions: GEF funding in the amount of about US $ 2.66 millions is requested to
conduct various activities designed to promote or facilitate environmental education and water
resources training, information acquisition and dissemination, and development of an
environmental information system in the basin. The governments of Argentina and Bolivia and
local governmental and nongovernmental organizations will contribute a sum of about US $ 2.17
millions in support of training and environmental education programs at all levels within in
critical communities and agencies throughout the basin; and, the costs of implementation of
information acquisition and dissemination projects at both the professional and community levels
throughout the BRBB.
10. Additional Domestic Benefits and Costs. Reduced soil loss, improved flood forecasting,
improved water quality, retained biodiversity and biological structure and functioning, and more
effective and sustainable use of available water resources are local benefits to be expected as a
result of the activities of the Project. Additional local costs are unknown at this stage. Hence,
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any additional benefits to be derived from these environmental improvements cannot be
estimated. Nevertheless, it is assumed that the domestic funding provided will compensate for
the domestic benefits achieved.
11. Table A.3 presents an indicative financial plan under which this 4.5 year project will be
implemented. It should be noted that specific expenditures for Components may be initiated at
any time during the six-month period preceding the indicated date, as human and financial
resources, and prerequisite information availability, warrant. Further, it is anticipated that each
component within the four principal Components is likely to be executed over the period of at
least one year. Project expenditures are summarized by budget category in Table A.4.
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Table A.1. Incremental Cost Analysis (Million US $)
Baseline
Alternative
Increment
Global Environmental Benefits
I. Institutional Development and Strengthening for
1.86
3.75
1.89
Integrated Water Resources Planning and
Management
II. Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation
1.43
4.25
2.82
II. Sustainable Development of Natural Resources
2.97
6.00
3.03
IV. Awareness, Participation and Replication of Proje ct
2.17
4.83
2.66
Activities
Sub-total
8.43
18.83
10.40
Administrative Fees
0
0.64
0.64
TOTAL
8.43
19.47
11.04
Table A.2. Component Financing (Million US $).
ACTIVITY
GEF
Co-financing
TOTAL
Government
UNEP
OAS
I. Institutional Development and
1.89
1.86
0.15
0.15
4.05
Strengthening for Integrated
Water Resources Planning and
Management
II. Environmental Protection and
2.82
1.43
4.25
Rehabilitation
III. Sustainable Development of
3.03
2.97
6.00
Natural Resources
IV. Awareness, Participation and
2.66
2.17
4.83
Replication of Project Activities
TOTAL (Project Costs)
10.40
8.43
0.15
0.15
19.13
Administrative Fees
0.64
0.64
GRAND TOTAL
11.04
8.43
0.15
0.15
19.77
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Table A. 3. Indicative Schedule of Expenditures (Million US $).
Component
March
March
March
March
March
Total
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
UNEP:
UNEP:
UNEP:
UNEP:
UNEP:
UNEP:
Steering
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.15
Committee
OAS:
OAS:
OAS:
OAS:
OAS:
OAS:
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.03
0.03
0.15
GEF
1.45
3.15
2.65
2.15
1.0
10.40
Non-GEF
0.88
1.60
2.60
2.50
0.85
8.43
Administrative
0.04
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.64
Fees
Total
2.44
4.96
5.45
4.86
2.06
19.77
Table A.4. Project Financing per Expenditure Category (Million US $).
DESCRIPTION
GEF
NON-GEF
TOTAL
Personnel
0.30
4.69
4.99
Consultants
3.43
0.06
3.49
Administrative Support Staff
0.10
0.10
Sub-total Personnel
3.83
4.75
8.58
Support Activities
3.08
1.65
4.73
Workshops and Training
1.36
0.53
1.89
Travel
0.99
0.38
1.37
Expendable Equipment
0.59
0.39
0.98
Non-Expendable Equipment
0.85
0.73
1.58
Administrative Fees
0.64
0.64
Total (Project Cost)
11.34
8.43
19.77
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MATRIX OF THE LOGICAL FRAMEWORK
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE
VERIFICATION
CRITICAL POINTS
INDICATORS
METHODS
AND RISKS
GOAL
To promote the sustainable development of the Río Bermejo Basin by
Strategic Action Program for the Binational Río
-
Reports from the
-
The governments provide the
implementing the Strategic Action Program for the Binational Río Bermejo
Bermejo Basin (SAP) is being implemented in full,
Regional Coordinating
Regional Coordinating
Basin (SAP)
with verifiable progress made in the following areas:
Commission that is to
Commission with effective
-
Inclusion of environmental concerns into the
be set up under the
support, and the Commission
region's policies, plans, and programs.
SAP.
actively interconnects all the
-
Establishment of mechanisms for regional
-
Final reports,
social stakeholders in the basin.
coordination and interconnection and public
progress reports, and
-
The financial commitments
participation.
assessments of
of the agencies in charge of
-
Implementation of the corrective and preventive
completed and ongoing
executing the SAP's different
environmental programs, projects, and actions, and
projects.
projects are maintained.
those for the sustainable development of natural
-
External funding is
resources, that were given priority in the SAP.
channeled into the
implementation of the SAP's
projects
PURPOSE:
To promote and reestablish the correct environmental functioning of the
Institutional, financial, organizational, and legal
-
Final assessment
The participating agencies
system, by executing selected strategic actions that complement and facilitate mechanisms in operation in the basin; pilot
report on the project.
coordinate actions and maintain
the efforts of the Argentine and Bolivian governments and institutions in
demonstration studies and actions have been carried
-
Report of the
the priority of the projects within
implementing the SAP.
out; SAP implementation process is underway.
Steering Committee.
the institutional structure of the
SAP.
RESULTS:
I) INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGTHENING:
The working program has been implemented and
-
Final assessment
-
Environmental
Establishing a participatory institutional and legal framework, including both significant goals have been achieved, over a period of
report on the project.
considerations are duly
the public and private sectors, and providing a multisectoral and integral
four years, through 31 projects and four components.
-
Reports from the
incorporated into the projects,
approach to environmental management and economic development in the
Achievements:
Regional Coordinating
programs, policies, and actions
basin.
I)
Institutional and legal framework for
Commission that is to
of the agencies involved in
integrated basin management is being consolidated and
be set up under the
managing the basin's natural
II) ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION, PROTECTION, AND
is functioning efficiently.
SAP.
resources, thus ensuring their
REHABILITATION:
sustainability.
Implementation of basin management measures aimed at priority
II) Actions, pilot demonstrations, and complementary
transboundary issues related to the prevention and control of sediment
basic studies have been carried out, setting the
production and transport, water quality pollution and degradation , nature
technical grounds for prevention and the
conservation, and protection of biodiversity.
environmental rehabilitation of ecosystems.
III) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES:
III) (a) Integrated basin planning system, procedures,
Promoting the use of alternative sustainable methods of production that are
or actions have been agreed upon, consolidated, and
environmentally friendly, minimize environmental degradation , and provide
operating, (b) Sustainable natural resource usage
the population with better economic opportunities.
practices have been developed and disseminated.
ANNEX II
IV) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND AWARENESS:
IV) Representative sectors of the population that are
Coordinating and supporting the interests of the basin's different stakeholders, sufficiently informed, aware, and actively participating
through environmental education, institutional transparency, social
in the basin's natural resource management programs,
participation, and the generation and exchanging of information.
projects, and actions.
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ACTIVITIES UNDER COMPONENT I: INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGTHENING1
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE
START & END
VERIFICATION
CRITICAL POINTS
INDICATORS
DATES
METHODS
AND RISKS
1.1 DEVELOPMENT OF AN
P.1 (a) Interjurisdictional mechanism for coordination,
Start: 07/year1
-
Interjurisdictional
-
The governments of
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK:
programming, and control, with authority throughout the entire
End: 06/year4
Binational Agreement
the two countries, the
Consolidated institutional framework for
basin, has been designed, agreed upon, implemented, and operating.
formalizing the
provincial governments,
integrated basin management, through the
(b) Strategies for the institutionalization of the functions of basin
implementation of the
the prefecture, and the
Binational Commission, with participation by the agency at the binational level have been designed and agreed upon.
coordination,
municipalities agree to
institutions and political districts of both
(c) Binational Commission and regional and jurisdictional
programming, and control
adopt the institutional and
countries, through the implementation of the
institutions, private institutions, and NGOs have been strengthened
mechanism.
legal recommendations
following actions:
and trained to actively participate in this organizational structure
-
Final reports on work
developed in the project.
and in the implementation of programs and projects.
element.
P.1. Institutional development and strengthening
of the Binational Commission.
P.2. Interjurisdictional basin agency in Argentina has been
-
Final reports on the
P.2. Basin -wide institutional development in
designed, agreed upon, consolidated, and is operating. Regional
project.
Political acceptance in the
Argentina.
Commission of the Río Bermejo (COREBE) and the jurisdictional
Start: 07/year1
-
Statutes of the
COREBE area.
P.8. Strengthening of institutions and of the
representatives have been strengthened.
End: 06/year3
COREBE functioning as
capabilities of governmental and civil society
the basin agency.
organizations.
P.8. The technical capacities and equipment resources of
governmental and civil society organizations responsible for or
Start: 07/year 1 -
Inventory of supplied
participating in the management of the basin's natural resources
End: 06/year4
equipment.
Governments and
have been strengthened.
Assessment reports on
organizations facilitate the
courses taught.
right personnel for training.
1.2 DEVELOPMENT OF A LEGISLATIVE
P.3. Actions to promote and implement regional and district legal
Start: 01/year2
-
Final reports on work -
National, provincial,
FRAMEWORK:
frameworks have been developed and harmonized, particularly as
End: 12/year3
elements.
and prefectural authorities
Strengthened regulatory framework for the use
regards environmental laws, water codes, environmental impact
-
Regulations, guides,
recognize the need for and
and preservation of the basin's natural resources, assessments, public participation, and access to information.
and manuals drawn up.
promote the furtherance of
through the following actions:
-
Rules for
environmental legislation.
P.3 Development and harmonization of regional P.7. Territorial zoning has been applied and promoted as a basic
implementing management -
The proposed rules are
legal framework.
planning instrument. In Argentina, application to pilot
Start: 01/year2
instruments.
duly approved on time.
P.7 Environmental and territorial zoning.
demonstration cases to provide common technical and
End: 12/year3
-
Territorial zoning plan -
The participating
P.9 Strengthening and development of economic methodological guidelines; in Bolivia, preparation of a territorial
for the Upper Basin in
institutions and
instruments.
zoning plan for the entire basin.
Bolivia.
communities coordinate
P.10 Inclusion of environmental and social costs
-
Final report on the
actions and maintain the
in development projects.
P.9. Economic instruments have been designed, agreed on by
Start: 01/year2
work element.
priorities of the projects
consensus, and included as mechanisms for assessing economic
End: 06/year3
within their institutional
value of water, and the generation of funds for managing water
structures.
resources.
-
Final report on the
Start: 06/year2
work element.
P.10. Methodological guidelines and implementation strategies have End: 12/year3
been designed and agreed on for the inclusion of environmental and
social costs in the assessment of development projects, using
methods that place value on the resources and services of nature.
Methodology applied to pilot case studies and result assessments.
1 Numbers refer to project identification in SAP
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ACTIVITIES UNDER COMPONENT II: ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION, PROTECTION, AND REHABILITATION
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE
START & END
VERIFICATION
CRITICAL POINTS
INDICATORS
DATES
METHODS
AND RISKS
2.1 SOIL MANAGEMENT AND EROSION
P.51. Sediment in transit and soil erosion has been controlled, with Start: 04/year1
-
Final report on the
-
Local people accept
CONTROL:
a 25% fall in silting at the San Jacinto dam and losses of agricultural End: 09/year2
work element.
and participate in the
Application of appropriate structural and
soils. Practices applied in the Río Mena subbasin: construction of 5
-
On-site inspection.
planned actions.
nonstructural measures for soil conservation and soil dikes and 10 gabion dikes; 160 ha closed off for natural
erosion control, through a basin management
regeneration; reforestation of 80 ha; soil management on 600 ha;
approach, in selected critical areas of the basin.
technical assistance and training.
The following actions will be carried out:
P.51. Sediment control in the Río Tolomosa
P.55. Integrated natural resource management plan in the Río
Start: 01/year2
-
Final report on the
-
Local people accept
Basin.
Gamoneda subbasin has been implemented, through irrigation
End: 06/year3
work element.
and participate in the
P.55. Integral management of the natural
stream regulation work, agricultural soil conservation, and reducing
-
On-site inspection.
planned actions.
resources of the Río Santa Ana Basin.
erosion. Involving the sustainable management of 200 ha of land
P.58. Integrated management of the Río Iruya
used for dry farming, 50 ha of irrigated land, and 500 ha of sylvo-
Basin.
pastoral land.
P.59. Management of the Río Grande Basin.
Systematization of the Río Huasamayo Subbasin. P.58. Management plan or practices for soil conservation and the
Start: 07/year1
-
Progress reports and
-
Municipalities and
prevention and control of sediment production and transportation in End: 06/year4
final report on the work
local communities
the Río Iruya Basin have been designed, applied, and assessed. Pilot
element.
part icipate actively in the
demonstration project to reduce erosion on farm terrace rills has
-
Works inspection
planned actions.
been carried out. Structural actions implemented in the Colanzulí
reports.
-
No exceptional
pilot project. Results transferred to the community. Land use
-
Reports from meetings
meteorological events will
regulation plan designed and adopted. Participatory follow-up
and workshops involving
take place.
actions designed and implemented.
the community.
P.59 Structural actions and management measures have been
Start: 01/year2
-
Municipalities and
designed, agreed on by consensus, and carried out, in order to: (a)
End:
local communities
reduce torrential erosion in the Río Huasamayo Subbasin; (b)
06/year4
-
Final report on the
participate actively.
practices to be implemented throughout the Río Grande Basin
work element.
-
No exceptional
assessed and selected.
-
Works inspection
meteorological events will
reports.
take place.
- Reports from community
workshops and meetings.
2.2 CONSOLIDATION OF PROTECTED
P.14. Ecotourism activities have been introduced in the mountain
Start: 07/year1
-
Final report on the
-
The national and
AREAS AND PROTECTION OF
forests, including the monitoring and assessment of ecotourism
End: 06/year4
work element.
provincial tourism
BIODIVERSITY:
alternatives in El Rey National Park, and the identification, design,
-
Agreements with
authorities encourage and
Protection of biodiversity and promotion of the
and implementation of ecotourism alternatives in the buffer zone of
owners in the buffer zones.
adopt the initiatives.
sustainable development of local communities
the Calilegua National Park.
-
Reports on
-
Tourism providers
through the consolidation and development of
improvements and
incorporate ecotourism
protected areas, the creation of buffer zones, the
P.16 (a) Studies into the current status of natural resources in the
Start: 07/year2
investments made.
activities into their tours.
execution of basic studies into natural resources, sub-Andean region have been carried out. (b) A pilot plan for the
End: 06/year4
-
Owners actively
and the execution of pilot carbon fixation actions. management and conservation of natural resources has been
-
Final report on the
participate in and promote
The following activities are involved:
designed and executed, focusing on increased fixation of carbon
work element.
the initiatives
P.14 Implementation of ecotourism alternatives
through sustainable productive practices, the ordered use of natural
-
On-site inspection.
in El Rey and Calilegua National Parks.
resources, and the application of techniques to protect, conserve,
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OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE
START & END
VERIFICATION
CRITICAL POINTS
INDICATORS
DATES
METHODS
AND RISKS
P.16 Carbon fixation in the sub-Andean region.
manage, and rehabilitate habitats that have deteriorated.
-
Final report on the
P.17 Study of biodiversity.
work element.
P.20 Creation of the BaritúTariquía Biological
P.17. Studies have been conducted into the current status of
Start: 01/year2
Corridor.
biodiversity in the Upper Bermejo Basin and the levels of
End: 12/year2
-
Final report on the
-
Local people accept
P.19 Zoning and management plan for the Sama ecosystem conservation, and action lines for conserving and
work element.
and participate in the
and Tariquía reserves.
managing them have been proposed.
-
Report from executing
planned actions.
P.18 Evaluation of pastureland in the sub-
Start: 10/year1
agencies
Andean region.
P.20. The interconnection of the Baritú Park (Argentina) and
End: 06/year4
-
Reports from
P.22 Zoning for the planned Teuco National
Tariquía Reserve (Bolivia) protected areas has been assured through
meetings and workshops
-
The agencies
Park.
the legal and administrative consolidation of the corridor and the
with the community.
responsible for managing
adoption of an integral management plan for natural resources and
protected areas respond
for administrating these areas.
appropriately to the
programmed actions.
P.19. (a) Proposal for the redefining, recategorization, and zoning of Start: 07/year1
-
Local people accept
the Sama and Tariquía biological reserves has been drawn up. (b)
End: 06/year2
-
Final report on the
and participate in the
Management plan for the two reserves has been designed.
work element.
planned actions.
-
Report from
P.18. Zoning study and description of natural pastureland in the
PROMETA.
sub-Andean ecoregion has been drawn up, its management status
Start: 01/year3
-
The responsible
has been surveyed, and a sustainable management plan for these
End: 10/year3
agencies and owners
natural pasturelands has been prepared.
-
Final report on the
actively participate in and
work element.
promote the initiatives.
P.22 The sector's real potential as a protected area has been defined, Start: 10/year1
with the establishment of conservation goals, the zoning of the area End: 09/year2
-
The responsible
(250,000 ha), and recommendations for its management and the
-
Final report on the
agencies and owners
creation of a protected area.
work element.
actively participate in and
promote the initiatives.
2.3 PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF
P.43 Two waste water treatment systems (pilot plants) built in small Start: 10/year1
-
Final report on the
-
Tarija prefecture and
WATER QUALITY:
rural towns; underground aquifer pollution control system created;
End: 12/year2
work element.
the municipalities prioritize
Restoration of water quality in water courses
and waste water monitoring plan drawn up.
-
On-site inspection.
and implement the Río
along preestablished critical stretches, by
-
Measurements of the
Guadalquivir cleanup
implementing the following actions:
P.44 A study to assess pollution levels, their main causes, and
Start: 01/year3
quality of surface and
project.
P.43 Environmental cleanup of the Río
proposed solutions for the environmental cleanup and sustainability End: 09/year3
ground water.
Guadalquivir.
of the waters of El Nueve and El Cinco gorges, the Río Grande de
-
Final report on the
P.44 Study for the environmental cleanup of
Tarija, and the Río Bermejo has been completed. The results to be
work element.
water courses in the Bermejo Triangle.
attained are final versions of the analysis of the situation and the
environmental cleanup plan.
ACTIVITIES UNDER COMPONENT III: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE
START &
VERIFICATION
CRITICAL POINTS
INDICATORS
END DATES
METHODS
AND RISKS
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OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE
START &
VERIFICATION
CRITICAL POINTS
INDICATORS
END DATES
METHODS
AND RISKS
3.1 PROGRAMMING AND PLANNING:
P.53. (a) Program for the integrated management of water resources Start: 01/year1 -
Final report on the work -
The individuals and
Regional policies, procedures, and capabilities
has been drawn up, integrating development initiatives in the
End: 12/year4
element.
agencies involved fully
for programming and planning to be developed
context of preventing erosion and sediment transport, water quality
-
Minutes of the meetings
participate in the planning
and strengthened, by means of:
degradation and conserving nature. (b) Activities vis-à-vis the
of the Regional Coordinating
processes and accept them.
P.53 Program for the integrated management of
coordination and administration of the project, follow-up and
Commission.
water resources in the Río Bermejo Basin.
oversight of contracts have been carried out, including the creation
-
Reports from meetings
of a basic technical team.
and workshops with
stakeholders and the
community.
3.2 SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
P.62. Sustainable resource management practices disseminated
Start: 07/year1 -
Progress reports and
-
Local owners and
PRACTICES FOR THE REHABILITATION
among and adopted by producers, covering: the recovery of
End: 06/year4
final report on the work
communities participate in
OF DEGRADED AREAS:
degraded environments in the lower basin; the handling of forage in
element.
and adopt the programmed
Sustainable practices for productive development humid and semihumid areas; the productive recovery of vinalares;
-
Systematic
actions.
to be implemented and disseminated, thus
the management of agricultural, sylvicultural, and pastureland
measurements of
-
No exceptional
helping mitigate the environmental problems that potential in subtropical areas; the management and conservation of
biogeophysical indicators
meteorological events take
arise from the degradation of forests and soils as soils; and the agronomic management of water shortages and
and economic and financial
place.
a result of human activity. The following actions surpluses.
indicators.
are to be carried out:
-
Reports from meetings
P.62 Alternatives for the sustainable management
and workshops with
of natural resources in the Humid and
Start: 07/year1
producers and the
Semihumid Chaco.
P.70. (a) Productive systems based on the sustainable use of natural End: 06/year4
community.
-
Local owners and
resources have been implemented in the communities of Victoria
communities participate in
and Orán, including the development and diversification of small-
-
Progress reports and
and adopt the programmed
P.70 Diversification of sustainable production
scale cash crops, forestry usage, management of woods and
final report on the work
actions.
practices in the Yungas.
pastureland, and the development of small-scale industries and
element.
artisanship. (b) The quality of life among local populations has
- On-site inspection.
improved, and environmental degradation has been reduced.
-
Survey of participating
families.
-
Assessment of
improvements in the
communities' living
standards and income levels.
3.3 TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY
P.72. (a) Traditional culture has been surveyed and assessed vis-à-
Start: 01/year2 -
Progress reports and
-
Local communities
SUBSISTENCE PRACTICES BASED ON
vis the management of water and other natural resources in
End: 12/year3
final report on the work
participate in and accept
FARMING AND FISHING:
subsistence communities. (b) Application in pilot demonstrations
element.
the programmed actions.
Traditional water and natural resource
has been assessed. (c) A program of actions for promoting and
-
Reports from meetings
management practices to be validated and
applying the most appropriate traditional practices has been
and workshops with the
extended into communities with subsistence
designed.
community.
economies. The actions comprising this activity
Start: 01/year2
are the following:
P.133. (a) Agricultural, sylvicultural, and pastureland systems are
End: 06/year3 -
Final report on the work -
Local communities
P.72 Traditional management practices for water being managed sustainably by Wichi and native communities. (b)
element.
participat e in and accept
and natural resources.
Standards of living in these subsistence communities have
-
Survey of participating
the programmed actions.
P.133 Sustainable rural development for
improved.
communities.
indigenous and native communities.
3.4 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF
P.115. (a) Technological packages for soil and water management
Start: 01/year2 -
Final report on the work -
Local people
NATURAL RESOURCES:
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have been designed and implemented in the irrigated areas and
element.
participate in the project..
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE
START &
VERIFICATION
CRITICAL POINTS
INDICATORS
END DATES
METHODS
AND RISKS
NATURAL RESOURCES:
have been designed and implemented in the irrigated areas and
End:
element.
participate in the project..
Sustainable use to be made of natural resources
marginal zones of the San Jacinto Project. (b) Soil and water use has 12/year3
-
Report from the San
-
The San Jacinto
by means of the following action:
been optimized. (c) Crop productivity has increased. (d) Erosion of
Jacinto Association.
Association is involved in
P.115 Systematization of land areas under
farmland has been brought under control.
-
On-site inspection.
project execution.
irrigation of the San Jacinto Project.
ACTIVITIES UNDER COMPONENT IV: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND AWARENESS
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE
START &
VERIFICATION
CRITICAL POINTS
INDICATORS
END DATES
METHODS
AND RISKS
4.1 IMPLEMENTATION OF
P.129. (a) Teachers, pupils, parents, and the community in general
Start: 07/year1 -
Progress reports and
The educational institutions,
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
and pilot cases in particular have been trained in and made aware of End: 06/year4
final report on the work
civil society organizations,
PROGRAMS:
the need for conservation and sustainable management of natural
element.
and the community
Environmental education and awareness
resources in general and water resources in particular (b) Progress
-
Surveys and assessments understand and actively
programs to be implemented as a key element in has been made in making native communities aware of sustainable
of teachers, pupils, and the
participate in the project.
sustainable development, through the following
forest management.
community.
strategic action:
-
Reports from workshops,
P.129 Promotion of environmental education
meetings, courses, and
activities in the basin.
training modules.
4.2 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROGRAM:
P.126. (a) Public participation actions and system have been
Start: 07/year1 -
Progress reports and
-
The public institutions,
Public participation in environmental
designed and implemented, involving the population in management End: 12/year4
final report on the work
nongovernmental
management to be promoted and strengthened,
and decision-making processes through workshops, meetings,
element.
organizations, and civil
by means of information, environmental
enquiries, surveys, webpages, discussion forums, etc. (b) Procedures
-
Reports from workshops
society respond adequately
education, and the establishment of appropriate
and guidelines for consultation and public participation have been
and meetings.
to the public participation
mechanisms for public consultation and
drawn up, promoted, and launched. (c) Promotion of citizen
processes.
participation. The strategic action to be executed participation as a working method included for the implementation
is the following:
of the SAP's projects.
P.126 Public participation program.
4.3 CREATION OF AN INFORMATION
P.136. a) Appropriate mechanisms for access to information by civil Start: 01/year3 -
Progress reports and
-
The individuals and
SYSTEM FOR THE BASIN:
society have been identified. (b) Technical, institutional, and legal
End: 06/year4
final report on the work
institutions involved in
Environmental information and monitoring
evaluation for their implementation has been carried out, based on
element.
managing the basin's water
system in the basin to be created and brought on the results of selected pilot projects. (c) Recommendations on
and other natural resources
line, as a mechanism for supplying information
implementation strategies have been drawn up.
fully participate in and
about water and natural resources to the basin's
accept the information
social stakeholders. The following strategic
P.5. Networks and other sectoral and district interconnection
Start: 07/year1 -
Progress reports and
systems being introduced.
actions will be implemented:
mechanisms have been designed, developed, and put into operation, End: 12/year4
final report on the work
-
The agencies and
P.136 Mechanisms to access information for
as an instrument for coordinating sustainable management actions
element.
institutions that generate
participation.
among the different sectors and different district authorities in the
- Reports from meetings and
and supply information
P.5 Development of networks and
basin.
workshops.
participate actively in the
interconnections among the different economic
system, keeping their
sectors and district authorities.
P.6. (a) An integrated, geo-referenced environmental information
Start: 07/year1 - Progress reports and final
commitments to
P.6 Environmental information and monitoring
system covering the basin's environmental variables has been
End: 12/year4
report on the work element.
information flows and
system for the Río Bermejo Basin.
designed, established, and put into operation. (b) The following
quality.
components have been launched: hydrometeorology and
sedimentology, water quality monitoring, follow-up and assessment
of water quality and usage, biodiversity, legal and institutional
information, socioeconomic indicators, human and institutional
resources, documentation center, guides and technological
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OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE
START &
VERIFICATION
CRITICAL POINTS
INDICATORS
END DATES
METHODS
AND RISKS
resources, documentation center, guides and technological
guidelines for information.
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ANNEX III
Reviews and responses: STAP Roster Technical Review and
response, GEF Secretariat review and response, World bank Reviw and
response, and France review and response.
I. STAP review and Response
STAP ROSTER Technical Review GEF Project: Implementation
of the Strategic Action Program for the Bermejo River Binational Basin
By W.D Williams
Professor emeritus
Adelaide University - Australia
Introduction
· This review responds to a request from UNEP to provide a technical review of the
Implementation of the Strategic Action Program for the Bermejo River Binational
Basin.
· In responding, I note that I provided a review of the UNEP/OAS Bermejo River
Proposal in April 1996. This review gave me some initial familiarity with this
important program.
· I further note that I am a designated expert for the STAP Roster of Experts with
particular experience and knowledge concerning dryland (arid and semi-arid)
regions. Of direct relevance has been my chairmanship of the Research Advisory
Committee of the Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre and my
membership (as the Independent Scientist appointed by the Government) of the
Barwon-Darling River Management Committee. Both the Barwon-Darling and
Murray rivers are Australian river systems with considerable similarity to the
Bermejo River Basin.
· In preparing the review, I have had available and read with care the following
documents:
1. The full text of the Final Draft for the Strategic Action Program for the
Binational Bermejo River Basin (51pp).
2. A summary document describing the project, rationale and objectives,
project components and expected results, risks and sustainability,
stakeholder participation and implementation arrangements, and costs and
financing (22pp).
3. Annexes A, B, E, F, G, H &I.
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4. Annexes I (Work Program elements, 4pp), II (Basin Environmental Data,
48pp), III (Determination of Ecological Regions), 17pp), IV
(Environmental Zoning, 6pp) and V (Quantification and location of
Environmental problems, 8pp).
5. Annex I (lists of Government agencies, Non- governmental organizations,
other partic ipant organizations).
6. Annex IV (Summary of Strategic Priority Actions proposed in the Strategic
Action Plan: scope and location).
· In preparing the technical review, I have also had available the documents detailed
in my previous (1996) review as well as ma terial made available to me at the
Second World Water Forum (The Hague, March 2000) where water development
projects in South America were discussed. Of particular interest are (1) Executive
Summary March 2000. Strategic Action Program for the Bermejo Bin ational River
Basin (19pp), and (2) Water for the 21st Century: Vision to Action (South America)
(78pp).
· The brevity of this technical report does not reflect the perceived importance of the
Project.
Scope of the Review
In the interests of standardizatio n, and as requested, the review addresses, seriatim,
issues outlined in the terms of reference.
· Key issue 1. Scientific and technical soundness of the project. Overall, the project
is scientifically and technically sound in those areas in which I am professionally
competent to judge. Of some concern, however, is the lack of information on the
biodiversity resources of the region (acknowledged in the report itself), and the
paucity of planned comprehensive investigations to obtain this information. Also
lacking are explicit guidelines on how to monitor the extent to which biodiversity
will be affected by the implementation of the Bermejo River Binational project,
and how sustainability is to be judged as effective. Moreover, although
salinisation is already a problem in certain catchments of the basin, it seems likely
that its extent will expand. Salinisation has become a major problem in dryland
regions which have been developed - especially when irrigation is part of the
development. It would be advisable to put in place procedures to monitor and
manage salinisation before it has an effect since such effects are often irreversible
and significantly degrade habitats affected. The final document makes no
reference to such procedures although frequent reference is made to the associated
phenomenon, erosion.
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· Key issue 2. Identification of global environmental benefits and/or drawbacks of
the project. A major benefit of the program is that development will proceed
predicated on the concept of environmental sustainability rather than, as is usually
the case, on ad hoc concepts of local benefit irrespective of wider and longer term
environmental responsibilities. Since no part of the biosphere is an independent
entity, the global implications are obvious. The major drawback is that, faced with
the inevitable growth of local populations in the area and the need to upgrade their
living conditions, yet further changes to the natural environment will occur; that
is, the project remains focussed on development - albeit sustainable development -
rather than on restoration and rehabilitation of already degraded environments
within a steady state local population.
· Key issue 3. How the project fits within the context of the goals of GEF. In so far
as the goals of the GEF are "to help developing nations and countries with
economies in transition assess and determine priorities among their international
water problems, find ways to work together, and take concerted action to
overcome those problems" [The role of the Global Environmental Facility in GEF
Projects related to Water Resources. The Hague, March 2000], the Bermejo River
Basin project is in accord with GEF goals.
· Key issue 4. Regional context. The project comprehensively addresses key
regional issues.
· Key issue 5. Replicability. None of the issues involved in the Bermejo River Basin
project is unique to the region: all issues, in one form or another, occur elsewhere.
And certainly the central issue of how to develop water resources in a sustainable
way is the core issue throughout the world. Thus, problems, resolutions and issues
dealt with by the Bermejo River Basin project are for the most part transferable
(either directly or indirectly) to all river basins in developing countries attempting
to develop their water resources. In this context, reference is made to "Towards
Sustainable River Basin Management: Recommendations and Guidelines on Best
Management Practices" Anon (2000), The Hague.
· Key issue 6. Sustainability of the project. [This is taken to mean: is the
development proposed likely to be environmentally sustainable?] It is clear that
the proponents of the project are keenly aware that the principal risk in the
project is that environmental considerations will not be adequately
incorporated into projects, programs, policies and activities in the manner
needed to ensure sustainability (page 49 of final draft document). This clear
sighted awareness provides considerable optimism that the project will be
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implemented in a way which ensures that environmental considerations will be
adequately taken account of. If the project is implemented as planned, it is likely
to be environmentally sustainable.
· Key issue 7. Targeted Research Projects. It is not clear if any of the identified
research projects will specifically address improved definition and implementation
of GEF strategies and policies. More details are required to respond to this issue.
· Secondary issue 1. Linkage to other focal areas. It is clear from documentation
provided by the Ministerio de Infraestructura y Vivendi (Subsecretario de
Recursos Hidricos) and available to me that the Bermejo River Basin project is
linked to other water development projects in Argentina. At the bilateral level,
Argentina and Bolivia formed a Bipartite Subcommittee for the Use of the
Resources of the Upper Basin of the Bermejo River and Rio Grande de Tarija in
1992. More recently, Argentina founded the Bermejo River Regional Commision
(COREBE) which has surveyed the basin's resources, with particular referenc e to
regulation in the upper reaches of the river, sediment control, environmental
impact assessment and sediment movement.
· Secondary issue 2. Linkages to other proposals. See above.
· Secondary issue 3. Other beneficial or damaging environmental effects. In
addition to the general benefits outlined in Key issue 2 (see above), there are
several particular benefits that are likely to accrue if the project is fully and
properly implemented. Not the least of these will be an increase in knowledge
concerning the biodiversity resources of the region itself (already acknowledged as
inadequate), an increase in the environmental awareness of the local human
population, and, perhaps, once the benefits of sustainable development become
more widely recognized, the spread to other river basins of policies, structures and
processes used in the Bermejo River Project. With regard to damaging
environmental effects, mention is again made of salinisation as a possible issue
and threat. The threat of salinisation has been grossly underestimated in past water
resource developments, with considerable cost to the environments involved.
Once damaged by salinisation, catchment `health' is difficult if not impossible to
restore.
· Secondary issue 4. Degree of involvement of stakeholders in the project. Wide-
ranging plans are presented which indicate that considerable effort will be made to
involve stakeholders at all stages in the implementation of the project. Experience
indicates that such involvement is both necessary for the success of projects of this
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sort and has a wider integrative social function (it provides a mechanism for social
cohesion).
· Secondary issue 5. Capacity building aspects. Although the final draft indicates
that some attention is to be given to capacity building, the relatively low budget
allocated to this issue (and the lack of explicit plans) suggests that suitable staff
and support personnel to educate the local population and, indeed, to ensure that
development will be undertaken in a sustainable way, will be either too few, too
poorly trained, or both. This is identified as an important risk (page 50).
Particular attention should be paid to the need to have available adequately
trained staff to manage and monitor the project and educate the local
population and stakeholders. The project overall will succeed or fail on the
basis of the caliber of those responsible for its implementation.
· Secondary issue 6. Innovativeness. The issues and problems related to the
development of river basins worldwide are to a considerable extent specific or
unique to the basin involved by virtue of differences in history, climate, social
context and biogeography. All river basin development projects, therefore, can be
seen to be innovative to some extent: all break new ground and need innovative
and original management approaches. An additional factor in the present project,
however, is its comprehensiveness and the range of issues to be considered.
General conclusions
In agreement with the first report on this project (1996), the present technical review
provides further approval of both the over-arching objectives of the project and their
rationale. It also offers approval of the proposed implementation of the project.
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RESPONSE TO THE STAP REVIEWER'S COMMENTS.
In general, the comments of Prof. W. D. Williams are quite supportive of this project,
which initiates the implementation of the Strategic Action Plan (SAP) for the Bermejo
River Basin. Notwithstanding, Prof. Williams has indicated some issues that, in his
opinion, require further consideration in the formulation of this project. The following
paragraphs provide a detailed response to the principal queries raised by Prof.
Williams; no response is provided to those issues, identified by Prof. Williams, as
being adequately addressed by the current project brief.
Key Issue 1: Biodiversity:
The Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) identified the loss of biodiversity and
the need for the protection of biodiversity as one of the six main problems identified
in the Bermejo River Basin. Information on biodiversity and biotic resources in the
region are set forth in the TDA. Actions addressing the root causes underlying
biodiversity problems have been incorporated into the SAP and selected priority
issues form part of the present project. These actions emanate from the survey of
environmental and developmental projects and initiatives carried out as a part of the
SAP formulation process. Over 120 proposals in the field of Nature Conservation and
Biodiversity Protection (103 provincial, 6 national, 9 private, and 3 international)
were submitted during the SAP formulation process.
Because the primary objective of the Bermejo Project is "Integrated Water and Land
Management", nature conservation, including biodiversity protection, forms a
substantial part of this project, not only addressing the GEF policy of encouraging
cross-sectoral issues within the GEF focal areas, but also aiming at strengthening
preventive actions within non-degraded, vegetated landscapes in areas prone to
erosion and mass removal movements in the upper basin. These actions seek to
control and mitigate sediment production and transport, which is the main
transboundary problem facing the entire Bermejo Basin. Activities to be undertaken
through this project include the consolidation of protected areas in order to preserve
the natural landscape in critical erosion prone areas, the establishment of buffer zones
and biological corridors, the initiation of alternative sustainable management practices
in the Montane and remaining piedmont forests. These measures not only address
water management issues but also enhance nature conservation and biodiversity
protection.
With respect to monitoring the degradation of biodiversity in the Basin, the SAP seeks
to develop an environmental information system designed to monitor selected
indicators related to land use, deforestation, and habitat loss or degradation. The GIS
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environment that will support this information system is already in place as a
subproduct of the SAP formulation project.
Furthermore, the SAP will provide the basis for coordination of ongoing and future
national and regional programs, some of which are being funded by the GEF and
address the biodiversity issue. For instance, GEF -UNDP ARG96/G31 led to the
formulation of a National Biodiversity Strategy for Argentina during the period
between 1996 and 1998. Some of the key activities identified in this program were
incorporated into the SAP. Similarly, the ongoing GEF-WB Project on Bio diversity
Conservation, being executed by the National Parks Administration of Argentina, has
a component on biodiversity information management that will be linked to this
project. These activities, being conducted in Argentina, have equivalent undertakings
in Bolivia.
Thus, the implementation of the SAP inherently and explicitly includes and
incorporates specific actions related to biodiversity information and protection, nature
and habitat conservation, and coordination between regional and national activities in
these fields.
Salinization:
Although currently not viewed as an issue of concern within the Bermejo River Basin,
the TDA did identify salinization as a relevant, currently localized and potentially
widespread, issue in many areas of Bermejo Basin. The TDA also evaluated its
geographic distribution and intensity. This evaluation was based on soil type (soil
mapping being an element within the GIS database), the best professional judgement
of local and regional experts, analysis of various layers within the digital thematic
cartographic data base, satellite imagery, and bibliographic reviews. Water quality
monitoring also provided insight into salinization problems and risks associated with
water use. As a consequence measures have been considered in the SAP to address
the root causes that may enhance or trigger salinization problems. These causes
include land usage and the failure of past environmental zoning, development and
extension of inappropriate agricultural practices, lack of effective monitoring and
information dissemination mechanisms (e.g., an environmental information system),
the paucity of local capacities, and poor public awareness, participation and
involvement in decision making at the local and regional levels. As rightly pointed
out by Prof. Williams, sound land management (erosion control) will have beneficial
effects on soil loss as well as on other soil problems. Component II of the project
extends and implements feasible measures for erosion control, especially in the Upper
Bermejo River Basin, that were identified and proven to be effective during SAP
formulation, in order to promote greater use of soil management practices that
minimize degradation through erosion and salinization, and the risk of destabilization.
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Ke y Issue 7: Targeted Research
The SAP, both as a whole as well as in terms of its objectives, components and
activities, addresses the effective implementation of GEF strategies and policies.
Support to research activities, consistent with SAP priorities, is embodied both
directly as specific academic activities and embedded in pilot demonstration projects,
or indirectly through strengthening capacities and enhancing cooperation amongst
research institutions, governmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs),
and the private sector, within the current project's component activities.
Secondary Issue 5: Capacity Building
Of the four major components of the SAP, one is devoted to enhancing and
encouraging public awareness and participation. A major part of the activities and
projects included within this Component deal with education, access to information,
and participation of stakeholders in decision-making with the aim of enhancing
awareness and involvement, as well as strengthening capacities to participate at all
levels.
Component I is specifically devoted to institutional strengthening, involving both
binational and regional bodies, including the provincial and prefectural organizations
which participate in them as well as representative organizations of the civil society
and the private sector. In particular, specific project elements seek to increase the
technical and managerial capabilities of the organizations and their staff that will
integrate regional governmental and nongovernmental bod ies in a manner that will
enable them to collectively steer, coordinate, and monitor the next implementation
phase. Further, most of the SAP projects in each of the four components, in
considering community-based participation and extension activities, co ntribute to
strengthening institutional and local community capacities to implement and maintain
the programs initiated within the context of the SAP.
Thus, a significant share of the total SAP budget is directly or indirectly allocated to
capacity building, and, hence, to ensuring the continuity and success of the actions to
be set into motion as a result of the conduct of this project.
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II. GEF review response
PROJECT REVIEW SHEET
Work Program Inclusion - UNEP International Waters
Project Title: "Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the Bermejo River Binational Basin" Argentina/Bolivia.
Date: September 5, 2000
Work Program Inclusion per criteria established in
Reference Paragraphs and
Draft # 8 of the project review criteria
Explanatory Notes:
1. Country Ownership
· Country Eligibility
· Countries are eligible under paragraph 9b of
the GEF Instrument see cover page
· Country Drivenness
Clear description of Project's fit within:
·
National and regional priorities were identified
· National reports/communications to Conventions
in the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis & the
· National or sector development plans.
Strategic Action Programme which were
·
reviewed and later on endorsed during a series of
Recommendations of appropriate regional intergovernmental
public and stakeholders meetings held between
meetings or agreements.
Dec. 95 and Dec 99
·
Project brief was also reviewed and endorsed
during a series of public and stakeholders, and
steering committee meetings held this year.
·
Para 1, and 5 through 8 describe the national
programming context
· Endorsement
· Endorsement by national operational focal points
·
See cover page & Annex IV
2. Program & Policy Conformity
· Program Designation &
Describe how project objectives are consistent with Operational
· Consistency of project objectives with
Conformity
Program objectives or operational criteria
Operational Programme 9 is described in
para 4
· Project Design
Describe:
· Sector issues, root causes, threats, barriers etc affecting global
· Discussion on root causes, threats,... were
environment
the subject of the Transboundary Diagnostic
0
· Project logical framework, including a consistent strategy,
Analysis produced during the SAP
goals, objectives, outputs inputs/activities, measurable
formulation phase. A summary of the
performance indicators, risks and assumptions
analysis can be found in para 6 of the Brief
and in Annex V. The complete TDA is
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Work Program Inclusion per criteria established in
Reference Paragraphs and
Draft # 8 of the project review criteria
Explanatory Notes:
· Detailed description of goals, objectives, outputs and related
available upon request.
assumptions, risks and performance indicators
· A complete project logical Framework is
· Brief description of project activities, including an explanation
presented in Annex II. Discussion on risk
how the activities would result in project outputs
and sustainability is presented in para 13 to
· Global environmental benefits of the project.
17 of the Brief
· Incremental cost estimation based on the project logical
· Description of project objectives, activities,
framework
outputs, is presented in para 18 to 39 of the
· Describe project outputs (and related activities & costs)
Brief. Detailed information can be found in
that result in global environmental benefits
Annex IX
· Describe project outputs (and related activities & costs)
· The Bermejo river is the major river
that result in global and national environmental benefits
spanning the Chaco and thus contributes the
· Describe project outputs (and related activities & costs)
largest mass of Andean sediment to the
that result in national environmental benefits
Plata River System. The origin and the
· Describe the process used to jointly estimate incremental
behavior of the sediment dramatically
cost with in-country project partner
conditions water uses in the Bermejo and
· Present the incremental cost estimate. If presented as a
the Plata system. Activities to control
range, then a brief explanation of the challenges and
erosion and address land degradation in the
constraints and how these would be addressed by the time
Bermejo basin will contribute to the
of CEO endorsement.
achievement of global benefits embodied in
the mitigation of transboundary
environmental problems.
· A complete incremental cost analysis is
presented in Annex I. A summary of the
discussion is presented in para 46 and table
2 and 3 of the Brief.
· Sustainability (including
Describe proposed approach to address factors influencing Paras 13 to 17 of the Brief, discuss the risk and
financial sustainability)
sustainability, within and/or outside the project to deal with these sustainability per se. Various mechanisms to
factors
ensure long-term sustainability of actions and
measures undertaken under this proposed project
are described in the activity section of the brief
that is para 22 through 39 and in particular in
para 32 fifth bullet which intends to secure
financial support for the SAP through donor
round tables, and para 36 which presents actions
to share experiences and promote international
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Work Program Inclusion per criteria established in
Reference Paragraphs and
Draft # 8 of the project review criteria
Explanatory Notes:
and regional cooperation seeking for
mechanisms that will enhance synergies at the
Plata Basin level. See also para 17 and 50
which discuss the creation and role of an inter-
ministerial committee that will help ensure even
greater sustainability of project results. Detailed
information can also be found in Annex II
· Replicability
Describe the proposed approach to replication (for e.g. dis semination of Component IV of the Brief (para 36-39)
lessons, training workshops, information exchange, national and discusses replicability as well as public
regional forum etc.) (could be within project description)
awareness and information dissemination.
Access to information at all level of the society
is recognized as an essential part of the process
of encouraging local stakeholders to take an
interest in sound management of the basin's
natural resources. Thus, the central theme of
this component will be to inform the citizenry of
the basin as well as areas with similar problems
within the Plata basin through an integrated
programme of environmental education,
institutional transparency, and information
exchange among communities, organizations
and government entities. Workshops and
technical seminars are planned with other
riparian countries of the Plata basin.
Overall, this project proposal also aims at
replicating those practices and measures that
proved to be successful throughout the basin.
Annex IX provides detailed explanation on
activities to be carried out.
· Stakeholder Involvement
· Describe how stakeholders have been involved in project
Stakeholder participation and implementation
development
arrangements are described in para 40 to 43 of
· Describe the approach for stakeholder involvement in further
the Brief.
project development and implementation
Annex VI of the Brief presents a public
involvement plan which summarizes the
agencies involved in the project preparation and
likely to be involved in the execution of the
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Work Program Inclusion per criteria established in
Reference Paragraphs and
Draft # 8 of the project review criteria
Explanatory Notes:
project.
· Monitoring & Evaluation
· Describe how project design has incorporated lessons from similar
Monitoring, evaluation and dissemination
projects in the past
issues are discussed in para 59 and 44 & 45 of
· Describe approach for project M&E system, based on the project
the brief.
logical framework, including the following elements:
Page 17 to 19 of the project Brief and Annex IX
· Specifications of indicators for objectives and outputs,
presents a detailed project workprogramme
including alternate benchmarks, and means of measurement.
which wil be further refined for endorsemnet at
· Outline organisational arrangement for implementing M&E
the first Steering Committee Meeting. Annex II
· Indicative total cost of M&E (may be reflected in total project
constitutes as well an element of the M&E plan.
cost).
Based on Annex II and IX, it is anticipated that a
specific M&E plan will be prepared at the
inception of the project implementation and
approved by the first Steering Committee
meeting.
Under component IV (para 36), a specific
activity with a budget of US$ 100,000 is
planned to look at the definition and adoption of
process, stress-reduction and environmental
status indicators.
Other Monitoring and Evaluation costs are built
into the IA agency fee.
3. Financing
· Financing Plan
· Estimate total project cost.
· Total project cost = US$ 19.77 M
· Estimate contribution by financing partners.
· Co-financing = US$ 8.73 M
· Propose type of financing instrument
· GEF cost = US$ 11.04 M
· Associated financing = US$ 530 M
· Annex VIII provides additional detailed
information on the co-financing
· Costing by activity and sub-activity is
presented in the brief component by
component in para 26, 31, 35, and 38.
Details are presented in Annex IX.
· Summary of the project financing is
presented in para 46 and table 2 and 3 of the
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Work Program Inclusion per criteria established in
Reference Paragraphs and
Draft # 8 of the project review criteria
Explanatory Notes:
Brief
· Table 3 of Annex I (Incremental Cost) is
presenting the schedule of expenditures
Implementing Agency Fees
Propose IA fee
Standard fee plus premium of US$70,000 due to the
multi-country nature of the project, the high cost of
travel from Nairobi to Southern America, additional
cost for a mid-term evaluation, and the duration (4.5)
of the project. At the time of submission (Sept.
2000), a formal request was officially sent under a
separate cover..
· Cost-effectiveness
·
Estimate cost effectiveness, if feasible
A quantitative assessment of cost effectiveness has
·
Describe alternate project approaches considered and discarded
not been attempted. However, the report of the
evaluation of the "previous phase" that is the SAP
formulation mentions that the most cost effective
approach is that of the short -term SAP
implementation i.e. the submitted proposal.
4. Institutional Coordination & Support
IA Coordination and Support
0
Describe how the proposed project is located within the IA's
· Linkage to IA'S programme is outlined in
· Core commitments &
· Country regional/global/sector programs
Para 10 of the Brief.
Linkages
· GEF activities with potential influence on the proposed project
· GEF activities with potential influence on
(design & implementation)
the proposed project are described in Para 9
of the Brief, which is outlining the
complementary interventions.
· Consultation, Coordination
· Describe how the proposed project relates to activities of other IAs
As mentioned above, as it is intended to
and Collaboration between
and 4 RDBs in the country/region.
replicate the Bermejo experience to other areas
IAs, and IAs and EAs, if
· Describe planned/agreed coordination, collaboration between IAs
of the Plata Basin with similar conditions,
appropriate.
in project implementation.
collaboration with other IA is anticipated.
Further, complementary activities are being
conducted, or are proposed to be conducted,
with funds provided by the World Bank, the
Inter-American Development Bank,.. and
through bilateral agreements. Integration of
these activities within the regional planning
context created by the Bermejo SAP will
provide opportunities for further involvement
and coordination of investments within the
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Work Program Inclusion per criteria established in
Reference Paragraphs and
Draft # 8 of the project review criteria
Explanatory Notes:
framework of this project.,
While these programmes and activities are
independent of the GEF financed initiatives, the
Technical Coordinators at the Binational
Commission will endeavor to integrate and
coordinate activities.
Specific collaboration with the IDB for the
organization of donor roundtables for SAP
activities buy-in, is described in para 32 fifth
bullet.
The institutional arrangement is also described
in para 49-58 and the subsequent project
organigram. See also para 21 and 32.
5. Response to Reviews
Council
Respond to Council comments at pipeline entry
See below
Convention Secretariat
Respond to comments from Convention Secretariat.
N.A
GEF Secretariat
Respond to comments from GEFSEC on draft project brief.
Comments from GEF SEC have been addressed in
this new version of the Brief inter alia in para 7,8, 18,
23, 32, 36, 16, 49, 50, and in the revised Annex VIII
and IX. A detailed response is being presented in
Annexure 1 hereafter.
Other IAs and 4 RDBs
Respond to comments from other IAs, 4RDBss on draft project brief.
Comments not received (WB provided
comments on concept see below response)
STAP
Respond to comments by STAP at work program inclusion.
Comments not received
Review by expert from STAP
Respond to review by expert from STAP roster
Comments provided by the STAP expert were
Roster
addressed in Annex III and referred to in para 44
of the Brief.
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Annexure I:
Response to GEF Sec's comments presented at 13 July 2000 Bilateral meeting
which adjourned work programme inclusion pending re -submission of a revised
text.
1.
Replicability
This new phase of GEF programming in the Bermejo basin will ensure the replication
of those practices and measures that have been demonstrated to be successful
throughout the Basin and throughout the Plata River Basin in areas with similar
conditions. In so doing, the project can continue to refine and demonstrate the means
for, and benefits of, country ownership and community participation in river basin
management.
Component IV (para 27) will address specifically this issue of replication of the
methodological approach, findings, and recommendations of the Bermejo project to
areas with similar problems within the Plata basin, in order to contribute to the
promotion of a larger-scale and basin-wide strategic framework to address main
environmental degradation processes, the identification of critical transboundary
issues, and the definition of priority actions at the national and multinational level.
This will be done inter alia by means of seminars, workshops, and information
dissemination through various media. For these activities in the Plata River Basin, the
Binational Commission, through the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of both countries,
will coordinate actions with the Intergovernmental Committee of the Plata River
Basin (CIC) and with other bilateral or multilateral basin organizations, such as the
Pilcomayo Trinational Commission. The amount allocated for this activity is
US$850,000 with US$700,000 from the GEF. Detailed information about this
activity is presented in Annex IX (page IX-21).
2.
Sustainability
To ensure sustainability of the Project's results, both countries have taken steps to
create an Inter-ministerial Committee, which will help mobilize support for the
investments identified, and catalyze the translation of project findings and
recommendations into policy, institutional, and legal reforms at the country level.
The members of the Committee will be established by the respective governments and
will include, among others, ministerial representatives from the areas of
economy/finance, water resources, environment, health, sanitation, culture, and
tourism, who will participate as observers in the meetings of the Regional
Coordination Committee. (see para 34 of the brief). The inter-ministerial committee
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will work jointly with the Regional Coordinating Committee, composed of
representatives of the provincial administrations of Argentina and the Prefecture and
Municipality of Tarija in Bolivia, in the general supervision of project activ ities and
will seek incorporation of project findings and recommendations into the institutional
and legal frameworks of the different jurisdictions. (See para 40 of the brief).
3.
Development Banks involvement.
As mentioned in Component III fifth bullet (para 23 of the brief), both governments
have initiated actions at the national level with the Inter-American Development
Bank, as lead agency in the organization and conduct of the donor meetings planned
to be held in the region within the first year of project activities. Argentina has also
initiated contacts with IFC.
Securing of financial support for the sustainable development of the Bermejo Basin
will be done through donor roundtable meetings under the leadership of the IDB, co-
executing agency for the project. Actions will be taken to help catalyze funding for
the implementation of SAP project proposals, both those of immediate and long-term
priority, as well as other complementary actions related to inter alia life quality
improvement, poverty alle viation, health improvement, and the preservation of
indigenous cultural heritage considered as important by both Governments for the
sustainable development of the Binational basin. Specifically, donor roundtable
meetings with representatives of local, regional, and international financing agencies
will be convened to explore the possibilities of funds allocation to support
development in the Bermejo basin. The total budget allocated for this activity is
US$350,000 with US$300,000 being GEF funding. Detailed information can be
found in Annex IX (page IX-16, activity 3.5).
4.
Indicators
Component IV (para 27 third bullet in the brief), will look at the definition and
adoption of indicators by means of a series of 5 technical regional workshops, and
will include (1) process indicators (focusing on the processes that will lead to
desirable results), (2) stress-reduction indicators (focusing on actions with defined
targets that will reduce the environmental stress on the water body), and (3)
environmental status indicators (focusing on the actual improvement of the ecosystem
quality). This activity is further described in Annex IX activity 4.3 fourth bullet on
page IX-20. A budget of US$100,000 entirely from GEF sources is allocated for this
activity.
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5.
Othe rs
Finally, para 7 and 8 have been reworded to underline the emphasis placed in this
project on the main transboundary problems that is erosion and sedimentation issues
affecting the basin. Component I para 14 has also been reworded for the sake of
clarity.
Annex VIII presenting the breakdown of the associate financing has been revised and
is now limited to environmental/land issue aspects within the Basin. The reduced
amount (US$ 530 million) is also reflected on the cover page.
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III. World Bank Concept Review and Response
COMMENTS FROM THE WORLD BANK ON UNEP'S CONCEPT PAPER ENTITLED
"IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM FOR THE BERMEJO
RIVER BINATIONAL BASIN"
GENERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES
1. Are there concrete examples from the previous project's demonstration activities
generating sustainable land-use models, and an incentive structure needed to get
something going on a larger scale? Specifically, what kind of forestry, agricultural, and
land use activities would people buy into and at what price?
2. What is the land ownership situation and what kinds of steps are necessary to bring the
land under protection? If it is private land, how would that land be acquired? Would the
area be made into National Parks or Provincial Parks? What is the history of Provincial
Parks in those Provinces? Would institutional strengthening of the Provincial capacity to
manage parks be proposed?
3. In considering recent economic developments and budgetary constraints in Argentina,
has the figure of US$884 million in Argentine co -financing been recently reconfirmed?
GEF IA COORDINATION
Based on the concept paper, we do not see any overlap with other WB/GEF financed
activities in Argentina or Bolivia.
RESPONSE TO WB COMMENTS ON UNEP'S CONCEPT PAPER ENTITLED
"IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM FOR THE BERMEJO
RIVER BINATIONAL BASIN"
Overall, the comments of the World Bank are supportive of the implementation of the strategic
action program for the Bermejo river binational basin. Specific response to WB's queries are
provided herebelow.
1. Land-Use models
Several pilot demonstration projects showed the technical and financial viability of sustainable
land-use practices. These were primarily designed, executed and assessed by the local
communities. Their positive results in terms of soil loss prevention, biodiversity conservation,
income generation potential, and community acceptance, make them viable strategies for
replication on a larger scale. Some specific examples are:
a) Forage management practices in Humid Chaco proved to be economically feasible (17%
IRR), with private owners making minor investments for water-level control structures.
Based upon this experience, a number of similar proposals were submitted during the
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process of compiling local and regional initiatives for river basin protection and indicated
widespread interest in the region for these types of measures. The SAP proposal
includes a specific component to coordinate actions by government, technical agencies,
and private owners, so as to extend the experiences and recommendations from the pilot
demonstration project to a wider region of the Provinces of Chaco and Formosa.
b) Sustainable practices in Yungas region, (regional craftsmanship, alternative crop
production schemes, land-use management practices, and ecotourism activities to protect
forest relicts and buffer zones) proved to be relevant strategies for biodiversity protection,
while providing additional benefits in terms of income-generating potential for the native
population and small farmers.
c) Erosion and sediment control demonstration projects in the Tolomosa Watershed had two
components: construction of small dikes for sediment retention, and promotion of
agroforestry and sustainable farming practices for land and water conservation. Both
activities demonstrated their technical and economical viability, particularly when linked to
the protection of the San Jacinto Reservoir, the increased and sustained agricultural
production of newly-irrigated lands, and prevention/reduction of soil losses. Community
extension programs aimed at increasing awareness and providing training to small
farmers were pivotal in the success of this project, and are thus proposed to be replicated
on a larger scale in the area.
2. Land-Ownership
In general terms, no changes in property rights are being proposed as part of the SAP for
creation and/or implementation of protected areas. Rather, and based on the findings and
recommendations of the TDA, the SAP seeks to (1) strengthen provincial institutions in
managing and monitoring their protected areas, (2) promote and provide training for the
sustainable management of natural resources to private owners, and in some cases (3)
propose restrictions on natural resource uses.
In the case of the Baritú-Tariquía Biological Corridor, the study proposes the establishment of
a Reserve (not a national park), basically on the Bolivian side, given that the Baritu Park in
Argentina extends to the border with Bolivia. Under the Reserve arrangement, proposed by
the SAP , conservation practices and human activities would co -exist, with human activities
conforming to regulations for the conservation of flora and fauna within the Reserve. The
SAP introduces the necessary actions in relation to the legal framework, training and
institutional strenghthening for this purpose. It also proposes the direct participation of local
farmers in the administration and management of the proposed Corridor. These farmers and
small owners were consulted through a series of workshops and meetings in the region, and
experiences gained as part of a demonstration project previously conducted suggest that
landowners are willing to modify their land management practices to coexist with the Reserve.
Likewise, for the project "Implementation of ecotourism alternatives in the vicinities of (buffer
zones) of National Parks of El Rey and Calilegua", the proposed project does not involve
changes in property ownership. In El Rey, where all land included is privately owned,
agreements have been signed between the National Park Administration and private owners
so as to establish sustainable criteria for the management of their lands.
In another project, (related to the future Teuco National Park), the objectives for next phase
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are to assess its potential for conservation, prepare an environmental zoning proposal, and
provide specific recommendations for policies and strategies for its implementation. As in the
case of the Baritu-Tariquia Corridor, experiences gained during the SAP formulation phase of
the project indicate the likelihood of an high degree of success in establishing joint ventures
between landowners and governmental agencies for the sustainable management of land
resources in the basin.
3. Budgetary Constraints in Argentina
The US $ 884 million figure results from the survey of plans and programs identified during
the SAP formulation process. It takes into account existing commitments, at the time of the
appraisal, by the Government, and includes planned investments at both the local and
national governmental levels. In each case, the plans and programs had evolved beyond the
concept stage and reflected programmed investments scheduled for implementation.
Subsequently, the Bermejo River basin provinces have formally agreed with the measures
adopted by the National Government to cope with the current fiscal deficit, following IMF
guidelines. Under these guidelines, the national government will ensure a proper string of
investments in the region to mitigate the budgetary constraints on the provincial economies
imposed as a result of current budgetary constraints. Thus, it may be anticipated that to a
large extent, most of the US $ 884 million figure will be maintained and expended as
programmed, even though the source of the funds may shift from provincial sources to federal
sources.
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IV. France Review and Response
Comments from France on the "Regional (Argentina/Bolivia): Implementation
of the Strategic Action Program for the Bermejo River Binational Basin (UNEP).
GEF: US$ 11.04 million; total US$ 17.99 million"
This project is the follow-up to an initial GEF-funded project which financed TDA-
SAP preparation in the Bermejo River Basin. The project will provide financing for
(I) specific pilot activities identified in the SAP with a view to their replication Basin-
wide; (ii) institutional support to the two States; and (iii) a public awareness and
participation campaign.
The highly operational nature of the project which contrasts sharply with
international waters projects limited to the TDA-SAP process is commendable.
However, the following observations are in order:
· Do UNEP and OAS have the mandate and capacity to implement the many pilot
projects envisaged in the project brief?
· The development banks (IDB and the World Bank) are not "involved" in
implementing the project, a situation that could severely limit replication of the
pilot projects throughout the Basin.
· The large number of basin- wide pilot projects (there are nearly 20) will increase
monitoring and implementation costs and will limit the project's impact.
· Some of the institutional component objectives on harmonization of the legal and
financial framework for the water sector in the two countries appear difficult to
achieve. Such matters should be dealt with at the national level rather than in the
context of a watershed that affects only a small percentage of the territory of the
two nations.
Turning to a more general question, development banks should be directly involved in
implementing Strategic Action Programs. As a number of speakers stated at the
Budapest conference on the international waters window, substantial funds often
more than 100 times what the GEF can provide are required for pollution control in
marine and inland waters. Accordingly, the GEF should serve as a catalyst to engage
the cooperation of development banks, since they have the capacity to mobilize the
resources needed for such investments.
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Response to the comments of France
Overall, the comments of France are supportive of the implementation of the strategic
action program for the Bermejo river binational basin. Specific response to France's
queries/remarks are provided herebelow.
1.
Role of UNEP and the OAS Implementation arrangement
As France is aware, the mandate of the United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP) is both global and regional in nature. In the latter respect, its mandate
complements the regional mandate of the General Secretariat of the Organization of
American States (OAS). Likewise, given the fact that the Bermejo River is a
binational basin within the subregional drainage system of the Plata River basin, the
regional mandates of both agencies provide an excellent "fit" insofar as project
management and implementation is concerned. This "fit" is further strengthened by
the fact that UNEP, as an implementing agency, has been working in the region in
partnership with the OAS for many years, with the OAS having decades of previous
experience prior to working with UNEP on GEF -funded projects.
Both UNEP and the OAS will support project execution. The OAS, due to its historic
involvement in the Basin, traditional partnership with UNEP in similar projects within
the region, and its role in implementing activities under related projects, will act as
Executing Agency and manager of the funds provided to the project by UNEP on
behalf of GEF. However, the countries themselves will be responsible for daily
operations of the project. This institutional arrangement has proven extremely
successful in previous projects, being not only consistent with the GEF philosophy of
country-driven projects, but also an effective use of the human resources and
institutional capacities of both institutions.
In addition, the organizational structure for the implementation of the SAP builds
upon and improves that adopted during the formulation project, incorporating
binational regional governmental and nongovernmental participatory bodies to
provide for regional coordination and general project stewardship. Three functional
levels of pro ject management interventions are envisioned--binational, regional, and
operational.
At the highest, binational level, the Binational Commission will be responsible for the
execution of the project under the auspices of the Steering Committee. The Steering
Committee will be composed of two representatives of the Binational Commission--
one from Argentina and one from Bolivia, a representative from UNEP as the GEF
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Implementing Agency, a representative of the OAS and Inter-American Development
Bank (IDB) as GEF co-Executing Agencies2, and two representatives from the
project executing units--the national directors of the project from Argentina and
Bolivia. The Steering Committee will approve the work program, oversee technical
and financial arrangements relating to the project, and generally manage the progress
of the project at regularly scheduled meetings of the Committee.
Coordination of the project at the regional level will be provided through a Regional
Coordinating Committee composed by representatives of the provincial
administrations of Argentina, and the Prefecture and Municipality of Tarija of Bolivia.
This Committee will provide coordination, program support, and general supervision
of project activities within their jurisdictions, and ensure artic ulation of project
concerns between and among governmental departments assigned to the management
of the Bermejo Basin as well as encouraging public participation in project activities
at the local level. In coordination and with the support of the Argentine Inter-
ministerial Committee, the Regional Coordinating Committee will seek incorporation
of project findings and recommendations into the institutional and legal frameworks
of the different local governmental jurisdictions. In addition, a Regional Advisory
Committee, composed of representatives of NGOs, academic institutions, scientific
and technical organizations, the private sector, citizens, and corporations with
interests in the management of the natural resources of the Bermejo basin, will
contribute to the implementation of the project activities by encouraging public
participation and providing coordination between nongovernmental organizations.
The Regional Advisory Committee will also provide a conduit for public input to the
project management.
At the operational level, within each country, two Project Executing Units will
conduct the day-to-day operations of the project in close consultation with UNEP and
OAS. A National Director will be responsible for exercising administrative oversight
for the day-to-day implementation of project activities in each country. A Technical
Coordinator, based in each country, will have the responsibility for the coordination
and execution of project tasks, administering the financial and human resources
required, refining and evaluating the outputs of the component activities of the
project, preparing periodic financial and technical reports on project progress for the
Steering Committee, and providing information on the progress and results of the
project activities to interested parties. In addition to this administrative organization,
it is envisioned that project activities will be carried out by community-based
2 IDB in its capacity of co-Executing Agency being in charge of the organization of donor roundtables (see component III) will
be integral part of the Steering Committee. Nevertheless, the GS/OAS remains the main Executing Agency and as such will
be in charge of all project administrative matters.
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entitiesincluding governmental agencies, academic institutions, NGOs, and private
enterprises (contractors and consultants)who will execute specific portions of the
activities set forth in the Work Program in accordance with their specific mandates
and in cooperation with other interested parties and the general public under the
guidance and direc tion of the National Director and Technical Coordinator. The
National Director for each country will be confirmed at the first meeting of the
Steering Committee. The Technical Coordinator for each country, to be contracted
with GEF Funds by the OAS as the Executing Agency in consultation with UNEP,
will also be confirmed at this inaugural meeting of the Steering Committee.
In this way, both UNEP and OAS will ensure adequate human and institutional
resources are brought to bear in the execution of the Bermejo River Basin
implementation project. At the same time, the intensive involvement of governments,
NGOs, the private sector and citizens in the implementation of the project will
enhance the likelihood that the project goals will not only be mot, but also ensure that
adequate human and institutional capacity remains within the basin to maintain the
practices and project outputs into the future.
2.
Involvement of development banks
Bearing in mind (i) that the Strategic Action Programme for the Bermejo basin is
quite an ambitious plan composed of 136 sub -projects for a total cost of US$ 470
million, intended to be implemented over a period of 20 years, and (ii) that this project
is designed to begin the process of implementing the developmental and
environmental guidelines of the SAP that constitutes only a small part of the total
program, extensive involvement by the development banks appears premature.
Notwithstanding, the IDB will be involved in this phase of the project as co-executing
agency in order to conduct donor roundtables with representatives of local, regional,
and international financing agencies (e.g., EU, French GEF, and bilateral donors) to
help catalyze funding for the full implementation of SAP proposals. These proposals
include both immediate and long-term priority actions, as well as other
complementary actions related to inter alia improvement of quality of life, poverty
alleviation, health improvement, and the preservation of indigenous cultural heritage
considered as important by both Governments for the sustainable development of the
Binational basin. The proposed donor roundtables will be convened to explore the
possibilities of funds allocation to support development throughout the Bermejo basin.
The meetings are planned to be held in the region within the first year of project
activities to ensure that funds could be in place at the conclusion of this phase of the
project. Already, both governments have initiated actions at the national level with the
Inter-American Development Bank.
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That said, the subset of actions which constitutes the current project has been selected
because these actions comprise a specific set of priority, incremental activities that
will facilitate execution of the remaining strategic actions. Successful implementation
of these actions will provide essential support to the efforts of regional, national and
binational institutions in implementing the balance of the program of action identified
in the SAP during subsequent phases of this project.
3.
Excessive monitoring and implementation costs due to apparent large
number of basin-wide pilot projects
It should be noted that the proposed pilot projects are not basin-wide, nor they are so
numerous as indicated. Nevertheless, all of the proposed projects are predicated upon
successful pilot activities initially identified during the SAP formulation phase, and
many are meant to extend and deepen activities that proved successful in localized
areas during the SAP formulation phase. As previously noted, the close involvement
of agencies, institutions and individuals at all levels, within the administrative
structure specified for the project, will maximize available human and institutional
resources within budgetary constraints. Funds already committed at the local and
regional levels will augment and complement GEF funds to ensure adequate and
accurate monitoring of project progress and outputs. In addition, monitoring activities
are integrated into the sub -projects through systematic workshops and stakeholder
meetings which are meant not only to ensure public participation but also act as
means of community based assessment and monitoring opportunities. Further, these
workshops and meetings will contribute to local adoption of successful measures and
actions, ensuring their dissemination and implementation elsewhere in the Plata River
basin. In short, it is the assessment of the project staff as well as of the independent
evaluation team that reviewed the SAP formulation project that this approach will
enhance the project's likely impact.
4.
Institutional and legal framework
One of the main objectives of this project is the development of a harmonized
institutional and legal framework for the binational basin of the Bermejo River.
Activities specifically address weaknesses within the current organizational base,
identified during SAP formulation, that hinder the effective, holistic management of
the water resources of the Bermejo Basin. This will ensure institutional capacity to
implement the new laws, regulations , and procedures necessary for the longer-term
success of the watershed management measures. It will also help to increase
participation in decision- making within the Basin, and enhance and underpin the
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ability of the Binational Commission not only to carry out its current mandate but also
to assume additional responsibilities relating to information sharing and coordination
among stakeholders. Resolution of transboundary issues necessary to establish an
integrated framework for shared water resources management (e.g., water quantity,
and quality, EIA, licensing criteria, monitoring, environmental minimum flows,
environmental protection and services) will be dealt with through the participation of
those organizations in each country having jurisdiction and competence for portions
of the binational basin. The Binational Commission will facilitate and ultimately
implement the outcomes of these integrative actions. The proposed project approach
recognizes that the harmonization of legal and financial frameworks within shared
river basins must be carried out, of necessity, at the national level within the basin. It
also acknowledges that relevant actions must be taken at the binational level to ensure
consistency between countries in order to avoid the historic "d isconnects" inherent in
the resolution of issues without due regard to their transboundary nature.
Finally, the relative extent of the Bermejo Basin within Bolivia and Argentina,
admittedly, is small when compared with the size of the two countries. Nevertheless,
it is precisely this small size that contributes to the project's extremely large
likelihood of success. The Bermejo River Basin was initially selected for inclusion in
the GEF International Waters portfolio from among the large number of river systems
tributary to the Plata River as it was determined to be the one basin that could be
successful planned and managed with the available financial, human and institutional
resources. This reasoning remains a paramount aspect of the Bermejo River Basin
project. In addition, while such concerns as have been noted by France would be a
matter of concern given the centralized French administrative set up, they are of less
concern in Argentina, where there is an high degree of autonomy among riparian
provinces. These provinces not only form the major portion of the basin, but also are
the competent territorial units for establishing and implementing the legal framework
for managing the river and its watershed.
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ANNEX IV
COUNTRIES ENDORSEMENT LETTERS
Letter of Endorsement from Bolivia
Comision Nacional de los Rios
Pilcomayo y Bermejo
La Paz, 21 de junio de 2000
CNRPB - OTN Of. No.115/00
De nuestra mayor consideracion:
Los delegados por Bolivia ante la Comision Binacional para el Dessarrollo
de la Alta Cuenca del Rio Bermejo y el Rio Grande de Tarija presentan sus
atentos saludos al Fondo Para El Medio Ambiente Mundial y tienen el agrado de
presentar a su consideracion la propuesta de financiamiento para la etapa de
implementacion del "Programma Estrategico de Accion para le Cuenca
Binacional del Rio Bermejo, PEA"; similar nota les sera enviada par los puntos
focales de la Replublica Argentina En este sentido, forman parte de esta solicitud
de los siguientes documentos:
· Diagnostico Ambiental Transzfronterizo de la Cuenca del rio Bermejo
· Programa Estrategico de Accion para la Cuenca Binacional del rio
Bermejo
· Documento del Proyecto, el cual describe la solicitud de financiamiento
para la siguiente etapa del PEA
Con este particular, hacemos propleia la oportunidad para reiterar al
FONDO PARA EL MEDIO AMBIENTE MUNDIAL las seguridades de nuestras
mas alta y distinguida consideracion.
Atentamente,
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Emb. Jorge Soruco Villanueva
Ing. Jorge O'Connor d'Ariaph M.
Primer Delgado ante la Comison
Segundo Delegado ante la Comision
Binacional y Vice Ministro de Politicos
y Director Ejecutivo de la OTN
Exterior
cc: PNUMA y USDM de la OEA
A Los Senores
FONDO PARA EL MEDIO AMBIENTE MUNDIAL (FMAM)
Washington D.C., Estados Unidos de America
___________________________________________________________________
OFICINA TECNICA NACIONAL
Telefone +591-66-48819 - Fax +591-66-48248 Buzon Postal 5186 - TARIJA
BOLIVIA
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Letter of Endorsement from Argentina
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores,
Comercio Interna cional y Culto
Buenos Aires, June 28th, 2000
Mr. AIfred Duda
GEF Operations
18 18 H Street, N W Room G6035,
Washington DC, 20433
Fax: 001202 47-31-077
Ref: Argentina/Bolivia - Implementation of the Strategic Action Program for the
Bermejo River Binational Basin: Phase I
Dear Mr. Duda.
As the GEF Political Focal Point, the Argentine Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, fully endorses the above mentioned project.
This project will help to provide the necessary institutional, legal, and
informational basis to enhance and restore de environmental funtioning of the
binational basin.
We look forward to continue collaborating with GEF's activities.
Yours faithfully,
Elsa Kelly
Ambassador
Special Representative for
International Environmental Affairs
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ANNEX VI
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PLAN SUMMARY
1. Public participation in the management of the water resources of Argentina and
Bolivia is an integral feature of the project. More than 750 persons, representing in
excess of 80 civil, corporate, nongovernmental, and governmental entities (having
municipal, prefectural/provincial, federal, and international interests) participated in the
consultation process that led to the formulation of this project. Participating
organizations are set forth below. Their participation led to the identification and
definition of some 250 detailed project proposals that were conveyed to the project team
during public and stakeholder meetings convened during the SAP formulation process
within the Basin. The project concepts were used by the project team to formulate the
proposed implementation program set forth in this project document.
2. Public meetings were held during the SAP formulation period in each of the major
prefectural and provincial centers in the Bermejo River basin between December 1995
and July 1999. The full proceedings of these meetings are available from the Binational
Commission. These meetings represented a continuation of the contacts with the
agencies, private sector organizatio ns, academic institutions, and NGOs, initiated during
SAP formulation, and improved and clarified specific issues arising from component
proposals and other observations made during the project preparation period. Additional
communications, including more than 700 letters and 500 sets of workshop documents
received from and distributed to some 550 individuals and institutions on the program's
mailing lists, ensured an highly transparent project preparation effort.
3. This high level of public and stakeholder participation will be continued during the
development and implementation of the IWRMP for the BRBB. Stakeholder
participation in the project, including community- and corporate-based environmental
information and education campaigns, training courses and symposia, and actions,
continues to be designed to increase the capacity and future participation of institutions,
personnel, and individuals to undertake activities in support of the IWRMP. Specific
actions are proposed to be conducted under the project which address issues related to
public and stakeholder participation in the implementation process, and/or which provide
support for the further development of a sound public participation and involvement
strategy as one of the strategic actions of the SAP implementation.
BINATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
1.
Binational Commission for the Development of the Upper Basin of the Río Bermejo and
the Río Grande de Tarija
2.
Organization of American States (OAS)
3.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
4.
Global Environmental Facility (GEF)
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GOVERNMENTAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS
IN ARGENTINA
1.
National Parks Administration, SRNDS
2.
Center for Population Studies (CENEP)
3.
Regional Commission for the Río Bermejo (COREBE)
4.
CHACO, Provincial Water Administration, Directorate of Basic Studies
5.
CHACO, Provincial Water Administration
6.
CHACO, Directorate of Soils, Secretariat of Natural Resources and the
Environment
7.
CHACO, Total Environment Foundation
8.
CHACO, Institute for Social Development and Human Promotion (INDES)
9.
CHACO, Provincial Settlement Institute
10. NW Argentina Regional Technical Delegation, National Parks Administration
11. EVARSA, Evaluación de Recursos, S.A.
12. FORMOSA, Forestry Directorate, Secretariat of Natural Resources and Ecology
13. FORMOSA, School No. 109, El Zapallito neighborhood
14. FORMOSA, School No. 404
15. FORMOSA, School No. 43
16. FORMOSA, Federation of NGOs / CIRENOR
17. FORMOSA, Ministry of Education, General Directorate of Basic Education
18. FORMOSA, Ministry of Production
19. FORMOSA, Ministry of Production, Directorate of Water and Soil
20. FORMOSA, Gral. Lucio V. Mansilla Municipality
21. FORMOSA, Mayor Villafañe Municipality
22. FORMOSA, Pozo del Tigre Municipality
23. FORMOSA, Central Program Administration Unit
24. Environment and Natural Resources Foundation (FARN)
25. Argentine National Gendarmes, Environmental Division, Salta Group
26. National Water and Environment Institute, Hydraulics and Environmental
Laboratory
27. National Water and Environment Institute, National Toxic Waste and Water
Pollution Program
28. National Water and Environment Institute, Hydrology Center
29. INTA Ibarreta Agricultural Extension Center, Formosa
30. INTA Chaco Regional Center Formosa
31. INTA Salta Regional Center, Salta Station
32. INTA Colonia Benítez Agricultural Experimental Station
33. INTA El Colorado Agricultural Experimental Station, Formosa
34. INTA Saénz Peña Agricultural Experimental Station
35. INTA Climate and Water Institute, Castelar
36. INTA Soil Institute, Castelar
37. JUJUY, Aguas de los Andes S.A.
38. JUJUY, General Directorate of Renewable Natural Resources
39. JUJUY, Provincial Directorate of Hydraulics
40. JUJUY, Superintendency of Public Services (SUSEPU)
41. Las Yungas Ecological Research Laboratory (LIEY), Tucumán University
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42. Argentine Ecological Movement (El Colorado Base), Formosa
43. SALTA, former General Water Administration of Salta (AGAS)
44. SALTA, Association of Alternative Tourism Operators of Salta (ADOPTAS)
45. SALTA, Environment Directorate, Ministry of Public Health
46. SALTA, Directorate of the Environment and Natural Resources
47. SALTA, Los Toldos Municipality
48. SALTA, Provincial Tourism Secretariat
49. University of Buenos Aires, Landscape and Environment Study Group (GEPAMA)
50. University of Buenos Aires, Regional Ecology Study Group (GESER)
51. National University of Formosa
52. National University of Formosa, Sylviculture Institute
53. National University of Jujuy
54. National University of Jujuy, Geology and Mining Institute
55. National University of Salta, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Soils Department
56. National University of Salta, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Geomorphology
Department
57. National University of Salta, Sociodemographic Study Group (GREDES)
58. National University of the Northeast, Faculties of Engineering and Humanities,
Applied Geoscience Institute
59. National University of the Northeast, Engineering Faculty, Hydraulics Department
GOVERNMENTAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS
IN BOLIVIA
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
1.
Prefecture of Tarija Department:
Directorate of Economic Development
Basic Clean-up Unit
Agricultural Development Unit
Strategic Food Security Program
Directorate of Sustainable Development and the Environment
Forestry Development Unit
Social Development Directorate
Prefecture Action Program
National Governance Program
Subprefecture of Méndez province
Subprefecture of Avilés province
Subprefecture of Arce province
Bermejo town council
Tarija department council
2.
General Directorate of Biodiversity, Vice Ministry of Sustainable Development and the
Environment
3.
ZONISIG
4.
Tarija Executive Program for Land Recovery, PERTT
5.
San Jacinto Association
6.
National Meteorology and Hydrology Service, SENAMHI
7.
National Irrigation Program, PRONAR
8.
Bolivian Agricultural Technology Institute, IBTA
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9.
Cercado municipal mayor's office
Cercado province municipal council
Technical Unit for Planning
Technical Unit for Urban Development
Tarija municipal sanitation corporation
10.
San Lorenzo municipal mayor's office
11.
Padcaya municipal mayor's office
12.
Bermejo municipal mayor's office
13.
Uriondo municipal mayor's office
14.
Entre Ríos municipal mayor's office
15.
Juan Misael Saracho Autonomous University
Research Directorate
Faculty of Science and Technology
Civil engineering school
Faculty of Forestry and Agronomic Science
Agronomic engineering school
Forestry engineering school
Faculty of Social and Legal Science
Law school
Bolivian Inter-University Water Resource Institute, INIBREH
16.
Social Investment Fund, FIS
17.
Campesino Development Fund, FDC
18.
National Agrarian Reform Institute, INRA
19.
Tarija Parliamentary Brigade
20.
Tarija district court
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS:
21.
Drinking Water and Drainage Cooperative of Tarija, COSAAL
22.
Tarija Civic Committee
23.
Sole Union Federation of Campesino Workers of Tarija
24.
Sole Union Federation of Campesino Workers of Bermejo
25.
Volunteers of the Peace Corps
26.
Federation of Neighborhood Committees of Tarija
27.
College of Agronomic Engineers
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
28.
Tarija Regional Development Study Center, CERDET
29.
Agricultural Research and Training Center, CICA
30.
Development and Environment Information Center, CIRDEMA
31.
Vida Verde
32.
Tarija Environmental Protection, PROMETA
33.
Loyola Cultural Action, ACLO
34.
Tarija Social Pastoral
35.
Tarija International Plan
36.
Church Social Assistance Office, OASI
37.
Tarija Environmental and Development Forum
38.
Peasant Research and Support Center, CIAC
39.
Peasant Research and Training Institute, IICCA
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ANNEX VII
AVAILABLE REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
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Jujuy, Universidad Nacional de Salta, EEA Cerrillos- INTA. Digital Thematic
Cartography of Argentine Territory in the Upper Bermejo River Basin; (base map,
geology, geomorphology, hydrology, soils, vegetation, population and infrastructure,
land use). Elemento 1.1: Movimiento Transfronterizo de Contaminantes. Instituto
Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2. PEA El. 1.1. 1999b. Brea, D., et al. Analysis of the Sediment Production and
Transport in the Upper Bermejo River Basin and its Impact in the Paraná Waterway,
Delta del Paraná and Río de la Plata. Instituto Nacional del Agua y del Ambiente.
Elemento 1.1.: Movimiento Transfronterizo de Contaminantes. Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
3. PEA El. 1.1. 1999c. Hopwood, H.J. Sediment Load of the Bermejo River and the
Evolution of the Delta del Paraná and Río de la Plata. Danish Hydraulic Institute.
Elemento 1.1: Movimiento Transfronterizo de Contaminantes. Bue nos Aires,
Argentina.
4. PEA El. 1.1. 1999d. Peviani, M. Morphological Model of the Upper Bermejo River.
Elemento 1.1: Movimiento Transfronterizo de Contaminantes. Italia.
5. PEA El. 1.1. 1999e. Universidad Autónoma Juan Misael Saracho (UJMS); Study of
environmental clean-up of the Guadalquivir River. Elemento 1.1 Movimiento
Transfronterizo de Contaminantes. Volúmenes 4.110.1 a 4.110.5. Tarija, Bolivia.
6. PEA El. 1.1. 1999f. Zonificación Agroecológica y Socioeconómica con Sistemas de
Información Geográfica (ZONISIG). Digital Thematic Cartography of the Bermejo
River Basin (Bolivia). Maps and Report. Elemento 1.1 Movimiento Transfronterizo
de Contaminantes. Tarija, , Bolivia.
7. PEA El. 2.1. 1999. Benítez A. Criteria and Parameters for the Classification of
Water Courses. El. 2.1. Classification of water courses. Volúmenes 4.11.1 a 4.11.6.
Tarija, Bolivia.
8. PEA El. 2.2. 1999b. Integrated Management Plan of the Nature Resources of the
Camacho River Basin. Elemento 2.2. Control de Erosión, Santa Ana / Camacho.
Volúmenes 4.90.1 a 4.90.11. Tarija, Bolivia.
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Santa Ana River Basin. Elemento 2.2. Control de Erosión, Santa Ana /
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10. PEA El. 2.3 1999. IICCA. Soils Use, Legal Status and Land Ownership in the Central
Valley of Tarija and its relationship with the erosion. Elemento. 2.3 Tenencia de la
Tierra, Valle Central de Tarija. Volúmenes 4.60.1 a 4.60.6. Tarija, Bolivia.
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Valley of Tarija. Elemento 2.4 Manejo de Pasturas, Valle Central de Tarija.
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12. PEA El. 2.5. 1998. Arrieta, J.; Pastor, C. Socio-economic and Environmental Survey
of the Communities along the Middle and Lower reaches of the Bermejo River.
Informe y Anexos. Elemento: 2.5: Uso del Suelo en la Cuenca del Río Inferior.
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
13. PEA El. 2.5. 1999. Administración Provincial del Agua (Coord.), Centro de
Geociencias Aplicadas (UNNE), Departamento de Hidraúlica (UNNE), INTA
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de la Subsecretaría de Recursos Naturales y Medio Ambiente de la Pcia. del Chaco.
Digital Thematic Cartography of the Lower Bermejo River Basin. Elemento 2.5: Uso
de la Tierra en la Cuenca del Río Bermejo. Chaco, Argentina.
14. PEA El. 2.5. 1999b. Brea, D., et al. Study of fluvio-morphological dynamics in the
lower reach of the Bermejo River. Instituto Nacional del Agua y del Ambiente.
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Argentina.
15. PEA El. 2.6. 1999. Cardozo, J. et al. Increase of Forage Yields through Water
Management in Marshlands and Swamplands, and Productive Recovery of Land
Infested with Vinal. Elemento 2.6: Manejo de Forrajes. Chaco Húmedo. Formosa,
Argentina.
16. PEA El. 3.1. 1999. Marconi, P. et al. Transition Forest in the Province of Salta:
Identification of Sustainable Alternative Practices of Ecotourism-type and
Implementation of the Pilot Demonstration Project. Administración de Parques
Nacionales. Elemento 3.1. : Bosques de Transición Salta, Argentina.
17. PEA El. 3.2. 1999a. Sediment Control in the Tolomosa River Basin - Pilot
Demonstration Project. Elemento 3.2 Manejo de la Cuenca del río Tolomosa.
Volúmenes 4.86.1 a 4.86.6. Documentos de Construcción. Tarija, Bolivia.
18. PEA El. 3.2. 1999b. Sediment Control in the Tolomosa River Basin - Pilot
Demonstration Project. Elemento 3.2. Manejo de la Cuenca del río Tolomosa.
Volúmenes 4.87.1 a 4.87.7. Documentos de Prácticas Biológicas. Tarija, Bolivia.
19. PEA El. 3.3. 1999. Brown, A.; Grau, A. Strengthening of Sustainable Production
Diversity (Community of Los Toldos, Salta). Laboratorio de Investigaciones
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Ecológicas de las Yungas (LIEY). Elemento 3.3: Desarrollo Sustentable en las
Yungas. Tucumán, Argentina.
20. PEA El. 3.4. 1999. Vargas R. (coord.) et al. Socioeconomic and Environmental
Constraints Restricting Sustainable Development. Elemento 3.4: Remoción de
Barreras Chaco Húmedo y Seco. Chaco, Argentina.
21. PEA El. 4.1. 1997. Rehabilitation and Improvement of the Hydrometeorological
Network of the Upper Bermejo River and Grande de Tarija River Basin. Elemento
4.1. Red Hidromeorológica. Volúmenes 3.13.1 y 4.13.2. Tarija, Bolivia.
22. PEA El. 4.1. 1999a. Carrizo, R. Proposal for the Water Quality Component.
Environment Information System of the Bermejo River Basin. Elemento 4.1: Red
Hidrometeorológica. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
23. PEA El. 4.1. 1999b. Malinow, G. Proposal for the Hydrometeorological and
Hydrosedimentological Network of the Environment Information System of the
Bermejo River Basin. Elemento 4.1: Red Hidrometeorológica. Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
24. PEA El. 4.2. 1998. Gabay, M; De Donatis, T. Analysis of legal environmental
framework the Bermejo River Basin in Argentine Territory. Elemento 4.2:
Legislación Ambiental, COREBE. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
25. PEA El. 4.2. 1999. Rovere, M.; Cabrera, M. Strengthening and Harmonization of the
Legal and Institutional Framework for Environmental Management in the Bermejo
River Basin. Elemento. 4.2: Legislación Ambiental. Fundación Ambiente y Recursos
Naturales. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
26. PEA El. 4.2. 1999. Darwich, E. Collection and Proposal of Environmental Laws in
Bolivia. Elemento 4.2: Legislación Ambiental, Volúmenes 4.95.1 a 4.95.2.. Tarija,
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27. PEA El. 4.3. 1999. Protección del Medio Ambiente Tarija (PROMETA). Baritú -
Tariquía Environmental Corridor Proposal. Elemento 4.3 Corredor Biológico Baritú
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28. PEA El. 5.1. 1999a. Lattes, A. Boleda, M. et al. Transboundary Migrations in the
Bermejo River Basin. Volúmen I y II. Elemento 5.1: Migraciones Transfronterizas.
CENEP y GREDES. Buenos Aires- Salta, Argentina.
29. PEA El. 5.1. 1999b. Guevara J. OASI; Study of Transboundary Migration. Elemento
5.1 Migraciones Transfronterizas. Volúmenes 4.110.1 a 4.110.5. Tarija, Bolivia.
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30. PEA El. 5.2. 1999. Pérez, V. et al. Promoting Forestry Awareness in the Community
through Schools and Municipalities. Informe y Anexos. Elemento 5.2: Educación
Ambiental. Formosa, Argentina.
31. PEA El. 6.1 1999a. Adámoli, J; Morello, J. et al. Ecological and Environmental
Zoning of the Bermejo River Basin. Elemento 6.1: Formulación del Programa
Estratégico de Acción. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
32. PEA El. 6.1. 1999b. Laurelli E; Vaghi A. The Bermejo River Basin into the Regional
Framework . Elemento 6.1: Formulación del Programa Estratégico de Acción.
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
33. PEA El. 6.1. 1999c. Manzanal M, Arrieta J. Socio -economic Analysis of the Bermejo
River Basin in Argentine Territory. Elemento 6.1: Formulación del Programa
Estratégico de Acción. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
34. PEA El. 6.1. 1999d.. Regional Survey of Environmental and Development Projects
and Initiatives. Elemento 6.1: Formulación del Programa Estratégico de Acción.
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
35. PEA El. 6.1. 1999e. Seoane, R.S.; Moyano, M.C. Analysis of the Impact of Climate
Change on the Hydrology of the Bermejo River Basin. Elemento 6.1 Formulación del
Programa Estratégico de Acción para la Cuenca del Río Bermejo. Instituto Nacional
del Agua y del Ambiente. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
36. PEA El. 6.1. 1999f. Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis of the Bermejo River Basin
in Argentina. El. 6.1 Formulación del Programa Estratégico de Acción Ambiental.
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
37. PEA El. 6.1. 1999g. Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis of the Bermejo River Basin
in Bolivia. El. 6.1 Formulación del Programa Estratégico de Acción Ambiental.
Informe y Mapas. Tarija, Bolivia.
38. PEA El. 6.1. 1999h. Universidad Autónoma Juan Misael Saracho (UJMS). Flood
Control in Tarija City. Elemento 6.1 Formulación del Programa Estratégico de
Acción. Volúmenes 4.110.6 a 4.110.8. Tarija, Bolivia.
39. PEA El. 6.2. 1997. Programa Estratégico de Acción, First Regional Workshop for the
Formulation of the Strategic Action Program. Elemento 6.2: Participación Pública.
Salta, Argentina.
40. PEA El. 6.2. 1998a. Programa Estratégico de Acción. Second Regional Workshop for
the Formulation of the Strategic Action Program. Elemento 6.2: Participación
Pública. Formosa, Argentina.
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41. PEA El. 6.2. 1998b. Programa Estratégico de Acción. Third Regional Workshop for
the Formulation of the Strategic Action Program. Elemento 6.2: Participación
Pública. Jujuy, Argentina.
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ANNEX VIII
Plans And Development Programs Within The Bermejo River Binational Basin Providing Associated Financial Support
To Specific Priority Strategic Actions Identified in the SAP
Pro-rated estimated investment for
Riparian Provinces in Argentina
PRIORITY STRATEGIC ACTIONS
Riparian Prefecture and Municipalities in
TOTAL
Bolivia
Million US $
Plans and Programs 3
IDB
WB
Other
Govern
Foreign
-ment
A. INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
a.4
Implementation and Strengthening of the Basin Environmental Information System
PASMA I & II Technical assistance mining sector development (Arg.)
10.44
2.55
12.99
a.5
Formulation and Implementation of Integratedl Management Plans for Basins,
Environmental Zoning, and Territorial Ordering
Land use planning/GIS ZONISIG (Bol.)
2.00
0.40
2.40
Holland
a.6
Institutional Strengthening for Integrated Natural Resource Management
Institutional development and social investment in municipalities (Arg)
42.00
18.00
60.00
Provincias II Second provincial development program (Arg.)
45.00
19.20
64.20
Second loan for provincial reform (PRL II) (Arg.)
75.00
75.00
Civil society strengthening plan (Arg.)
1.38
1.38
PRODISM - Program of funding for municipalities (Arg.)
8.55
8.55
CENOC National Center for Community Organizations (Arg.)
0.84
0.84
PFDJ Youth Development strengthening plan (Arg.)
0.56
0.56
FOPAR Participatory social investment fund
5.28
5.28
Participatory rural investment project (Bol)
1.00
0.20
1.20
AUTAPO Support for Tarija and Potosi Universities (Bol)
2.00
0.10
2.10
Holland
3 Some plans and programs support various priority strategic actions.
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Pro-rated estimated investment for
Riparian Provinces in Argentina
PRIORITY STRATEGIC ACTIONS
Riparian Prefecture and Municipalities in
TOTAL
Bolivia
Million US $
Plans and Programs 3
IDB
WB
Other
Govern
Foreign
-ment
SUB-TOTAL STRATEGIC ACTION "A"
42.00
131.44
4.00
57.06
234.5
B. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND REHABILITATION
b.1 Protecting Biodiversity and Natural Heritage
Native Forests and Protected Areas Project
2.93
1.50
1.88
6.30
GEF
b.3 Implementation of Plans to Mitigate the Effects of Floods and other Climatological
Disasters
PREI Program for flood victims; house rebuilding subprogram (Arg.)
1.14
1.14
b.4 Prevention, Pollution Control, and Environmental Clean-up of Bodies of Water
National drinking water and clean-up program, stage VI (Arg.) (50%)
20.00
5.00
25.00
b.5 Prevention and Control of Erosion and Sedimentation
Erosion control project in the El Monte and San Pedro subbasins (Bol.)
3.80
1. 00
4.80
JICA
SUB-TOTAL STRATEGIC ACTION "B"
20.00
2.93
5.30
9.02
37.25
C. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
c.3
Development, Validation, and Application of Appropriate Technologies and
Sustainable Productive Models
Forestry development project (Arg.)
2.40
1.50
3.00
PROSAP Provincial agricultural services program (Arg.)
18.75
18.75
2.58
13.50
53.58
PRODERNEA Program of credit & tech. support for small-scale farmers in NE
2.88
2.88
(Arg)
PROHUERTA Orchards program (Arg.)
1.50
1.50
PSA - Social agricultural program (Arg.)
1.40
1.40
Natural resources and environment program (Bol.)
0.50
0.10
0.60
KWF
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Pro-rated estimated investment for
Riparian Provinces in Argentina
PRIORITY STRATEGIC ACTIONS
Riparian Prefecture and Municipalities in
TOTAL
Bolivia
Million US $
Plans and Programs 3
IDB
WB
Other
Govern
Foreign
-ment
Implementation of Projects for the Sustainable Development
c.4
and Use of Water Resources
PROSOFA (Arg)
8.80
1.20
10.00
FonPlata
National drinking water and clean-up program, stage VI (Arg.) (50%)
20.00
5.00
25.00
PROPASA (Arg)
13.60
13.60
Water resources program, Phase 3 (Bol.)
2.00
0.80
2.80
China
Water supply program (Bol.)
4.00
2.00
6.00
SUB-TOTAL STRATEGIC ACTION "C"
38.75
25.15
13.88
43.48
121.26
D. PARTICIPATION, AWARENESS AND REPLICATION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES
d.1 Strengthening Public Participation in Action Planning and Implementation
INAI Actions by the National Aborigine Affairs Institute (Arg.)
1.00
1.00
d.2 Environmental Education and Training Programs for Civil Society
PRISE Primary education reform and investment program (Arg.)
60.00
60.00
120.00
Social educational plan PSE I & II (Arg.)
15.60
15.60
d.4 Public Access and Dissemination of Information for Supporting Decision-Making
Processes
SIEMPRO Social programs information, monitoring, and assessment system (Arg.) (*)
1.13
1.13
SUB-TOTAL STRATEGIC ACTION "D"
60.00
0.0
0.0
77.73
137.73
TOTAL
160.75
159.52
23.18
187.29
530.74
(*) Estimated program budgets bas ed on 1997 figures. Source: SIEMPRO
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ANNEX IX
WORK PROGRAM
Project number:
GF/1010-01-
Project name:
Argentina/Bolivia - Implementation of the Strategic Action
Program for the Bermejo River Binational Basin: Phase I
Duration of project:
4.5 years
Implementing Agency:
UNEP
Executing Agency:
General Secretariat of the OAS
Binational Commission for the Development of the
Bermejo River and Rio Grande de Tarija Upper Basins
Requesting Countries:
Argentina and Bolivia
Country Eligibility:
Eligible pursuant to paragraph 9(b) of the instrument.
Focal Area:
International Waters with relevance to the cross-cutting area
of Land Degradation
GEF Programming Framework:
OP 9 Integrated Land-Water Multiple Focal Area
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1. The Project. The purpose of this project, Implementation of the Strategic Action Program for
the Bermejo River Binational Basin, is to promote and restore proper environmental functioning
of the Bermejo River Basin ecosystems, by undertaking strategic actions to address the basic and
direct causes of environmental degradation as identified in the Strategic Action Program (SAP)
for the Bermejo River Binational Basin (BRBB). These actions will supplement activities
currently underway or programmed by the governments of Argentina and Bolivia, and by the
provincial governments in Argentina and the Prefecture of Tarija in Bolivia, with funding from
local sources and international loans. The key elements of the project will involve developing and
strengthening the institutions of the basin, including improving institutional capacities and
organizational abilities and their sectoral and regional coordination, integrating environmental
concerns into economic development activities through effective management and handling of
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water and other natural resources, and promoting public awareness and participation in the
process of managing the land and water resources of the Bermejo River Basin.
2. The Bermejo River is a tributary of the Paraguay River, which, together with the Paraná and
Uruguay rivers, forms the system known as the Cuenca del Plata, or Plata River Basin. This
system drains an area of some 3 million km2, or nearly one-fifth of the South American continent,
to the Atlantic Ocean. Within this system, which extends along either side of the Tropic of
Capricorn, the Bermejo River watershed is approximately 123,162 km2 in areal extent and has a
length of about 1,300 km from its origin in the Andes Mountains to its confluence with the
Paraguay River. A key feature of this watercourse is the fact that it is the only river that actually
crosses the huge expanse of the Chaco plain. Other major rivers in the region, such as the Timani
and the Pilcomayo, infiltrate into the subterranean water system of the plain and do not retain
their identity as surface watercourses. For this reason, the Bermejo River Basin is an "exporter"
of sediments, and has a great influence on the content of sediments in the Paraguay-Parana river
system. The Bermejo River Basin also provides exceptional diversity of habitat and opportunities
to maximize biological diversity along its course. A principal feature of this continuous
watercourse is that it creates a biological corridor connecting the biotic elements of the
ecosystems of the Andean Region and of the Chaco Plain, and these with those of the Atlantic
ecosystems.
3. Drawing upon the results of studies and pilot demonstration projects completed prior to and
during the process of completing the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) and developing
the SAP, this project will facilitate actions by the governments of Argentina and Bolivia to
promote sustainable development in the BRBB. This project is designed to begin the process of
implementing the developmental and environmental guidelines of the SAP and, through a broad
and participatory action program, to address the principal causes of environmental degradation
within the BRBB. The proposed components of the project are consistent with the globally
important concerns and priority actions identified in the SAP. These actions, however, constitute
only a small part of the total program included in the overall strategic action program set forth in
the SAP. This subset of actions has been selected because they comprise a specific set of priority,
incremental activities that will facilitate execution of the remaining strategic actions. Successful
implementation of these actions will provide support to the efforts of regional, national and
binational institutions in implementing the balance of the program of action identified in the SAP
during subsequent phases of this project. The four components that together embrace all the
project activities are detailed below. These priority components have been identified through a
process of broad-based public participation and have been designed to permit the formulation and
implementation of a program for integrated management of the basin's water resources
(IWRMP).
4. UNEP, in its role as implementing agency, in consultation with the OAS, the Binational
Commission and the governments of Argentina and Bolivia, has prepared preliminary
descriptions and budgets for the activities that are proposed within each of these four
components. These are summarized in the following paragraphs. It should be noted that, because
of the diversity of these activities, each of the four components is multifaceted in nature and
includes not only activities directly related to specific outcomes, but also opportunities for the
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active involvement of different social stakeholders, for environmental education of local
inhabitants and technical staff, for institutional strengthening, etc. Nevertheless, for the sake of
brevity and clarity, each activity has been categorized within one specific component, and is not
repeated under the remaining areas to which it may be related. One of the first activities to be
undertaken by the project executing units, in consultation with UNEP and the OAS, will be to
prepare for each component a detailed work program establishing the terms of reference for each
strategic activity and the objectives to be achieved during the period of implementation of the
project.
A. COMPONENT I: INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGTHENING FOR
INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
5. Component I is designed to provide a broadly participatory institutional framework by
developing and strengthening the legal basis underlying the regulation, planning, and
environmental and social evaluation of the environmental, economic, and financial arrangements
that are indispensable for implementing the activities of prevention, restoration, planning, and
development of the natural resources identified in the SAP. The two activities that make up this
first component are aimed explicitly at creating an effective and integrated organizational base
that will involve both the public and private sectors in implementing a multisectoral and holistic
approach to the environmental management and economic development of the Basin, as proposed
in Chapter 18 of Agenda 21. This framework is fundamental to support the extension and
subsequent implementation of the specific strategic activities in the Basin that will address the
basic causes of transboundary environmental problems--namely, land degradation and sediment
transport--that form the remaining components of the project.
Activity 1.1. Development and strengthening of the institutional framework
This activity is intended (i) to deepen and broaden activities initiated during the SAP formulation
stage with respect to the implementation of the project and the coordination role of the Binational
Commission, including its institutional development as binational- interjurisdictional basin
organization, (ii) to promote regional coordination and programming, and (iii) to address
weaknesses in the complex institutional framework that currently impede a comprehensive vision
of the Basin and the integrated and sustainable management of its resources. This activity is
intended to develop and broaden the participatory framework, including mechanisms for specific
participation by provincial governments, the prefecture and municipalities of Tarija, and to
strengthen the capacities of the institutions that represent them. This will result in a greater
institutional capacity at the regional level and will help to place management of the Basin's water
resources on a sustainable footing. It will also ensure proper articulation and commitment among
the institutional stakeholders that have primary responsibility for implementing the actions, so
that they can serve as part of a regional coordination and programming process conducted by the
Binational Commission and other existing regional agencies in each country. The results of this
activity will be a documented framework for addressing transboundary problems inherent in the
management of the Bermejo River Basin, including formal and informal mechanisms for
participation by government units at the provincial and prefecture level in determining and
implementing the IWRMP. This will take the form of fully operational coordination and
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programming mechanisms within the Binational Commission for the Development of the
Bermejo River and Rio Grande de Tarija Upper Basin, with participation by provincial
governments and the Prefecture of Tarija. These mechanisms will analyze and integrate agreed
strategic guidelines for a regional institutional framework into an appropriate and effective
binational, interjurisdictional entity for the Basin, under which national-, provincial/prefectural-
and municipal-level institutions can be strengthened in terms of their capacities and abilities to
manage natural resources on a sustainable basis. This activity will also provide specific support
to the regional entities of the two countries (COREBE and OTN), to provincial entities, the
prefecture and municipalities of Tarija, academic organizations, NGOs, corporations, and
governmental institutions involved in implementing the SAP, in order to develop their
institutional, technical and administrative base. Consequently, this activity is designed to
integrate the following specific actions, among others, identified in the SAP:
· Institutional development and strengthening of the Binational Commission for the integrated
management of the Basin (SAP Project No. 1)
The purpose of this activity is to foster institutional development at the binational level in the
Bermejo River Basin that will permit integrated and participatory planning and management
of the basin's water resources. To this end, it includes actions to: (i) promote the
establishment, under the aegis of the Binational Commission, with participation by the
provinces of Argentina and the prefecture and municipalities of Tarija in Bolivia, of a
coordination, programming, and control mechanism that will have a mandate covering the
entire Basin, to design a proposed Basin-wide agency; (ii) agree on strategies for the
implementation of such a mechanism; and (iii) strengthen the institut ions involved in this
coordination mechanism with a view to achieving the objectives of the SAP and of this
project in particular.
· Institutional development for the integrated management of the Basin at the inter-
jurisdictional level in Argentina (SAP Project No. 2)
The purpose of this activity is to support the institutional development of the Regional
Commission for the Bermejo River with a view to establishing an interjurisdictional entity for
the Bermejo River Basin in Argentina. While this will primarily facilitate integrated and
participatory planning and management of the Basin's water resources within Argentine
territory, the creation of an interjurisdictional mechanism between the provinces and
municipalities within Argentina will contribute to the overall sustainable management of the
Basin's resources. To this end, it includes actions to promote the design and implementation
of an agency for the Basin, under the aegis of the Regional Commission for the Bermejo
River, and to strengthen this commission and other institutions involved in order to facilitate
achievement of the SAP objectives.
· Institutional strengthening and capacity building for governmental and civil society
organizations (SAP Project No. 8)
The purpose of this activity is to strengthen the capacities of governmental and civil society
organizations within the Bermejo River Basin that have responsibilities for, or involvement
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in, the sustainable management of natural resources. This will result in a greater institutional
capacity at the regional level for placing the management of the Basin's water resources on a
sustainable footing, and articulating and committing institutional stakeholders with primary
responsibility for implementing the activities, so as to integrate them into a process of
regional coordination and programming. In this context, the project includes actions to
support the equipping and training of technical and managerial personnel in these
organizations.
The estimated cost of Activity 1.1 is US$1,824,500 (GEF: US$1,105,000; co-financing
US$809,500).
Activity 1.2. Development of a holistic regional legislative, economic, and environmental
framework
By designing and implementing legal and financial instruments and harmonizing standards for
water quality management and land use in the Basin within a strong and integrated institutional
framework, this activity will serve to inform and involve water resource professionals and others
in the diagnosis and correction of environmental problems identified in the Bermejo River Basin.
The results of this activity will produce a framework for addressing transboundary aspects
inherent in management of the Basin.
This activity, therefore, will seek to establish a framework in which dialogue between the public
and the agencies responsible for implementing integrated management programs for the Basin
can be translated into a comprehensive legislative program aimed at strengthening their legal and
political foundations. The nature and framework for these programs was developed dur ing the
SAP formulation stage of this project. This activity will facilitate the introduction of Basin
management measures through a coordinated program of activities by both governments and
nongovernmental organizations at all levels of civil society, inc luding the proposed development
of a legislative framework for strengthening and implementing the administrative mechanisms
necessary for successful and equitable implementation of the IWRMP. In addition, it will make
substantive progress in the introduction of environmental zoning and land-use planning as
management and planning tools, in the form of strategic methodological guidelines validated at
the regional level and concrete environmental actions at the local level, in particularly critical
areas of the Basin. The results of this activity will help to optimize policies, practices and
programs for managing water resources, thereby creating the economic and legal foundations for
sustainable development of the Basin. The output of this activity will include a documented
context for establishing a regional regulatory framework for the use and protection of shared
water resources, the determination of water-use charges, including a restructuring of fiscal,
financial, and legal mechanisms for managing the qua ntity and quality of water within the basin,
as well as proposed legislation to put this framework into effect. A further explicit output of this
activity will be legislative proposals for implementing the IWRMP at all levels of government
and civil society.
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Consequently, the activity will include the following specific activities, among others, identified
in the SAP:
· Development and harmonization of political and legal frameworks for sustainable
management of water resources in the Basin (SAP Projects No. 3 and No. 4)
The purpose of this activity is to promote action to establish common environmental quality
objectives and policies, and to foster the participatory formulation and implementation of a
regional regulatory framework that will address basic aspects in the management of shared
water resources and make possible the integrated management of water and other natural
resources. It will also encourage the development and harmonization of jurisdictional
frameworks, particularly those relating to environmental legislation, water codes,
environmental impact assessment standards, public participation and access to information.
To this end, it will generate a process for developing and harmonizing regional and
jurisdictional legal frameworks based on the joint preparation of technical criteria and
instrumental strategies for their implementation.
· Environmental zoning and land-use regulation (SAP Project No. 7)
The purpose of this activity is to encourage land-use regulation as a basic tool of regional
planning that will contribute to sustainable management of natural resources. To this end, the
project will identify and assess the technical, institutional, legal, and political aspects that
must be taken into account in establishing the basic instruments governing land settlement
and economic activities as a function of the carrying capacity of natural resources. In
Argentina, demonstration projects will be carried out in various areas of the basin, and
support will be provided to initiatives now under way, in order to identify valid
methodological and instrumental criteria for the different regions of the Basin that can be
extended for application to the territory as a whole. In Bolivia, initiatives now under way in
the prefecture of Tarija under the ZONISIG program will be supported in order to optimize
their technical and human resources to ensure successful development of a land-use plan for
the Upper Basin.
· Strengthening and developing economic instruments to promote sustainable use of water
(SAP Project No. 9)
The purpose of this activity is to design and achieve consensus on strategies, at the regional
level, for incorporating financial and economic instruments to reflect the economic value of
water. These strategies will be designed as complementary to other regulatory instruments
governing natural resources in the Bermejo River Basin region and will constitute genuine
sources of financing for integrated management of water and other natural resources.
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· Development of strategies for incorporating environmental and social costs into project
management and decision-making (SAP Project No. 10)
The purpose of this activity is to design, formulate, and validate regional criteria, instrumental
strategies, and recommendations for generalized incorporation of environmental and social
costs into the evaluation of development projects, using methodologies that will assign proper
value to natural resources and services. On the basis of an analysis of the current situation in
the region, methodological guidelines will be developed and applied to case studies
embracing the SAP portfolio, representative in terms of their characteristics and location, as a
basis for advancing the discussion and validation of criteria and formulation of
recommendations for implementation of such criteria throughout the Basin during subsequent
phases of this project.
The estimated cost of Activity 1.2 is US$1,929,500 (GEF: US$882,400; co-financing
US$1,047,100).
B. COMPONENT II: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND REHABILITATION
6. Component II is designed to extend the implementation of feasible measures of Basin
management identified during formulation of the SAP. Together with the institutional initiatives
to be undertaken as part of Component I, the three activities programmed for this component will
deal with specific transboundary aspects identified in the TDA. In particular, the actions planned
focus on soil management and sediment-transport control, either by means of feasible specific
prevention and control measures or by preserving the natural landscape in critical erosion-prone
areas through the consolidation of protected areas. Complementary basic natural resource studies,
and the maintenance of the quality of the Basin's water resources, are part of this component.
Activity 2.1. Soil management and erosion control in critical areas
The TDA identified several regions and subbasins of the Bermejo River Basin, such as those in
the Central Valley of Tarija, the sub-Andean or Yungas region, and the Iruya River and Río
Grande watersheds in the Upper Basin, as critical areas in terms of current or threatened erosion,
current and potential contribution to the production and transport of sediments, and loss of
productive soils. The SAP calls for the adoption of appropriate measures, both structural and non-
structural (farming, ranching and forestry practices, regulatory frameworks, environmental
regulation), to control soil loss through a focus on watershed management. This activity, which
will extend and transfer the impleme ntation of feasible measures for erosion control in the Upper
Bermejo River Basin, identified and proved effective during the SAP formulation phase, will
promote greater use of soil-management practices that minimize degradation and the risk of
destabilization. The results of these efforts will encourage broader application of these
management practices and thereby contribute to sustainable land use (essentially for farming) and
to the conservation of areas that, although not yet significantly altered, are at risk from land
degradation. A key feature of this activity will include the mitigation of erosion in critical zones
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of the Basin. The output of this activity will include the application of recommended soil-
conservation and erosion-control measures to limit the loss of soil.
Consequently, the activity includes the following specific actions, among others, identified in the
SAP:
· Sediment control in Tolomosa River Basin (SAP Project No. 51)
This activity consists of three components: (i) control of sediments in transit, through the
construction of five earthen dikes, 10 gabion dikes with riprap for bank protection, and 160
ha of enclosed areas for natural vegetation regeneration; (ii) protective reforestation over an
area of 80 ha, and (iii) management and conservation of 600 ha of farmland and rehabilitation
of dry-land farming areas in the Rio Mena subbasin. This project is intended to control
sediments in transit and to apply erosion control techniques to reduce silting in the reservoir
of San Jacinto, the principal water resource in this area, and to reduce loss of arable soils in
the Mena River subbasin. It will draw upon experience with erosion control practices gained
during the formulation phase of the SAP.
· Integrated management of natural resources of Santa Ana River Basin (SAP Project No. 55)
This activity consists of a series of works and activities: (i) regulation of water flows in micro
basins tributary to, and in the main channel of, the Santa Ana River, for irrigation purposes;
(ii) soil management, conservation, and rehabilitation practices; (iii) restoration of
vegetation; (iv) livestock management; and (v) consolidation of grass-roots institutions
through public participation. The initial stage will see the execution of a project in the
Gamoneda River subbasin. Integrated basin-management techniques will be developed and
applied with a view to ensuring environmental sustainability and improving the living
conditions of the local population.
· Integrated management of the Iruya River Basin (SAP Project No. 58)
The valley of the Iruya River contributes nearly 50 percent of all sediments transported by the
Bermejo River into the Plata River system. Thus, it is in this valley that the implementation of
management measures and practices for controlling the production and transport of sediments
will have the greatest influence at the regional level. The objective of this activity is to
supplement developments already being undertaken by COREBE to identify, evaluate, and
implement methodological approaches and techniques for preserving ecosystems still in their
natural state, and for restoring those disrupted by human activity that have a determining
influence on the stability of the landscape and on the phenomena of surface erosion and
landslides that are characteristic of this region. The result will be a technical and economic
assessment, in local and regional terms, of the efficacy of direct interventions, some which
were undertaken in the Basin during the formulation stage of the SAP, as well as non-
structural measures, to establish criteria for their selection and application in controlling the
generation and transport of sediments.
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· Management of the Grande River Basin: mapping of the Huasamayo River subbasin (SAP
Project No. 59)
This is the first component of a program for the sustainable management of the Grande River
Basin, the purpose of which is to reduce the severe erosion from which it currently suffers.
This activity will consolidate a comprehensive plan to control soil loss and will comprise
structural actions and non-structural management measures, like the construction of small
gabion dikes, protective forested areas, and sustainable farmland practices.
The estimated cost of Activity 2.1 is US$2,134,200 (GEF: US$1,327,400; co-financing
US$806,800).
Activity 2.2. Consolidating protected areas and protecting biodiversity
This activity is intended to protect biodiversity through the consolidation and development of
protected areas, the conduct of basic studies on natural resources, and implementation of a pilot-
scale project on carbon fixation. The SAP concluded that the best way to preserve the remaining
areas of natural habitat in the region would be to create integrated, community-based units within
the Bermejo River Basin to serve the ecotourism market, both domestic and international. At the
same time, it called for the creation of a growing number of clearly defined areas where human
activity can be conducted in ways that will not damage natural resources. Previous experiments
by both governmental and nongovernmental agencies, including those carried out during the
SAP formulation phase, suggest the use of buffer zones as a means of reducing the human impact
on ecosystems. The creation of environmental corridors linking areas of significant habitat value
has also been shown to be successful in maintaining migratory routes that have been disrupted by
human activities. This activity, therefore, will encourage the establishment of buffer zones and
environmental corridors, and will sponsor basic studies on natural resources, including pilot
demonstration projects that promote effective ways of restoring degraded environments,
preserving environments adjacent to nature conservation areas and protecting biodiversity, while
at the same time promoting sustainable development for local communities. This activity will
also help to transfer experience gained in two other natural areas of the Yungas cloud-forest
region of Argentina and Bolivia and to design strategies for extending them to other natural areas
of the Lower Basin. The results of the project will be the introduction of management programs
for the development of protected areas and buffer zones in the vicinity of the national parks and
reserves of Calilegua, Campo El Rey, Baritú, Tariquia, and Sama, and will promote ecotourism
as a form of sustainable development in those areas, within a framework of sustainability and
protection of biodiversity. The output of the activity will include actions to enhance carbon
fixation in cloud-forest zones. This activity also will provide specific support for developing the
Transboundary Biological Corridor of Baritú-Tariquía-Calilegua. Consequently, the activity will
include the following specific activities, among others, identified in the SAP:
· Introducing alternative forms of ecotourism in piedmont transition forests in the vicinity of
the El Rey and Calilegua national parks (SAP Project No. 14)
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This activity consists of two elements, distinct but intimately linked. The first element
includes the monitoring and evaluation of alternative ecotourism uses in the area surrounding
the El Rey National Park, initially identified during the SAP formulation stage. The second
element consists of identifying, designing, and implementing alternatives fo r sustainable use
of the buffer zone surrounding the Calilegua National Park for ecotourism. Both of these
elements envision, among other things, the introduction of ecotourism as a sustainable
alternative to traditional productive practices, by incorporating the montane selvas, in
particular the transition forests, into the tourism market, and by encouraging conservation-
oriented management practices that will consolidate the buffer zones surrounding existing
protected areas.
· Carbon fixation in the Yungas (SAP Project No. 16)
The progressive reduction of green biomass in the Basin is reducing the photosynthetic
capacity of the area and hence the ability of plants to fix carbon, an element that is becoming
increasingly concentrated in the upper layers of the atmosphere and identified as causing
environmental imbalances that are well known to the international community. In addition,
the loss of biomass encourages land degradation more directly within the Bermejo River
Basin by diminishing the reserves of organic carbon and reducing vegetative land cover,
thereby further limiting the ability of the soils in the Basin to resist erosion.
During the first phase of the project, this activity will investigate the current ecological status
of natural habitats in the Yungas (in the Upper Basin of the Bermejo River) and the design of
a pilot project for protection, conservation, natural resource management, and rehabilitation
of degraded habitats in this ecologically sensitive portion of the Basin. A second and more
important element of this activity will implement this pilot plan in a selected representative
area. The project will be located in one of the major water-supply zones of the Basin and will
be aimed at increasing the carbon-fixation capacity of the area through the use of sustainable
production practices, the regulated use of natural resources, and the application of techniques
for the protection, conservation, management, and rehabilitation of natural habitats.
· Biodiversity study (SAP Project No. 17)
This activity is intended to improve the state of knowledge about biodiversity in the Upper
Bermejo Basin, to determine the conservation status of the principal ecosystems, to identify
problems affecting the biota, and to propose lines of action for its conservation and
management. The activity will be based on earlier studies conducted during the formulation
phase of the SAP, and on other existing studies in the region.
· Implementation of the Baritú-Tariquía-Calilegua biological corridor (SAP Project No. 20)
The purpose of this activity is to ensure the physical continuity of the protected areas
currently included in the Baritú Park in Argentina and the Tariquia Reserve in Bolivia.
Through the integrated management of the natural resources of these protected areas, a
representative portion of the Tucumán-Bolivian selva will be protected. The activity includes
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the legal and administrative consolidation of the biological corridor and the implementation
of an integrated management program for natural resources in the region surrounding the
corridor through actions of protection, economic support, education and environmental health
education, research, and institutional strengthening. The corridor area includes the Tariquia
Reserve, the Baritú Park, the Calilegua Park and the intervening zone on both sides of the
border.
· Zoning and management plan for the Sama and Tariquia Reserves (SAP Project No. 19)
This activity consists of carring out the ecological and socioeconomic studies necessary to
establish core guidelines and concrete actions for managing the biological reserves of Sama
and Tariquia, in a manner consistent with their objectives and characteristics. The project will
develop a proposal for delimiting and reclassifying these reserves, dividing the territory into
zones according to their ecological, economic and social characteristics, and preparing a
management plan for both reserves. The activity implements lessons learned during the
formulation phase of the SAP, and extends the underlying technical and sociological concepts
initially identifed in the program with respect to the Baritú-Tariquía-Calilegua Ecological
Corridor.
· Evaluation of sub-Andean rangelands (SAP Project No. 18)
This is a second and supplementary phase of the pastures study of the Central Valley of Tarija
that was initiated during the formulation stage of the SAP. The study extends zoning of the
natural pasturelands in the sub-Andean ecoregion (in the upper Bermejo River basin), on the
basis of ecological and socioeconomic criteria, quantifying their current condition, their
management, and their limitations and potential, and identifies possible sustainable
development strategies. Before such strategies, are developed and implemented, basic
information for developing sustainable manage ment plans on the natural pasturelands in this
ecoregion is required.
· Zoning for the future Teuco National Park (SAP Project No. 22)
This initiative is intended to protect units of the dry Chaco (in the Middle Bermejo River
Basin), and is seen as a fundamental step towards establishing the Chaco Biological Corridor
identified in the regional biodiversity protection and management plan. The area to be zoned
covers 250,000 ha in the provinces of Formosa and Chaco. This area is bisected by the
Bermejo River (known as the Teuco River in this stretch). The project will attempt to define
the real potential of the sector as a protected natural area and to establish objectives for its
conservation, to provide appropriate zoning for the area, to establish recommendations for its
management, and to formulate and propose policies for establishing a protected area.
The estimated cost of Activity 2.2 is US$1,786,000 (GEF: US$1,295,000; co-financing US $
491,000).
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Activity 2.3. Protection and restoration of water quality
This activity is intended to restore the quality of water in those critical stretches identified in the
Watercourses Classification Study conducted during the SAP formulation phase, focusing on the
Guadalquivir River. The activity will implement actio ns identified during the formulation phase
of the SAP by providing support to the efforts of the local institutions responsible for carrying out
the core activities. It will be supplemented by the conduct of a planning study for the remediation
of watercourses in the vicinity of the city of Bermejo, another critical point of pollution of the
water resources in the Upper Basin identified in the SAP. In so doing, this activity will extend
and refine the lessons learned in the Guadalquivir River subbasin. It will ultimately have a
beneficial effect for the entire Bermejo River Basin. This activity will be complementary to the
establishment of a water-quality monitoring network for the Basin. Consequently, the activity
includes the following specific actions, among others, identified in the SAP:
· Environmental clean-up of the Guadalquivir River (SAP project No. 43)
This activity comprises the implementation of two pilot-scale wastewater treatment plants in
small rural settlements, including the adaptation and dissemination of feasible wastewater
treatment technologies, the establishment of a pollution-control system for aquifers, and the
formulation of a monitoring plan for wastewater. This activity will assist in the environmental
cleanup of the Guadalquivir River, within the context of an activity that takes an integrated
approach to this environmental problem identified during the TDA.
· Environmental cleanup study for watercourses in the Bermejo Triangle (SAP Project No. 44)
The activity will consist of analyzing the existing sewage and water treatment system,
evaluating the sources and degree of pollution imposed upon the receiving water bodies, and
proposing solutions for treating wastewater from the city and the sugar industry. In addition,
it will propose solutions for eliminating solid wastes and other pollutants that also degrade the
environment, and be accompanied by specific legal provisions relating to the application of
environmental controls. The expected outcomes are (i) a diagnosis of the environmental
situation of watercourses, primarily those of the El Nueve and El Cinco gorges and the
Bermejo River and the Grande de Tarija River, which are affected by industrial and organic
pollution; and (ii) the formulation of the final design of an environmental cleanup plan for
these watercourses.
The estimated cost of Activity 2.3 is US$326,500 (GEF: US$195,000; co-financing
US$131,500).
C. COMPONENT III: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
7. Component III will encourage the implementation of alternative production modes that will be
environmentally friendly, or that will at least minimize environmental degradation with a focus
on land degradation and soil erosion, while at the same time providing greater economic
opportunities for the local population, in a context of integrated management of water resources
and sustainable development planning for the Basin as a whole. The initial action under this
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component will be to formulate the IWRMP, which will establish, a regional framework for
execution of the remaining activities.
Activity 3.1. Implementation of a planning framework for integrated water resource
management and sustainable development in the Bermejo Basin
This activity is intended to incorporate and strengthen regional practices, procedures, and
capacities for programming and planning, thereby addressing one of the basic causes of
environmental problems in the Basin as identified by the SAP. In particular, it calls for the
formulation and development of an Integrated Water Resource Management and Sustainable
Development Plan (IWRMP); which will synthesize the information gathering and dissemination,
studies, analyses, sharing of experiences, demonstrations, and evaluations conducted to date or to
be undertaken as part of the first stage of implementing the SAP. The results of this activity will
provide an agreed planning framework for the sustainable management and development of
natural resources, within a regional regulatory context negotiated and supported through a broad
process of public participation. It will serve as the basis for extending and deepening strategic
efforts and will be a concrete step towards the objectives of the strategic program. The specific
output of this activity will be consistent with the IWRMP, structured on the basis of components
that address not only the fundamental transboundary issues related to the transport of sediments,
water pollution and nature conservation, but also priority actions related to human development
and the alleviation of poverty, particularly sustainable production activities for Basin
communities. Funding provided for this activity will also be used to establish the Project
Executing Units and to support the Binational Commission for the implementation of the
IWRMP. The activity includes the following specific actions, among others, identified in the
SAP:
· Program for Integrated Management of Water Resources and Sustainable Development in the
Bermejo River Basin (SAP Project No. 53)
The purpose of this project is to integrate all the actions undertaken during the first stage of
the SAP within a programming framework for the integrated management of the Basin's
resources, and to place development initiatives in the context of preventing erosion and
pollution and conserving nature. This framework will serve as a basis for decision-making
and will establish a threshold of sustainability for development projects undertaken by the
various jurisdictions, either individually or jointly. It will serve as a basis of a programming
context for actions that will be included in other stages of the SAP, either subsequent or
complementary. Activities relating to project coordination and administration, contract
monitoring and supervision, and the formation of a basic technical team will use a substantial
portion of the financing provided for this project.
The estimated cost of Activity 3.1 is US$2,675,900 (GEF: US$1,528,900; co-financing
US$1,147,000).
Activity 3.2. Sustainable practices for rehabilitation of degraded areas
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The TDA identified human pressures on natural resources as a direct cause of the loss of habitat
and biodiversity in the montane systems of the Upper Basin. At the same time, the combination
of the tremendous fluvio-morphological dynamics resulting from the transport of sediments
originating in the Upper Basin and unsustainable approaches to the management of natural
resources in general, and of the land in particular, associated with farming activity have been
identified as immediate causes of the problems of lack of access to water resources and
degradation of soils in the Chaco, an area of great regional importance in terms of habitat and
biological diversity. The SAP recommended both structural and non-structural measures to
address erosion risks in the Upper Basin and to control the deposit of sediments, to moderate
excessive fluctuations in water flow, and to limit the negative impacts of the invasion of exotic
species in this part of the lower basin. The activity will extend and transfer feasible approaches to
sustainable economic development resulting from experience during the SAP formulation stage,
in the form of pilot projects. These will in turn help to mitigate environmental problems arising
from the degradation of forests and soils by human activity. The output of this activity will be the
implementation of structural and non-structural practices of agricultural development that will
also help to mitigate the impact of agriculture on more than 3,000 degraded hectares within the
humid and dry Chaco zones, and 77 sites where, in addition, other practices will be applied to
rehabilitate degraded areas, in relation to specific economic sectors. The output of the activity
will include the implementation of appropriate pasture and livestock management practices and
the development of traditional small-scale crops in the Yungas zones, implementing and/or
improving traditional productive systems on a basis that is sustainable from an ecological,
economic, and social viewpoint, and will also address land management in typical farm and
pasture sites in the humid and subhumid Chaco region of the lower basin, and undertake
complementary actions to restore soil productivity. Consequently, among other activities
identified in the SAP, the activity includes the following specific actions to implement
community-based sustainable management alternatives in these ecoregions of the Chaco:
· Sustainable management alternatives for natural resources in the humid and subhumid Chaco
(SAP Project No. 62)
On the basis of experience gained during the formulation stage of the SAP, several
institutions have decided to pool their efforts in a joint project, and thereby help to resolve a
number of the ecological problems in the humid and subhumid region of the Bermejo River
Basin. These actions are aimed at a broad range of producers and problems; they involve
essentially the dissemination of sustainable resource management techniques, demonstrating
their application in the expectation that the local community will gradually be persuaded to
adopt them. Some of the major issues to be addressed by the activity are the restoration of
degraded environments in the Lower Basin, the management of forage in humid and
subhumid areas, the productive restoration of vinalares, sustainable management of the agro-
silvo-pastoral potential of subtropical zones, sustainable soil management and conservation,
and management of excessive and deficient water flows.
· Productive diversification under conditions of sustainability in the Yungas (SAP Project No.
70)
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This activity is intended to take advantage of the pilot experiment in the community of Los
Toldos, conducted during the SAP formulation phase, by expanding its area of application
and by pursuing aspects that were passed over at that time. These latter aspects include
sustainable exploitation of the forest on an experimental scale; management of pasture lands
and livestock and the development of small-scale traditional crops, to supply a highly
selective market; and the generation of employment through existing activities or promising
new ones, such as ecotourism. These actions are intended to reduce human pressures on
natural forest resources by diversifying the productive options open to rural families in ways
that will reduce their transformation of the forest, int egrate them into the regional market,
generate local employment opportunities, and promote sustainable land use techniques within
the parameters of multiple use of mountainous areas of the upper Bermejo River basin.
The estimated cost of Activity 3.2 is US$2,393,100 (GEF: US$846,000; co-financing
US$1,547,100).
Activity 3.3. Community extension programs for sustainable production and natural
resource management
The TDA found a high incidence of subsistence-level exploitation of natural resources in some
areas of the Bermejo River Basin. Given the high population growth rates and the vulnerability
of the natural resource base in these areas, these levels of exploitation are clearly unsustainable.
The SAP therefore recommended efforts to promote sustainable forms of production based upon
a community approach. This activity will identify current subsistence practices in these
communities and will introduce programs designed to encourage the adoption of sustainable
water and soil management practices. Using the knowledge gained during the formulation stage
of the SAP, this activity will contribute to the protection of water and soil resources, including
native fauna, particularly fish, in the natural ecosystems of the Bermejo River, while at the same
time helping to satisfy the demand for food, fuel, and shelter in rural communities. The output of
this activity will contribute to developing a basic understanding of the extent and impact (or lack
thereof) of subsistence farming and fishing activities in the Basin, identifying alternatives to
unsustainable exploitation of natural resources, and carrying out community extension programs
in specific areas of the Basin to introduce sustainable alternatives to the current practices of these
subsistence communities. The experience gained will lay the basis for future sustainable
development of the most vulnerable communities in the region. The outputs of this activity will
include documented information on the extent of subsistence farming and fishing activities in the
basin, a documented program of information dissemination for improving local understanding of
sustainable farming and fishing practices, and community extension projects in selected places
within the basin. Consequently, the activity will include the following specific actions, among
others, identified in the SAP:
· Implementing water and natural resource management practices that are consistent with
traditional practices in the basin (SAP Project No. 72)
The purpose of this activity is to recognize the value of traditional cultural manifestations
typical of the region with respect to managing water and other natural resources so that
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subsistence communities will adopt them as valid practices for sustainable management. To
this end, a cultural survey of the region will be undertaken. The most promising
manifestations will be applied in pilot projects, with the participation of the communities
concerned, and an action program will be prepared and implemented to promote the
appreciation, dissemination, and application of traditional practices and manifestations most
suitable for the sustainable management of natural resources.
· Sustainable rural development in indigenous and native communities (SAP Project No. 133)
This activity is intended to improve living conditions among indigenous Wichi and native
communities, through sound management of agro-silvo-pastoral systems and greater
awareness of sustainable resource management.
The estimated cost of Activity 3.3 is US$340,200 (GEF: US$194,200; co-financing
US$146,000).
Activity 3.4. Sustainable agriculture and soil conservation practices along the San Jacinto
project area
This activity relates to the use of natural resources in a sustainable manner. A demonstration
project will be undertaken in areas recently brought under irrigation within the San Jacinto
project area in an effort to optimize soil and water use, control soil loss in and around areas under
cultivation, and at the same time enhance the productivity of economic activities. The results of
this experiment will be extrapolated to other zones with similar characteristics within the Upper
Basin. Consequently, the activity includes the following strategic actions:
· Systematization of irrigated areas of the San Jacinto project (SAP Project No. 150)
The Land Systematization component of the San Jacinto Project includes the development
and implementation of technological packages for soil and water management in irrigated
farming areas and the management of marginal lands within the project's area of influence.
The project calls for optimizing soil and water utilization in order to enhance the productivity
of farming, and to control erosion in lands next to cultivated areas. The experience gained
will be disseminated to other irrigated areas that are similarly vulnerable to soil loss.
The estimated cost of Activity 3.4 is US$243,000 (GEF: US$160,000, co-financing US$ 83,000).
Activity 3.5. Securing of financial resources for the Bermejo River Basin
The objective of this activity is to convene meetings with representatives of local, regional
and international financing agencies to explore jointly the possibilities of allocating funds to SAP
proposals and other complementary actions /initiatives oriented towards the sustainable
development of the Bermejo Basin, concerning the amelioration of quality of life, the alleviation
of poverty, the improvement of health, and the preservation of indigenous cultural heritage,
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among other aspects, and of promoting a progressively increasing and long-term involvement of
these agencies in the overall development of the Basin. Representatives of the agencies
responsible for technical and financial aspects of these proposals, actions, and initiatives will also
participate in the meetings. Both governments have initiated actions at the national level with the
Inter-American Development Bank, seeking to obtain its participation as lead agency in the
organization and implementation of the meetings, which is planned to be held in the region
during the first year of the project´s implementation.
The estimated cost of Activity 3.5 is US$350,000 (GEF: US$300,000, co-financing US$ 50,000).
D. COMPONENT IV: PUBLIC AWARENESS, PARTICIPATION, AND REPLICATION OF PROJECT
ACTIVITIES
8. This component embraces activities to identify and coordinate the interests of people and
organizations with economic and/or institutional responsibilities in the basin, including the
agricultural and industrial sectors. Access to information is an essential part of this process of
encouraging and effectively enhancing the interest of local stakeholders in sound management of
the basin's natural resources. To this end, a central element of this component will be to inform
the citizenry in the Basin through an integrated program of environmental education, institutional
transparency, and exchange of information among communities, organizations, and government
entities. Building on the achievements of the SAP formulation phase, further development of
identified participatory mechanisms during the implementation phase will lay the groundwork for
extending the Project findings into the entire Plata River Basin. Activities are considered within
this component that will identify mechanisms to promote the sharing of experiences, and
engender international and regional cooperation, in order to enhance synergies at the broader
level of the Plata River Basin.
Activity 4.1. Environmental education programs
The SAP identified the need for community-level environmental education programs as key
elements in the support of sustainable programs for protecting and rehabilitating the environment
and promoting economic development. This activity continues and extends this community focus
throughout the Bermejo River basin. It will also contribute to the development and distribution of
curricula and materials for use in training teachers, and will include community and private sector
initiatives in the scope of educational programming. One element of this activity is specifically
designed to improve educational opportunities in the most vulnerable communities. Results of
this activity will not only increase awareness among communities in the basin, but will also help
them, through the local schools, to understand ways of improving their living standards and
bringing about positive environmental change at the local level. The output of the activity will
include the preparation of appropriate curricula at the various educational levels, publicity
materials for promoting public awareness, and materials and manuals for use in teaching and
teacher training. Consequently, the activity includes the following specific actions, among others,
identified in the SAP:
· Promotion of environmental education activities in the basin (SAP Project No. 129)
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This activity will implement a comprehensive program of efforts to promote environmental
education (awareness, training, and formal and informal education) relating to the sustainable
use of water and other natural resources, geared to the different ecological regions of the
Bermejo River Basin, and also to promote awareness and understanding among the various
stakeholder groups--social, political, and economic--about the environmental consequences
of improper use of natural resources and the impact of human activities through workshops,
seminars, meetings, bibliographies, manuals, brochures, the mass media, etc. One of the
principal focuses of the program will be on teachers, because of the proven multiplying effect
they can have on students, parents, and the community as a whole. Another important focus is
on working jointly with local governments, grassroots organizations, and producers' groups,
as well as with private landowners. In Bolivia, the program will address issues of
environmental legislation, ecology, biology, erosion control, land clearing, fire,
environmental pollution, and low-impact practices in the agricultural, livestock, and forestry
industries. In Argentina, the program will address the development of environmental
awareness, based on promoting a sense of appreciation and protection of the native forest
among teachers, students, and the aboriginal community in different regions of the Basin.
This portion of the activity will focus on schools and producers' organizations to publicize
experiences gained during the formulation stage of the SAP. It will also foster discussion
forums to enhance environmental awareness about the rational and sustainable use of water,
through interaction among the various institutions involved in farming and irrigation
activities and training for environmental promoters, thereby incorporating elements of SAP
Projects No. 128, No. 130, and No. 131.
The estimated cost of Activity 4.1 is US$1,166,000 (GEF: US$509,000; co-financing
US$657,000).
Activity 4.2. Public participation program
The formulation process for the SAP has generated expectations among stakeholders in the
Basin, who recognize that public participation in establishing priorities and implementing new
practices is essential for improving the management of water and environmental resources. The
basic elements for ensuring the commitment of local stakeholders are information, education, and
the establishment of suitable mechanisms for public participation. To this end, this activity will
seek to stimulate public participation in environmental management of the Bermejo River basin
by disseminating information to communities and organizations through a variety of means,
including public hearings, community-based legislative initiatives, environmental education
courses, consultation and mobilization workshops, capacity strengthening programs, and use of
the mass media (radio, television, Internet, newspapers). This information will help to build a
basic awareness so that individuals, organizations, and businesses will become engaged in the
decision-making process. This activity will develop guidance materials for implementing public
participation processes at different levels of government, to increase public awareness and to
provide the means for the public to contribute to environmental management. The results of this
activity will enhance general environmental management by involving a broad population base in
the process. The outputs will include a documented system of public participation, supported by
suitable course materials and general information brochures, and acceptance of public
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participation as a working methodology and philosophy in implementing SAP projects. The
activity includes specific actions identified in the SAP for undertaking a public participation
program (SAP Project 126). The estimated cost of Activity 4.2 is US$532,300 (GEF:
US$307,300; co-financing US $ 225,000).
Activity 4.3. Information system for the Bermejo River basin
The SAP identified the need to acquire and disseminate information at two levels within the
Basin: technical information among water resource professionals at all governmental levels
involved in the use and management of the waters of the Bermejo River, and information of more
general interest for the public and other interested entities. Information of the first type includes
data on weather and rainfall, water quality and sediments, hydrogeological information, land use,
environmental data, legal information, socioeconomic data, information on economic
development indicators, local information on specific sites, financial data, and other types of
information useful for professional monitoring. Information of the second type includes aspects
of community interest, notices of events and activities and useful information for individuals,
businesses and civil society organizations, including NGOs. This information will foster
institutional transparency, stimulate informed participation in community decision-making, and
help to standardize practices among professionals and jurisdictions, within the Basin and beyond
it in the broader context of the Plata River system. A prerequisite for establishing this exchange
of information is the creation of an information system. The initial step in so doing will be to
identify potential sources of information, nodes, and users in the basin. This activity
complements a proposed medium-scale project to be financed by the GEF for the Upper
Paraguay River Basin (SIAP, Environmental Information System for the Upper Paraguay) to be
developed by Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. The result of this activity will be to extend the SIAP
or an equivalent information system to the Bermejo River Basin. The output of the activity will
include documented user groups including a catalogue of information needs, environmental
monitoring sites with suitable links to the information system, a regional information system in
GIS environment, and one or more pilot-scale satellite information systems accessible to water
management professionals and to the community. An integral aspect of this latter output will be a
negotiated operating protocol to establish ownership over user rights, suitable levels of access to
information, and associated operational details. A further product of this activity will be to create
a supervisory or management committee to operate the information system within the context of
the Binational Commission.
Funding is required to create an environmental information and monitoring system, as a
mechanism for supplying a broad range of information on water and natural resources to a wide
variety of stakeholders, ranging from civil society to government agencies, within the Bermejo
River basin. The system is planned to provide the grounds for building and monitoring specific
indicators related to sustainable development and environmental status, including land use and
natural resources degradation and restoration trends in the Basin. The implementationof the
SAP, and project achievements, also will be subject to monitoring based on the indicators to be
identified at the time this project is implemented. The activity includes the following specific
actions, among others identified in the SAP.
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· Access to information in support of public participation (SAP Project No. 136)
The purpose of this activity is to prepare recommendations and strategies for establishing and
applying mechanisms to ensure that civil society has access to information on water, natural
resources, and development projects, including the identification of the necessary regulatory
frameworks and institutional structures. The current situation within the region will be
analyzed, and guidelines will be formulated to ensure the flow of information and to identify
focal points for providing that information. Case studies will be used to assess technical,
institutional, and legal possibilities and difficulties for establishing one or more selected
mechanisms, and on this basis general recommendations will be formulated and strategies
will be proposed for generalized implementation across the different jurisdictional levels of
the basin.
· Developing networks and mechanisms of articulation among the various economic sectors
and jurisdictional authorities in the basin (SAP Project No. 5)
The purpose of this activity is to promote the development of networks and other mechanisms
for sectoral and interjurisdictional articulation as instruments for coordinating efforts at
sustainable management among the different economic sectors and among the various
jurisdictional authorities in the basin. To this end, priority interest groups and appropriate
articulation mechanisms will be identified, examined and recommended. Selected activities of
articulation and coordination will be conducted in regional workshops.
· Developing and implementing an environmental information and monitoring system for the
Bermejo River basin (SAP Project No. 6)
This activity will implement an environmental information system for the basin as a whole,
embracing activities in the area of generating, acquiring, processing and storing information
on the status and use of the basin's natural resources. To this end, an environmental
monitoring network will be designed for the Bermejo River basin, to cover data on climate,
sediments, the volume and quality of water in the different rivers of the basin, the state and
dynamics of vegetation cover, the process of soil erosion, socioeconomic aspects and others.
The GIS database developed during the formulation phase of the SAP will be strengthened
and extended, and information will be made available to different users. Efforts will also be
made to strengthen and coordinate activities among the responsible entities.
· Definition and adoption of IW indicators
This activity includes the organization and implementation of five (5) regional technical
workshops for the definition and adoption of a set of (1) process indicators (focusing on the
processes that will lead to desirable results), (2) stress reduction indicators (focusing on
actions with defined targets that will reduce the environmental stress on the waterbody), and
(3) environmental status indicators (focusing on the actual improvement of the ecosystem
quality). Two workshops would be held at the inception of the project to define and adopt the
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indicators, two during project implementation to monitor the indicators, and one towards the
end of the project execution to conclude on the matter.
The estimated cost of Activity 4.3 is US$2,281,600 (GEF: US$1.143,400; co-financing
US$1,138,200).
Activity 4.4. Replication of project activities
Outputs, findings, and lessons learned during the SAP formulation process demonstrated the
feasibility of integrated and participatory approaches for strategic programming of water
resources and land-use management at the Basin level. Although different in scope and intensity,
many of the environmental problems, transboundary manifestations and basic root causes
identified in the Bermejo Basin are common in other regions of the Plata River Basin. Therefore,
this activity will seek to extend the methodological approach, findings, and recommendations of
the Bermejo project to these areas, contributing to promote a larger-scale and Basin-wide
strategic framework to address main environmental degradation processes, including the
identification of critical transboundary issues and definition of priority actions at the national and
multi-national level. The estimated cost of Activity 4.4 is US$850.000 (GEF: US$700,000; co-
financing US$150,000).
· Dissemination and replication of the Bermejo Project into the broader context of the Plata
Basin
This incorporates activities to support the dissemination of SAP methodological
approaches, findings and outputs beyond the Bermejo region and into the broader context
of La Plata River Basin, as a means to promote the formulation of the Basin-wide
strategic framework. For dissemination activities in Argentina and Bolivia, the Binational
Commission will directly coordinate actions with national agencies. For activities
involving other countries of the Plata River Basin, the Binational Commission, through
the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of both countries, will coordinate actions with the
Intergovernmental Committee of the Plata River Basin (CIC) and with other bilateral or
multilateral basin organizations, such as the Pilcomayo Trinational Commission. The
Activities include: (1) the preparation of Bermejo project materials in various media
(documents, CD, video, Internet Web sites) for wide distribution in the region, with
special consideration to materials that may be used in training courses, seminars,
workshops, specialized journals, and social-communication media; (2) the presentation of
Bermejo SAP Project in national and regional technical meetings related to water
resources and environmental management currently held in the Basin; (3) the organization
and conduct of seminars and workshops to present Bermejo SAP experience and promote
the replication of the project's methodology, leading to the identification of
environmental problems, transboundary manifestations, basic causes, strategic
framework, and priority actions, including the participatory approach to strategic
programming of shared waters resources. As long as this activity is carried out, criteria
and guidelines for planning and implementing replication activities in the broader context
of La Plata River Basin will be identified.
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9. Table I.1 presents an indicative work schedule, according to which the project will be
implemented over a period of four years. It should be noted that the specific activities can be
initiated at any time within the six months preceding, the date specified in the table provided that
the human and financial resources and the required information are available. Moreover, it is
expected that each activity can be executed within a period of at least one year.
10. The total cost of the project is estimated to be US$18,830,000. The total cost of the baseline
situation, without funding from the GEF, is US$8,430,000. In addition, an amount of more than
US$500 million is included for investment in the Bermejo River basin, in the form of various
reimbursable loans that are now administered by the Inter-American Development Bank, the
World Bank, and other bilateral governmental cooperation agencies (see Annex H). These funds
may be considered as part of the financial baseline, according to the present agreements. It is
assumed that these investments represent the total value of the national benefits produced by the
project and that they will be specifically applied to deal with such aspects as effluent treatment,
flood management and domestic water supply (see Annex A). For the alternative project, a total
of US$8,430,000 would be contributed by the governments of Argentina and Bolivia, local
provinces and prefectures, and other public and private sources in support of ne w initiatives to be
incrementally funded through the GEF. Financing by other international institutions amounts to
US$300,000, composed of funds administered by UNEP (US$150,000 in kind) and by the OAS
(US$150,000 in kind). The incremental contribution requested from the GEF is US$10,400,000.
Additional funding from the GEF will be applied specifically to catalyze such activities as
developing an effective organization for the basin, mitigating and preventing soil degradation,
and controlling and minimizing degradation of water quality. Table I.2 summarizes the
application of GEF funds in both countries. Table I.3 provides further breakdown for GEF
funding and non GEF funding per activity and per country.
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Table IX.1 Indicative Work Schedule showing estimated execution periods for project
components
Activity/Semester
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Steering Committee meetings
1.1 Development and strengthening of
institutional framework
1.2 Regional legislative, economic, and
environmental fra mework
2.1 Soil management and erosion control in
critical areas
2.2 Consolidating protected areas and
protecting biodiversity
2.3 Protection and restoration of water
quality
3.1 Implementation of a planning framework
3.2 Sustainable practices for rehabilitation of
degraded areas in Chaco and Yungas regions
3.3 Community extention programs for
sustainable production and natural resource
management
3.4 Sustainable agriculture and soil
conservation practices along the San Jacinto
project area
3.5 Procurement of financial resources for
the Bermejo Basin
4.1 Environmental education programs
4.2 Public participation program
4.3 Information system
4.4 Replication of project activities
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Table IX.2 Indicative distribution of project funding by country (Million US$)
ACTIVITY
GEF
GOVERNMENTS
TOTAL
Argentina Bolivia
Total
Argentina Bolivia Total
1.1 Development and
strengthening of institutional
0.52
0.49
1.01
0.67
0.14
0.81
1.82
framework
1.2 Regional legislative,
economic, and environmental
0.67
0.21
0.88
0.47
0.57
1.05
1.93
framework
2.1 Soil management and erosion
control in critical areas
0.42
0.90
1.32
0.32
0.49
0.81
2.13
2.2 Consolidating protected areas
0.30
1.00
1.30
0.21
0.28
0.49
1.79
and protecting biodiversity
2.3 Protection and restoration of
water quality
0.00
0.20
0.20
0.00
0.13
0.13
0.33
3.1 Implementation of a planning
framework
0.93
0.60
1.53
0.63
0.51
1.14
2.67
3.2 Sustainable practices for
rehabilitation of degraded areas in
0.85
0.00
0.85
1.55
0.00
1.55
2.40
Chaco and Yungas regions
3.3 Community extention
programs for sustainable
0.19
0.00
0.19
0.15
0.00
0.15
0.34
production and natural resource
management
3.4 Sustainable agriculture and
soil conservation practices along
0.00
0.16
0.16
0.00
0.08
0.08
0.24
the San Jacinto project area
3.5 Procurement of financial
resources for the Bermejo Basin
0.15
0.15
0.30
0.025
0.025
0.05
0.35
4.1 Environmental education
0.31
0.20
0.51
0.53
0.13
0.66
1.17
programs
4.2 Public participation program
0.21
0.10
0.31
0.15
0.07
0.22
0.53
4.3 Information system
0.89
0.25
1.14
1.00
0.14
1.14
2.28
4.4 Replication of project
activities
0.35
0.35
0.70
0.075
0.075
0.15
0.85
Total
5.80
4.60
10.40
5.79
2.64
8.43
18.83
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Table IX.3 STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM FOR THE BINATIONAL BERMEJO RIVER BASIN
PROJECT BUDGET AND FINANCING (Thousands US$)
COMPONENT
ACTIVITY
PROJECT
GEF
GOVERNMENT
TOTAL
ARG.
BOLIVIA TOTAL
ARG.
BOLIVIA TOTAL
PARTIAL GLOBAL
1.1 Development and
P1 Institutional
269.59
100.00
369.59
194.80
58.40
253.20
622.79
strengthening of the
development and
institutional framework strengthening of the
Binational Commission
P.2 Institutional
0.00
0.00
0.00
148.10
0.00
148.10
148.10
development at basin level
in Argentina
P.8 Institutional
255.45
390.00
645.45
326.20
82.00
408.20
1,053.65
1,824.54
strengthening for gov. and
civil society organizations
I
1.2 Development of a
P.3 Development and
297.50
10.00
307.50
191.90
35.00
226.90
534.40
holistic regional
harmonization of political
legislative, economic
and legal frameworks
and environmental
P.7 Environmental zoning
218.80
200.00
418.80
140.20
539.00
679.20
1,098.00
AND MANAGEMENT
framework
and land-use regulation
P.9 Strengthening and
64.50
0.00
64.50
26.60
0.00
26.60
91.10
developing economic
instruments
P.10 Incorporation of
91.64
0.00
91.64
114.40
0.00
114.40
206.04
1,929.54
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMET AND STRENGTHENING
FOR INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES PLANING
environmental and social
costs.
2.1 Soil management
P.51 Sediment control in
0.00
500.00
500.00
0.00
363.00
363.00
863.00
and Erosion control in
the Tolomosa river basin
cirtical areas
P.55 Integrated
0.00
400.00
400.00
0.00
120.00
120.00
520.00
management of natural
resources of Santa Ana
River basin
P58 Integrated manage-
277.40
0.00
277.40
223.80
0.00
223.80
501.20
ment of the Iruya river
basin
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Table IX.3 STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM FOR THE BINATIONAL BERMEJO RIVER BASIN
PROJECT BUDGET AND FINANCING (Thousands US$)
COMPONENT
ACTIVITY
PROJECT
GEF
GOVERNMENT
TOTAL
ARG.
BOLIVIA TOTAL
ARG.
BOLIVIA TOTAL
PARTIAL GLOBAL
P59 Management of the
150.00
0.00
150.00
100.00
0.00
100.00
250.00
2,134.20
Grande river basin:
mapping of the Huasamayo
river sub-basin
2.2 Consolidating
P.19 Management plan for
0.00
100.00
100.00
0.00
43.00
43.00
143.00
protected areas and
the Sama and Tariquía
protecting biodiversity
Reserves
P.17 Biodiversity study
0.00
150.00
150.00
0.00
28.00
28.00
178.00
P.18 Evaluation of sub-
0.00
45.00
45.00
0.00
20.00
20.00
65.00
andean rangelands
P.14 Ecotourism activities
200.00
0.00
200.00
130.00
0.00
130.00
330.00
in piedmont transition
II
forest
P.16 Carbon fixation in the
0.00
400.00
400.00
0.00
103.00
103.00
503.00
Yungas
P.20 Implementation of the
76.00
300.00
376.00
55.00
90.00
145.00
521.00
Baritú-Tariquía-Calilegua-
biological corridor
P22 Zoning for the future
24.00
0.00
24.00
22.00
0.00
22.00
46.00
1,786.00
Teuco National Park
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND REHABILITATION
2.3 Protection and
P.43 Environmental clean-
0.00
150.00
150.00
0.00
120.00
120.00
270.00
Restoration of water
up of the Guadalquivir
quality
River
P.44 Environmental clean-
0.00
45.00
45.00
0.00
11.50
11.50
56.50
326.50
up study in the Bermejo
Triangle
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Table IX.3 STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM FOR THE BINATIONAL BERMEJO RIVER BASIN
PROJECT BUDGET AND FINANCING (Thousands US$)
COMPONENT
ACTIVITY
PROJECT
GEF
GOVERNMENT
TOTAL
ARG.
BOLIVIA TOTAL
ARG.
BOLIVIA TOTAL
PARTIAL GLOBAL
3.1 Implementation of a P.53: Program for
928.90
600.00 1,528.90
634.00
513.00 1,147.00
2,675.90
2,675.90
planning framework for integrated management of
integrated water
water resources and
resource management
Sustainable Development
3.2 Sustainable practices P.62 Sustainable
606.00
0.00
606.00 1,129.10
0.00 1,129.10
1,735.10
for rehabilitation of
management alternatives
degraded areas
for natural resources in the
humid and sub-humid
Chaco
P.70 Productive
240.00
0.00
240.00
418.00
0.00
418.00
658.00
2,393.10
diversification under
conditions of sustainability
in the Yungas
3.3 Community
P.72 Implementing water
164.20
0.00
164.20
116.00
0.00
116.00
280.20
III
extention programs for and natural resource
sustainable production
management practices
and natural resource
management
P.133 Sustainable rural
30.00
0.00
30.00
30.00
0.00
30.00
60.00
340.20
OF NATURAL RESOURCES
development in indigenous
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
and native communities
3.4 Sustainable
P.115 Systematization of
0.00
160.00
160.00
0.00
83.00
83.00
243.00
243.00
agriculture and soil
irrigated areas of the San
conservation practices
Jacinto project
3.5 Procurement of
Donor/round table meeting
150.00
150.00
300.00
25.00
25.00
50.00
350.00
350.00
financial resources for
the Bermejo river basin
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Table IX.3 STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM FOR THE BINATIONAL BERMEJO RIVER BASIN
PROJECT BUDGET AND FINANCING (Thousands US$)
COMPONENT
ACTIVITY
PROJECT
GEF
GOVERNMENT
TOTAL
ARG.
BOLIVIA TOTAL
ARG.
BOLIVIA TOTAL
PARTIAL GLOBAL
4.1 Enviromental
P.129 Promotion of
309.00
200.00
509.00
530.50
126.50
657.00
1,166.00
1,166.00
education programs
environmental education
activities in the basin
4.2 Public participation P.126 Public participation
207.30
100.00
307.30
153.00
72.00
225.00
532.30
532.30
program
program
4.3 Information System P.136 Access to
58.00
5.00
63.00
20.20
4.50
24.70
87.70
for the Bermejo River
information in support of
Basin
public participation
P.5 Developing networks
110.50
5.00
115.50
76.60
3.90
80.50
196.00
IV
and mechanisms of
articulation
P.6 Environmental
624.90
140.00
764.90
905.00
128.00 1,033.00
1,797.90
Information System of the
Bermejo River Basin
P.138 Definition and
100.00
100.00
200.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
200.00
adoption of IW indicators
2,281.60
4.4 Replication of
Dissemination and
350.00
350.00
700.00
75.00
75.00
150.00
850.00
850.00
project activities
replication of the Bermejo
PUBLIC AWARENESS PARTICIPATION AND
REPLICATION
Project into the Plata Basin
5,803.60 4,600.00 10,403.60 5,785.40 2,643.80 8,429.20
18,832.80 18,832.80
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ANNEX X
SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC PRIORITY ACTIONS PROPOSED IN THE STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM
SCOPE AND LOCATION
SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC PRIORITY ACTIONS PROPOSED IN THE STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM
No Location
Participants4
Progress
Total
STRATEGIC AREAS AND ACTIONS
Status
Amount
A. INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
a.1 Adapting and Strengthening the Binational Commission
1
Basin
Institutional development for basin-wide
Establishment of an interjurisdictional mechanism for coordination, programming, and
Provinces
PROFILE
570.000
integrated, interjurisdictional, binational
control within the arena of the Binational Commission.
Prefecture of Tarija
management.
Extension of the BC's jurisdiction to the entire basin.
BC*5
Design of a basin -wide interjurisdictional entity, and consensus-based strategy for its
For. Aff.
introduction.
Trained personnel and technical equipment for operations.
2
Basin
Institutional development for basin-wide
Consolidation of a basin -wide interjurisdictional entity in Argentina.
Provinces, COREBE, PROFILE
150.000
integrated, interjurisdictional management in
Trained personnel and technical equipment for operations.
Nation
Argentina.
a.2 Development and Harmonization of the Regulatory Framework for the Sustainable Use and Conservation of Natural Resources
3
Basin
Development and harmonization of legal
Identification and recommendation of strategies for establishing common environmental
BC**, prov. WR and PROFILE
534.000
frameworks for the sustainable management of
quality goals and polices.
NR/Environ Org.,
water resources.
Joint technical proposals at the interjurisdictional level in Argentina and at the binational reg. & nat. technical
level on basic issues for the sustainable management of water resources.
institutes
4
Basin
Harmonization of the legal frameworks set by
Regional agreement on guidelines for harmonizing provinces' legal frameworks,
COREBE*,6
FD / P
180.000
Argentina's provincial jurisdictions.
particularly their laws dealing with the environment, water codes and laws, and
prov. WR and
environmental impact assessment provisions.
NR/Environ Org.,
Prov. Legislatures
a.3 Implementation of Mechanisms for Coordination and Sectoral and Jurisdictional Interconnections
4 Includes agencies, organizations, and institutions that are executing, proposing, participating in, or interested in the project.
5 BC** refers to the Binational Commission after implementation of the interjurisdictional coordination mechanism.
6 COREBE* refers to that regional agency after becoming the interjurisdictional entity for the basin in Argentina.
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SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC PRIORITY ACTIONS PROPOSED IN THE STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM
No Location
Participants4
Progress
Total
STRATEGIC AREAS AND ACTIONS
Status
Amount
5
Basin
Development and implementation of networks
Interconnection of interest groups at the basin level.
BC** WR, NR/Env.
PROFILE
195.000
and/or effective mechanisms for sectoral and
Two regional workshops for each interest group carried out.
Education, S&T,
jurisdictional coordination and interconnection in
jurisdictional.,
the Bermejo Basin.
Universities,
Educ. Estab.,
Civil Society Orgs.
a.4 Implementation and Strengthening of the Basin Environmental Information System
6
Basin
Integral environmental information system and
Implementation of an information system that will allow the status and use of the basin's
BC**, WR, NR/Env., PROFILE 1.840.000
database for the Basin.
natural resources to be established and publicized; Provision of reliable information on
INTA, SENAMHI,
different environmental parameters; Promotion of the interinstitutional strengthening and S&T, Prod. Orgs.,
coordination of the agencies responsible.
Users
a.5 Formulation and Implementation of Integral Management Plans for Basins, Environmental Zoning, and Territorial Ordering
7
Basin
Environmental zoning and territorial ordering.
Provision of basic instruments to direct land occupation and economic activities in terms
BC**, Prefecture of
PROFILE 1.100.000
of the suitability of natural resources.
Tarija, Prov. WR and
NR/Environ Orgs.,
Municips., Civil
Society Orgs.
a.6 Institutional Strengthening for Integrated Natural Resource Management
8
Basin
Strengthening institutions and the capacity of
Institutional requirements at the regional level have been identified, measured, and
Tarija, Provinces,
PROFILE 1.900.000
government and civil society organizations
harmonized. Implementation strategies.
WR & NR Orgs.,
involved with the management of natural resources Organizational, technical, human, and operational requirements have been identified,
S&T Orgs., Users,
in the Bermejo Basin.
measured, and harmonized at the regional level. Strategies for implementation.
CSO
Strengthening actions for agencies working with natural resources in the basin completed.
a.7 Strengthening and Development of Economic Instruments and Financing Mechanisms
9
Basin
Strengthening and development of economic
Consensus-based strategies for the incorporation of instruments that reflect the economic, BC**; WR, NR, &
PROFILE
91.000
instruments.
social, and environmental value of water. Analysis carried out of pilot demonstration
Econ. Orgs.
applications.
10
Basin
Incorporation of environmental and social costs
Strategies for the incorporation of environmental and social costs in the decision-making
BC**, WR &
PROFILE
267.000
into projects Equity accounts.
processes of the projects agreed upon. Consensus-based guidelines for assessing natural
NR/Env. Orgs. from
resources and services. Pilot case developed.
Tarija & Prov.
Munic. & Orgs. from
selected case
11
Basin
Sustainability guidelines in financial assistance
Sustainability guidelines for investment projects at the regional level identified and
BC**
FD / P
100.000
mechanisms.
agreed upon. Strategies for applying them to financial assistance mechanisms determined.
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SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC PRIORITY ACTIONS PROPOSED IN THE STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM
No Location
Participants4
Progress
Total
STRATEGIC AREAS AND ACTIONS
Status
Amount
12
Basin
Evaluation of incremental costs.
Provision of guides or manuals for regional application. Examples of application to base
BC**
FD / P
100.000
line projects. Strategies for implementation in project assessment.
B. ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION, PROTECTION, AND REHABILITATION
b.1 Protecting Biodiversity and Natural Heritage
13
Chaco
Restoration of damaged forests.
Defining forestry management alternatives for the recovery of native forests.
Forestry Directorate
IDEA
126.000
LB-A
of Chaco
14
Salta
Ecotourism -type sustainable use in transition
Repeating and assessing the tests of the Transition Forests project.
APN DTRNOA
PROFILE
330.000
UB-A
forest. Monitoring practices carried out in the
vicinity of El Rey N.P. Repeat exercise in
Calilegua N.P.
15
Arce
Management and conservation of El Nueve gorge. Reforestation, conservation of forestry resources and soils, in order to prevent silting of
Prefecture,
FD / P
115.000
UB-B
the city's drinking water supply and reduced soil fertility.
Municipality of
Bermejo
16
Entre
Management and conservation of sub-Andean
Completing knowledge of the ecology and sustainable development of the sub-Andean
BC**,
PROFILE 2.100.000
Ríos &
natural resources.
ecosystem; Promoting the integrated and rational use of natural resources; Restoring
Municipalities
Caraparí
vegetation in the project area.
UB-B
17
Tarija
Biodiversity study.
Studying the current situation of the biota and proposing actions for its conservation and
BC**
PROFILE
200.000
UB-B
management; Discovering the status of the conservation of ecoregions, identifying
problems that affect them, and proposing solutions.
18
Padcaya Evaluation of sub-Andean pastureland.
Generating basic information and recommendations for drawing up a sustainable
BC**
PROFILE
65.000
&
management plan for the pastureland in the sub-Andean area. Classifying transhumance
O'Conn
stockraising and the use of natural resources.
or UB-B
b.2 Strengthening and Consolidating the Protected Areas System
19
Méndez Zoning and management plan for the Sama and
Preparing (in agreement with the Directorate of Protected Areas) a proposal for
PROMETA
IDEA
1.000.000
& Arce
Tariquía biological reserves.
redefining, reclassifying, and zoning the Sama y Tariquía reserves in accordance with
UB-B
their ecologies, economies, and political and social realities, and designing a management
plan.
20
Arce
BaritúTariquía ecological corridor.
Making functional continuity between the two protected areas a reality through the
BC**,
AP/F
1.500.000
UB-B &
corridor, the integral management of natural resources, and the administration of existing PROMETA
Salta -
protected areas, in order to preserve a representative portion of Bolivia's Tucuman forest. (Bolivia), APN
UB-A
(Argentina)
21
Basin
Binational trust fund for protected areas in the Río Establishing a financial mechanism to provide funds for the conservation and sustainable Contrib. agencies,
DP / F
25.000.00
Bermejo basin.
development of the Tariquía, Sama and Baritú, Calilegua, and El Rey protected areas and BC**,
0
the other natural protected areas in the basin. It is catalogued among the categories of
PROMETA (Bolivia)
biodiversity and international waters of the GEF.
APN (Argentina)
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SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC PRIORITY ACTIONS PROPOSED IN THE STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM
No Location
Participants4
Progress
Total
STRATEGIC AREAS AND ACTIONS
Status
Amount
22
Chaco Teuco National Park.
Studies and proposal for the creation of the Park.
APN DTRNEA
IDEA
150.000
Formosa
FUNAT
LB-A
23
Formosa Teuquito National Park.
Preserving the natural values of the semi-arid Chaco and counteracting the effects of the
APN DTRNEA
PD / PF
100.000
LB-A
transformation processes taking place in the west of Formosa province, which imply
clearances, the alteration of water courses, and pressure on flora and wildlife.
24
Salta
Network of transition forest protected natural
Establishing and implementing a conservation strategy for the foothill forests.
APN DTRNOA
PD / PF
120.000
Jujuy
areas.
UB-A
25
Salta
Stabilization of microbasins and conservation of
Granting the area protected status as a Natural Reserve in order to permanently regulate
APN DTRNOA,
AP/F
388.000
UB-A
biodiversity in the Baritú subbasin.
the land use methods and their intensity and allow the development of management
INTA, UNSa
projects, ensuring its continuity over time. II) Controlling erosion in the Río Baritú basin
by means of a large number of small projects. III) Carrying out mechanical,
biomechanical, and biological projects to stabilize microbasins.
b.3 Implementation of Plans to Mitigate the Effects of Floods and other Climatological Disasters
26
Arce
Program of defense construction in the Bermejo
Allowing recovery and consolidation of land, preventing human losses and material
Prefecture of Tarija,
DP / F
516.000
UB-B
urban area
losses in the urban infrastructure of the city of Bermejo.
Municipality of
Bermejo
27
Arce
Program of defense construction on the Río
Controlling swelling of the Río Bermejo and the Río Tarija in order to protect farmland.
Prefecture,
DP / F
3.000.000
UB-B
Bermejo and the Río Grande de Tarija:
The Project plans the construction of 1,500 m of gabions and the cladding of 2,100 m of
Municipality of
· Talit a defenses
embankments, to the benefit of 5,500 families.
Bermejo
· Campo Grande defenses
· Naranjitos defenses
· Porcelana defenses
· Candado Grande defenses
· Arrozales defenses
28
Arce
Channeling Cinco gorge.
Helping improve the urban road infrastructure for smoother vehicle and pedestrian traffic Prefecture,
DP / F
150.000
UB-B
by preventing flooding and sources of infection. The project plans to channel the gorge,
Municipality
benefiting 5,000 families.
29
Uriondo, Program of defense construction in Uriondo:
Protecting farmland and pastureland, allowing flooding to be controlled and preventing
Prefecture,
PD / PF
800.000
Avilés
1.
Calamuchita Muturayo defenses
the constant loss of productive land caused by strong, periodical rains. The project will
Municipality of
UB-B
2.
Alizos defenses
benefit 500 poor families who live in the program area.
Uriondo
3.
San Nicolás defenses
4.
La Ventolera defenses
5.
Colón Sud defenses
6.
Saladillo defenses
7.
Huayriguana defenses
8.
San Isidro La Choza defenses
9.
Colón Norte defenses
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SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC PRIORITY ACTIONS PROPOSED IN THE STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM
No Location
Participants4
Progress
Total
STRATEGIC AREAS AND ACTIONS
Status
Amount
30
O'Conn
Construction of defenses on the Río Pajonal, Río
Protection and recovery of arable land on river banks, thus avoiding the destruction of
Prefecture,
PD / PF 2.000.000
or UB-B Santa Ana, and Río Salinas.
roads, homes, and other property. The construction of gabions is planned to protect 150
Municipality of Entre
ha of land that is currently farmed, directly benefiting 400 families.
Ríos
31
Cercado Program of defense construction, Cercado Prov.:
Allowing the recovery and consolidat ion of land and preventing the loss of natural
Prefecture,
PD / PF
360.000
UB-B
10. Bella Vista defenses
resources caused by flood erosion; this will benefit 150 families.
Municipality of
a)
San Andrés defenses
Cercado
b) Pantipampa defenses
32
Cercado Flood control in the city of Tarija.
Defining the areas of the city at risk from floods and implementing solutions to reduce
BC**, and
DP / F
10.300.00
UB-B
their effects, including protection projects and urban zoning provisions.
Municipality of
0
Cercado
33
Tarija
Anti-hailstorm system Central valley of Tarija.
Implementing a hailstorm protection system to mitigate the damage caused by hail to
Prefecture of Tarija,
DP / F
1.600.000
UB-B
vegetable, fruit, and vine crops in the central valley of Tarija, the main agricultural area of BC**
Tarija Department.
34
Chaco
Flood defenses system, Gral. San Martín
Flood defense, management, and control projects. Drafting an outline of the agricultural
APA
PD / PF 8.100.000
LB-A
Department.
and agribusiness productive project. Sustainable development of the agricultural sector by
improving its productive situation. Diversification of regional productive structures
through land recovery.
35
Chaco
Clean-up and reactivation of Río Guaycurú
Clean-up and reactivation of riverbeds. Improvements to their capacity and drainage in
APA,
PD / PF 5.940.000
LB-A
riverbeds.
order to prepare new areas for farming and forestry.
Municipalities,
Producers' Orgs.
36
Formosa Protection of Lavalle Bridge against support
Protection and maintenance work on the Lavalle bridge.
Directorate of WR
PD / PF
250.000
LB-A
erosion.
37
Formosa Protection of banks from erosion of slopes in El
Construction of slope protection structures, in order to prevent erosion and landslides
Directorate of WR,
PD / PF 1.232.000
LB-A
Colorado.
caused by the action of the Río Bermejo and affecting urban areas of the city of El
Direc. Water & Soil
Colorado.
38
Formosa Realignment of embankment against overflowing, Survey of the current state and repair of the embankments.
Directorate of WR,
PD / PF
135.000
LB-A
KM 503 NRB.
Direc. Water & Soil
39
Formosa Realignment and extension of San Pedro
General survey of current state. Topographic study of the current area of overflows.
Directorate of WR.,
PD / PF 2.575.500
LB-A
embankment.
Reparation of embankments. Construction project for additional embankment.
Direc. Water & Soil
Construction of embankment to protect against overflowing. Construction projects.
40
Formosa Repair of drainage network in the southeast region. Adapting the hydraulics of riverbeds and channels to maximize efficiency and yield.
Central Program
FD / P
3.806.000
LB-A
Correction of the effluent evacuation deficit in the southeast area. Repair and adaptation
Admin. Unit,
of existing engineering works and execution of additional projects.
Municipalities,
Producers' Orgs.
41
Salta
Paisanidis Colonia Santa Rosa rainwater
Solving a serious flooding problems in summer months that damage a wide farming
AGAS
FD / P
1.061.000
UB-A
drainage channel.
sector and the population of Colonia Santa Rosa. Intercepting excess rainwater and
Min. Prod & Empl.
preventing its uncontrolled entry into farmland and the town.
42
Salta
Drainage in the Río Pescado agricultural area.
Conducting studies and designing projects to provide the area with a network of rainwater AGAS
IDEA
100.000
UB-A
channels, creat ing a rational surface drainage system to prevent the floods that occur at
Min. Prod & Empl.
present and conflicts among neighboring farmers.
b.4 Prevention, Pollution Control, and Environmental Clean-up of Bodies of Water
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SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC PRIORITY ACTIONS PROPOSED IN THE STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM
No Location
Participants4
Progress
Total
STRATEGIC AREAS AND ACTIONS
Status
Amount
43
Méndez Environmental clean-up of the Río Guadalquivir.
Solving environmental clean-up and water quality sustainability in the Río Guadalquivir,
BC**, and
AP / P
9.823.000
Cercado
thus reducing the environmental problems occurring at present.
Municipalities
UB-B
44
Arce
Study for the environmental clean-up of
Assessing the level of pollution and its main causes, and proposing solutions for
BC**
PROFILE
57.000
UB-B
watercourses in the Bermejo Triangle.
environmental clean-up and water quality sustainability of the El Nueve and El Cinco
gorges and the Río Grande de Tarija and Río Bermejo that have been affected by
industrial and organic pollution.
45
Formosa Installation of a sewerage system in the city of
Design of a project to provide the city of Pirané with a sewerage system, comprising a
Municipality of
PD / PF 6.300.000
LB-A
Pirané.
network of sewers and a treatment plant.
Pirané
46
Jujuy
Sewerage main, Villa Jardín de Reyes.
Sewerage service covering Villa Jardín de Reyes.
Agua de los Andes
IMP
367.000
UB-A
SA
47
Jujuy
Reuse of sewage Finca El Pongo.
Rational management of treated effluent in stabilizing ponds, its use for industrial crops,
Agua de los Andes
IMP
40.000
UB-A
reducing the possibility of polluting the Río Grande.
SA
48
Salta
Prevention of endemic illness in border areas.
Exploring alternatives for overcoming the root causes of the expansion of diseases along
FLACAM
IMP
1.800.000
UB-A,
the border between Argentina y Bolivia. Experiments with a crossborder health system.
Bermejo town
Arce
Improving habitats and cleanliness. Experiments with alternative forms of production.
council
UB-B
Border integration.
b.5 Prevention and Control of Erosion and Sedimentation
49
Formosa Recovery of degraded grasslands and control of
Development and application of a technological method for recovering pastureland.
INTA El Colorado,
PD / PF
220.000
LB-A
erosion caused by water.
Drafting of management standards.
Private producers
50
Salta
Sustainable management of the basin of the Río
Placing 140,000 ha of land degraded by over-pasturing under integrated management and FUDECHA
FD / P
1.980.000
Blanco or Zenta.
reestablishing hydrological balance.
51
Cercado Sediment control in the Río Tolomosa basin.
Control of transit sediments and soil erosion to reduce build-up at the San Jacinto dam;
BC**, and San
DP / F
4.150.000
UB-B
this will bring about a 25% reduction in the sediment reaching the dam, increasing the
Jacinto Association
useful life of this multipurpose infrastructure: irrigation, electricity, drinking water,
tourism, etc.
52
Jujuy
Erosion control in the Arroyo del Medio basin.
Control of accelerated water erosion by managing pastureland and water and forestry
EEA INTA Salta,
IDEA
440.000
UB-A
projects.
Municipalities,
Producers
C. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
c.1 Development and Implementation of Integral Basin Management Plans
53
Basin
Program for the Integrated Management of Water Having consolidated a program framework for the integrated management of reso urces at BC**; local WR, NR, PROFILE 2.570.000
Resources (PMIRH-CRB).
a regionally consolidated basin -wide level, including development initiatives in the
& Environ. Orgs.;
context of preventing erosion and pollution and preserving nature for protective purposes. techn. institutes;
municipalities; civ.
soc. orgs.
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SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC PRIORITY ACTIONS PROPOSED IN THE STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM
No Location
Participants4
Progress
Total
STRATEGIC AREAS AND ACTIONS
Status
Amount
54
Méndez Integral Natural Resource Management Plan for
Controlling erosion and floods and managing natural resources on a sustainable basis;
BC**
DP / F
5.500.000
,
the Upper Basin of the Río Guadalquivir.
Construction and improvement of hydraulic infrastructure for irrigation and sediment
Cercado
control; Encouraging the adoption of farming technologies that help reduce erosion and
UB-B
the transportation of sediment; Protecting the quality levels of rivers and restoring the
environment.
55
Cercado Integral Natural Resource Management in the Río Implementing a system for managing natural resources in the Río Santa Ana Basin, with a BC**
DP / F
4.200.000
UB-B
Santa Ana Basin.
view to environmental sustainability; Introducing practices and carrying out projects to
control erosion; Working for equality in these undertakings with the participation of the
basin's inhabitants and stakeholders; Improving living standards for the population.
56
Arce y
Integral Resource Management in the Río
Achieving a pattern of natural resource usage in the basin to ensure sustainable economic BC**
DP / F
6.300.000
Avilés
Camacho Basin.
growth; Introducing practices and carrying out projects to control erosion; Developing a
UB-B
rational natural resource management system in the basin to improve the environment.
57
Chaco
Study for the integral development of the Río
Collection of background information. Socio-economic analysis. Basic studies of
APA
PD / PF 1.000.000
LB-A
Bermejito Basin.
hydrology, hydraulics, climatology, topography.
58
Salta
Integrated management of the Río Iruya Basin.
Formulating a basin management program.
COREBE*, UNSa,
IMP
520.000
UB-A
Municipalities
c.2 Implementation of Basin-Wide Sustainable Natural Resource Management Programs
59
Jujuy
Management of the Río Grande Basin:
Actions in the fields of forestry, farming, and small projects for controlling flood erosion. DPRH Jujuy,
PROFILE
250.000
UB-A
Systematization of the Río Huasamayo Basin.
Municip., Producers
c.3 Development, Validation, and Application of Appropriate Technologies and Sustainable Productive Models
60
Formosa Evaluation of the quality and health of soils used
Information, awareness, and training in correct soil use geared toward organic production. UNAF, Producers
DP / F
110.000
LB-A
for farming and forage.
61
Basin
Access to, validation of, and application of
Providing technical, legal, institutional, and financial strategies for the definition and
BC** ,
FD / P
150.000
sustainable technologies.
validation of specialized productive models and sustainable practices in the Bermejo
Prov. NR Orgs.,
Basin.
S&T Orgs.
62
Chaco - Sustainable management alternatives in the humid Further and promote sustainable management techniques to make good use of natural
INTA SRF SRCH PROFILE 1.835.000
Formosa and semihumid regions of the Río Bermejo Basin. resources.
UBA INDES
LB-A
Min. Production
63
Chaco
Forestry expansion plan.
Recovery, conservation, and preservation of forests through management practices.
IIFA, Producers
IMP
800.000
LB-A
64
Formosa Techniques to improve forestry management in the Developing systematized technologies for multiple usages, restoration, conservation, and UnaF, Producers
FD / P
63.000
LB-A
"parque Chaco Salteño".
improvement of forests.
65
Formosa Model nursery to produce species native to the
Providing forestation projects with native species; providing producers with training in
Dir. Forests
PD / PF
210.000
LB-A
region.
production techniques and advice on native species.
66
Formosa Promotion native forest management.
Sustainable forestry and livestock production models.
Dir. Forests,
PD / PF
200.000
LB-A
Municipalities,
Producers
67
Jujuy
Survey and assessment of native forest
Evaluation of those that exist and study of the behavior of different managed surfaces.
DGRNR
IDEA
89.000
UB-A
management alternatives.
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SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC PRIORITY ACTIONS PROPOSED IN THE STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM
No Location
Participants4
Progress
Total
STRATEGIC AREAS AND ACTIONS
Status
Amount
68
Salta
Productive entrepreneurship for social
Promoting self-management, food production, and improved resource management.
IPA
IMP
85.000
UB-A
development.
Communities
69
Salta
Production and development of organic crops.
Establishing guidelines for farm work that preserve plots for organic production.
IPA, Communities
PD / PF
100.000
UB-A
70
Salta
Productive diversification of the Yungas using
Implementing and/or improving productive systems based on the ecologically,
LIEY, Communities, PROFILE
658.000
UB-A
guidelines of sustainability.
economically, and socially sustainable use of natural resources.
Producers
71
Salta
Carbon fixation in the Río Bermejo Basin.
Fixing atmospheric carbon by means of forest plantations (5,500 ha), the management of Agroftal Foundation,
DP / F
2.500.000
UB-A
native forests (72,500 ha), and the establishment of ecological reserves (23,000 ha).
LIEY-LISEA, Private
Companies
72
Basin
Cultural heritage related to management of water
Survey and dissemination of typical traditional cultural phenomena in the basin region.
BC** , Prov. Orgs.,
PROFILE
280.000
resources.
NGOs
73
Cercado Implementation of natural resource management
Training for men and women in the management of natural resources on small-scale
Vida Verde (NGO)
DP / F
180.000
UB-B
practices at farms.
property, by selecting and equipping farms in 14 communities for the implementation of
sustainable management practices for water, soils, vegetation, and livestock.
c.4 Implementation of Projects for the Sustainable Development and Use of Water Resources
74
Chaco
Expansion of the rice growing area in the Cangüi
Construction of pumping stations, irrigation channels, and drainage. Systematization and
APA
IMP
16.500.00
LB-A
Grande and Chico basin.
leveling of land, service roads. Technical assistance for producers. 1st year: 1000 ha
0
under irrigation. Transfer channel. 2nd year: 3000 ha under irrigation. Pumping station.
3rd year: 4000 ha under irrigation. 4th year: total of 7100 ha under irrigation.
75
Chaco
Expansion of the rice growing area in the Bermejo Construction of irrigation channels and drainage. Technical assistance for producers.
APA
IMP
2.625.000
LB-A
basin.
76
Chaco
Northern aqueduct.
Provision of water to settlements in the north, center, west, and southwest of the Chaco. I) APA
PD / PF 152.000.0
LB-A
Puerto Lavalle Saenz Peña. II) S. Peña. Hso. Campo S. Peña Los Frentones. III)
00
Extension San Bernardo V. Berthet V. Angela S. Silvina. Basic studies. Course of the
aqueduct. Choice of materials. Alternative courses.
77
Chaco
Supplying water to the center-west of Chaco
Conducting preliminary technical and economic feasibility studies that will allow the
COREBE UNPRE
PD / PF
803.000
LB-A
province.
design and implementation of sustainable development actions in the productive areas of
Chaco Province, covering the following areas: Providing water to the center-west of the
province; agricultural and agribusiness production. Proposals for the specific aspects of
water management involved in the project.
78
Formosa Maintenance and adaptation of outlet of the
Improving outlet capacity. Construction of feeder channels. Removal of sediment from
Dir. WR
DP / F
1.900.000
LB-A
Laguna Yema channel.
outlet channels and gates. Construction of deflecting breakwaters.
79
Formosa Relocation and adaptation of the Santa Rita water Adapting the outlet structure to the new location of the Río Bermejo drainage channel.
Dir. Water & Soil
IMP
200.000
LB-A
outlet station.
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SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC PRIORITY ACTIONS PROPOSED IN THE STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM
No Location
Participants4
Progress
Total
STRATEGIC AREAS AND ACTIONS
Status
Amount
80
Jujuy
Colorado stream project Santa Clara.
The specific goals area: (i) unification of outlets, construction of a redirecting dam and
DPRH
DP / F
1.564.000
UB-A
grid outlet that will allow irrigation on both sides of the Colorado stream; (ii)
improvement and repair of the guiding infrastructure in principal and secondary channels;
(iii) installation of the water measurement and control structures to allow proper
distribution of water; (iv) increased efficiency in irrigation to satisfy the demand for water
of the existing surfaces.
81
Jujuy
San José del Bordo channel project.
Construction of temporary works (caissons, detours, and temporary service roads for the
DPRH
DP /P
1.060.000
UB-A
duration of work). Optimization of outlet work. Expansion of the existing sand remover.
Repair of the channel bridge over the El Malvar stream. Repair of the siphon beneath the
El Mollar stream. Preparing the guard channel. Repairing the service road. Repairing the
San José del Bordo channel. Construction of works with reinforced concrete. Raising the
channel. Construction and repair of gates and surface drains.
82
Jujuy
Tertiary channels "Integral use of the Perico and
Implementatio n of the tertiary irrigation network and appropriate management of
DPRH
FD / P
17.800.00
UB-A
Grande Rivers."
infrastructure, avoiding water leaks and losses, increased production through optimization
0
of water resources, increased employment of rural workers.
83
Jujuy
Drainage and irrigation project in Manantiales,
Phase I: a) Development of irrigation and drainage infrastructure, b) training and
DPRH
FD / P
18.000.00
UB-A
Phase I.
expansion, c) farm credits (soil cleaning).
0
84
Jujuy
Carahunco La Mendieta Aqueduct.
Drinking water coverage in rural areas.
Agua de los Andes
IMP
1.408.000
UB-A
SA
85
Jujuy
Expansion of secondary channel capacity SM8.
Design of a project to increase energy production at Las Maderas hydroelectric plant.
DPRH
PD / PF 5.300.000
UB-A
Possibility of providing water for human consumption to the San Pedro de Jujuy drinking
water processing plant (60,000 people).
86
Jujuy
Manantiales plan, Phase II. Usage in irrigation in
Design and formulation of the 2nd phase of the project. 3rd study and design of how
DPRH
PD / PF
500.000
UB-A
Lobatón, Lavayen, Arechal.
recovered water is to be channeled into the usage area.
87
Jujuy
Assistance program for livestock drinking water.
Providing drinking water for animal consumption in the high plateau, meeting conditions DPRH
AP/F
40.000
UB-A
of sustainability and adequate sanitation.
88
Jujuy
Irrigation board.
Construction of the irrigation channel and improving the irrigation system to provide the
DPRH
IMP
10.000
UB-A
zone's inhabitants with a greater water flow for animals, plants, crops, drinking water,
and forage.
89
Jujuy
Managing water and improving irrigation systems
Reducing the degradation of the Río Grande basin through a more sustainable use and
CAM - CAUQueVa.
FD / P
90.000
UB-A
in the community of Maimará Quebrada de
management of natural resources. Promoting the sustainable use of natural resources,
Humahuaca.
water, and soils to increase the efficiency with which the irrigation system is used.
Constructing physical and forestry defenses to protect water outlets and prevent
subsidence and sediment deposits. Reducing water losses caused by leaks by
channelization. Enabling producers to use water more rationally and efficiently on plowed
fields.
90
Salta
Colonia Santa Rosa outlet.
Construction of 6 m3/sec outlet. 3 km of coated main channel.
AGAS
FD / P
4.311.000
UB-A
91
Salta
Colonia Santa Rosa drainage network.
Construction of 20 km of drainage channels. Organization of irrigation and drainage
AGAS
FD / P
19.199.00
UB-A
consortia.
0
92
Salta
Las Maravillas irrigation network.
Construction of an outlet and 10 km of channels for distributing irrigation water.
AGAS
FD / P
1.069.000
UB-A
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SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC PRIORITY ACTIONS PROPOSED IN THE STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM
No Location
Participants4
Progress
Total
STRATEGIC AREAS AND ACTIONS
Status
Amount
93
Salta
La Quena Morillo outlet and channel.
Construction of a 13 m3/sec outlet and 8 km of main channel for irrigation consortia.
AGAS
FD / P
15.600.00
UB-A
0
94
Salta
Orán drainage collectors.
Construction of 22 km of drainage collection channels. Providing the city and its rural
AGAS
FD / P
5.113.000
UB-A
surroundings with the infrastructure necessary for rain drainage and the clean-up of 500
affected hectares.
95
Salta
El Angosto Río Mojotoro outlet and main
Increase and improve farm output in the area by between some 30 and 40%. Construction AGAS
FD / P
750.000
UB-A
channel.
work and creation of the consortium.
96
Salta
Repair of Campo Alegre dam.
Repair of the Campo Alegre outlet, the dam that diverts the Río San Alejo and the Río
AGAS
IMP
400.000
UB-A
Santa Rufina, which has been partially broken by flooding. If the repairs are not effected,
there is a risk of total destruction, which would have major repercussions for the Gral.
Güemes irrigation zone.
97
Salta
Río Dorado unifying irrigation channel.
Unifying the outlets (nine in total) and current precarious channels, to achieve greater
AGAS
FD / P
2.400.000
UB-A
efficiency in t he collection and distribution of irrigation water in the Apolinario Saravia
farming region.
98
Salta
Urundel Río de las Piedras siphon and channel.
Construction project to ensure equitable water distribution between the provinces of Salta AGAS
FD / P
400.000
UB-A
and Jujuy.
99
Salta
Water supply for small settlements.
Providing water for human consumption and, possibly, for livestock.
DPMAyRN
FD / P
170.000
UB-A
100 Salta
Making use of dry riverbeds and watercourses.
Providing water for consumption by livestock.
DPMAyRN
PD / PF
100.000
UB-A
101 Salta
Improving irrigation systems in small settlements. Cladding of channels and construction of small siphons.
DPMAyRN
PD / PF
85.000
UB-A
102 Salta
Dry riverbeds and distribution by aquifers in the
Studying the provision of drinking water to remote communities and defining the water-
DPMAyRN
PD / PF
430.000
UB-A
subsoil of the Río Bermejo Basin.
bearing potential of the dry riverbed.
103 Salta
Aguas Blancas channel.
Studies and design of the outlet project and 20 km of main channel; socio-economic
AGAS
IDEA
8.100.000
UB-A
evaluation; organization of irrigation users.
104 Salta
El Talar AGAS channel (right bank of the Río
Project studies for the construction of a 3 m3/sec outlet. Main irrigation channel. Creating AGAS
IDEA
7.100.000
UB-A
San Francisco).
productive, self-sufficient farming areas in the Chaco of Salta, using some 6,000 ha that
are currently unproductive.
105 Salta
Banda Sur project.
Preliminary studies and feasibility studies of the project to provide Banda Sur (Salta
COREBE - UNPRE
IDEA
700.000
UB-A
province) with water and to extend the Santiago del Estero channel.
106 Salta
Improving the irrigation system in Gral. Güemes.
Studies and designing projects to remodel 15 km of irrigation distribution channels,
AGAS
IDEA
1.600.000
UB-A
modifying part of their course and recladding them.
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SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC PRIORITY ACTIONS PROPOSED IN THE STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM
No Location
Participants4
Progress
Total
STRATEGIC AREAS AND ACTIONS
Status
Amount
107 Bermejo Construction project for micro-irrigation systems
Providing irrigation infrastructure for existing farmed areas and others suitable for the
Prefecture,
DP / F
1.185.000
, Arce
in Bermejo:
purpose; diversifying production and improving agricultural yields. It involves the
Municipality of
UB-B
·
Naranjitos
construction of outlets, channels, and ancillary equipment, such as siphons, sand
Bermejo
·
Talita
removers, etc., and will provide 580 ha with irrigation, benefiting 420 families.
·
El Toro
·
La Florida
·
Barredero
·
Los Pozos
·
Colonia Linares
·
Campo Grande
·
Quebrada Chica
108 Méndez Construction project for micro-irrigation systems
Providing irrigation infrastructure for existing farmed areas and others suitable for the
Municipality of San
FD / P
385.000
UB-B
in San Lorenzo municipality:
purpose. Diversifying production and improving agricultural yields. The program will
Lorenzo, Prefecture
·
Santa Bárbara
allow 155 ha to be irrigated, benefiting 185 families.
of Tarija
·
Erquis Sud
·
Tomatitas
·
Coimata
·
Sella
109 Arce
Construction project for micro-irrigation systems
Providing irrigation infrastructure for existing farmed areas and others suitable for the
Municipality of
DP / F
325.000
UB-B
in Padcaya municipality:
purpose. Diversifying production and improving agricultural yields. The program will
Padcaya, Prefecture
·
Padcaya
allow 130 ha to be irrigated, benefiting 195 families.
of Tarija
·
Extension work in Cañas Chaguaya
·
Abra La Cruz
·
El Carmen
·
La Merced
110 Bermejo Irrigation in the Bermejo triangle.
Promoting the development of irrigated agriculture in the Bermejo triangle, allowing the
Prefecture of Tarija
DP / F
13.000.00
, Arce
diversification of farming, improved production, increased incomes, and the creation of
0
UB-B
jobs. The goal is to provide 5,175 ha with irrigation, benefiting 4,500 families.
111 O'Conno El Pajonal irrigation system.
Incrementing farmers' incomes by improving and expanding the irrigation system within Prefecture of Tarija
FD / P
1.500.000
r UB-B
a framework of sustainable development. The irrigation of 287 ha will be improved, and
the area under irrigation will be expanded by 100 ha, benefiting 150 traditional farming
families.
112 O'Conno Naranjo Valle del Medio irrigation system, right Increasing the output of farms under irrigation with high -yield crops and proper
Prefecture,
FD / P
250.000
r UB-B bank.
management of soil, water, and vegetation resources. The project involves the
Municipality of Entre
construction of an outlet facility, channels, and associated installations that will benefit 70 Ríos
families and provide 120 ha with irrigation.
113 O'Conno Chiquiacá irrigation system.
Expanding farming in the borderland with self-sustaining production systems to provide
Prefecture,
PD / PF 2.000.000
r UB-B
500 ha with irrigation and benefit 150 families; supporting the correct and rational use of Municipality of Entre
natural resources to enable increased agricultural production and productivity.
Ríos
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SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC PRIORITY ACTIONS PROPOSED IN THE STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM
No Location
Participants4
Progress
Total
STRATEGIC AREAS AND ACTIONS
Status
Amount
114 Cercado Construction project for micro-irrigation systems
Establishing irrigation infrastructure for the rational use of natural resources, increasing
Prefecture,
DP / F
750.000
UB-B
in Cercado province:
agricultural production in the five communities, and introducing intensive production
Municipality of
·
Tolomosa
systems for the most profitable crops. The goal is to irrigate 300 ha, benefiting 200 low-
Cercado
·
San Andrés
income families.
·
Bella Vista
·
Yesera Sud
·
Pantipampa-Churquis
115 Avilés,
Systematization of land for agricultural purposes Optimizing land and water use in the irrigated areas of the San Jacinto multiple project, in San Jacinto
DP / F
450.000
Cercado Irrigated areas, San Jacinto project.
order to increase productivity, control rivulets near to farmed areas, and level out land
Association
UB-B
along with the construction of the irrigation and drainage network.
116 Méndez Construction of the Sella dam.
Agricultural development of 2,000 ha of irrigated land on the Sella and Carachimayo
Prefecture of Tarija
FD / P
17.200.00
Cercado
plateaus; Providing the city of Tarija with drinking water; Sediment control.
Dept.
0
UB-B
117 Méndez Construction of the Canasmoro dam.
Construction of a dam in order to irrigate 1,800 ha and involve them in agricultural
Prefecture of Tarija
DP / F
7.500.000
UB-B
development; Sediment control; Increased food supply.
Dept.
c.5 Research for Natural resource Management and Use
118 Chaco
Soil study and inventory.
A 1:50,000 scale inventory of the Río Bermejo basin in Chaco.
INTA - Dir. Soils
IMP
250.000
LB-A
119 Chaco
Forestry inventory.
Identifying and assessing forestry resources to develop productive and environmental
Dir. Soils
IMP
100.000
LB-A
policies.
120 Chaco
Evaluation of fishery resources.
Updated knowledge about the resource for its management and conservation in light of
Directorate of
IMP
350.000
LB-A
changes in water quality and quantities.
Wildlife SRN
121 Chaco
Partial census of Chaco wildlife.
Obtainin g scientific information about species that have declined.
Dir. of Wildlife
IMP
120.000
LB-A
122 Formosa Soil study and survey. Soil management and
Drawing up 1:50,000 scale maps of the Río Bermejo basin region in Formosa.
Dir. Water & Soils
PD / PF
600.000
LB-A
conservation program.
123 Formosa Distribution of land holding and resource usage
Conducting a survey of the distribution of land holding and productive economic units in ACOIN, UBA
PD / PF
100.000
LB-A
methods in the Lower Bermejo Basin.
the Lower Bermejo Basin (Formosa). Systematizing the information on the land holding
distribution and on the regularization of the situations of Creoles and indigenous
communities with precarious holding. Constructing a classification of types of usage
made of the resources in the Lower Bermejo Basin part of the Chaco in accordance with
specific indicators. Creating a database by computerizing this information.
124 Salta
Geological risks and man-made influences.
Studies for identifying, assessing, and describing the natural geological and man-made
Nat. Univ. Salta
PD / PF
10.000
UB-A
processes that affect the natural environment.
125 Cercado Adaptation of the studies of the Río Santa Ana
Taking the JICA's existing studies into the construction of the Santa Ana irrigation
BC**
PD / PF
500.000
UB-B
irrigation system and dam.
system and dam to the level of a final design.
D. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND AWARENESS
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SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC PRIORITY ACTIONS PROPOSED IN THE STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAM
No Location
Participants4
Progress
Total
STRATEGIC AREAS AND ACTIONS
Status
Amount
d.1 Strengthening Public Participation in Action Planning and Implementation
126 Basin
Public participation program.
Promoting local awareness of environmental decay; Encouraging the population's active
BC**, Provinces,
PROFILE
850.000
involvement in planning and implementing projects for the management and rational use Municipalities, NGOs
of natural resources; Incorporating public participation as a work method within the
SAP's projects.
127 Basin
Assessment and control mechanisms involving
Exploring implementation strategies for the incorporation of the organized community in BC**, Provinces,
FD / P
250.000
civil society and the State.
the assessment and control of management. Developing pilot project.
Selected municipality
128 Jujuy
Thematic discussion and cooperation workshops. Raising awareness of the importance of making rational use of the environment through
CRVP
PROFILE
90.000
UB-A
workshops and participatory instruments.
d.2 Environmental Education and Training Programs for Civil Society
129 Basin
Promotion of environmental education activities Promoting the training of human reso urces in environmental management and
BC**, NR, Educ.
PROFILE
800.000
in the basin.
ecologically rational practices; Dissemination of knowledge on environmental issues and Orgs., Civ. Soc. Orgs.
provisions; Promoting a multisectoral approach to training; Encouraging awareness of
from provinces and
environmental issues.
Tarija
130 Formosa Forestry awareness in schools and indigenous
Promoting awareness of the environment and forestry among school teachers and pupils
Dir. Forests
PROFILE
290.000
LB-A
communities.
and in indigenous communities.
131 Basin
Training environmental operators.
Training an interdisciplinary group to help preserve the ecosystem and work for
FUNAT
IDEA
60.000
LB-A
sustainable development.
132 Chaco
Let's Plant the Future.
Raising awareness about the value of natural resources, particularly trees.
Dir. Soils
IMP
10.000
LB-A
d.3 Dissemination of Sustainable Technologies for Production
133 Salta
Rural development of Creole and indigenous
Raising awareness among producers regarding the importance of managing agricultural
Tech. Sch. 5127
PROFILE
60.000
UB-A
communities.
land, forests, and pastureland.
134 Chaco
Training in soil management and conservation. Training teachers, technicians, and producers about the sustainable use of natural
Dir. Soils
IMP
10.000
LB-A
resources.
135 Jujuy
Education and soil conservation.
Training producers in conservationist practices.
DGRNR
IDEA
900.000
UB-A
d.4 Public Access and Dissemination of Information for Supporting Decision-Making Processes
136 Basin
Access to information for participation.
Identifying appropriate mechanisms for access to information by interested members of
BC**, Provinces
PROFILE
150.000
the community. Development of a pilot project.
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Location:
Progress Status:
UB-A: Upper Basin, Argentina
IDEA:
IDEA PROPOSED
UB-B: Upper Basin, Bolivia
PD / PF:
PRELIMINARY DESIGN / PRE-FEASIBILITY
LB-A: Lower Basin, Argentina
DP / F:
DRAFT PROJECT / FEASIBILITY
PROFILE:
PROJECT PROFILE
FD / P:
FINAL DESIGN / PROJECT
IMP:
IMPLEMENTATION / CONSTRUCTION
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ANNEX XI: Budget in UNEP format for 2001-2005
10 PROJECT PERSONNEL COMPONENT
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Total
1100 Personnel
1101 Technical Coordinator Argentina
40,000
60,000
60,000
60,000
0
220,000
1102 Technical Coordinator Bolivia
28,000
42,000
42,000
42,000
35,000
189,000
1103 Technical support for Argentina [for a natural science or environmental specialist @US$5,000]
30,000
30,000
0
0
60,000
1104 Secretarial support for Bolivia (53p/m @US$500)
4,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
4,000
26,000
1199 Total
102,000
138,000
108,000
108,000
39,000
495,000
0
1200 Consultants
0
1201 External consultants
65,000
29,500
0
0
0
94,500
1202 Local Consultants
180,000
102,000
92,500
60,000
25,000
459,500
1299 Total
245,000
131,500
92,500
60,000
25,000
554,000
1300 Administrative Support
1301 Direct Support Cost OAS
71,795
143,590
143,590
143,590
143,590
646,155
1399 Total
71,795
143,590
143,590
143,590
143,590
646,155
1600 Travel
1601 Technical Coordinator's travel (local and intl)
31,050
31,050
31,050
31,050
3,800
128,000
1602 Technical support travel (local and intl)
14,250
14,850
14,850
14,850
3,500
62,300
1699 Total
45,300
45,900
45,900
45,900
7,300
190,300
1999 COMPONENT TOTAL
464,095
458,990
389,990
357,490
214,890
1,885,455
20 SUB-CONTRACT COMPONENT
2200 Institutional development and strengthening of the Binational Commission for the integrated
management of the Basin
308,590
61,000
0
0
0
369,590
2201 Institutional development for the integrated management of the Basin at the inter-jurisdictional level in
Argentina
0
0
0
0
0
0
2202 Institutional strengthening and capacity building for governmental and civil society organizations
269,450
376,000
0
0
0
645,450
2203 Development and harmonization of political and legal frameworks for sustainable management of water
resources in the Basin
297,500
10,000
0
0
0
307,500
2204 Environmental zoning and land-use regulation
418,800
0
0
0
0
418,800
2205 Strengthening and developing economic instruments to promote sustainable use of water
0
0
64,500
0
0
64,500
2206 Development of strategies for incorporating environmental and social costs into project management and
decision-making
0
91,640
0
0
0
91,640
2207 Sediment control in Tolomosa River Basin
29,000
471,000
0
0
0
500,000
2208 Integrated management of natural resources of Santa Ana River Basin
24,000
376,000
0
0
0
400,000
2209 Integrated management of the Iruya River Basin
0
277,400
0
0
0
277,400
2
2210 Management of the Grande River Basin: mapping of the Huasamayo River subbasin
150,000
0
0
0
0
150,000
3
2211 Introducing alternative forms of ecotourism in piedmont transition forests in the vicinity of the El Rey
and Calilegua national parks
200,000
0
0
0
0
200,000
2212 Carbon fixation in the Yungas
0
40,000
360,000
0
0
400,000
2213 Biodiversity study
0
150,000
0
0
0
150,000
2214 Implementation of the Baritú-Tariquia-Calilegua biological corridor
100,000
300,000
0
0
0
400,000
2215 Zoning and management plan for the Sama and Tariquia Reserves
0
100,000
0
0
0
100,000
2216 Evaluation of sub-Andean rangelands
0
0
45,000
0
0
45,000
2217 Zoning for the future Teuco National Park
24,000
0
0
0
0
24,000
2218 Environmental clean-up of the Guadalquivir River
150,000
0
0
0
0
150,000
2219 Environmental cleanup study for watercourses in the Bermejo Triangle
0
0
45,000
0
0
45,000
2220 Program for Integrated Management of Water Resources and Sustainable Development in the Bermejo
48,516
70,000
0
0
0
River Basin
118,516
2221 Sustainable management alternatives for natural resources in the humid and subhumid Chaco
0
606,000
0
0
0
606,000
2222 Productive diversification under conditions of sustainability in the Yungas
0
240,000
0
0
0
240,000
2223 Implementation of water and natural resource management practices consistent with traditional practices
in the basin
0
164,220
0
0
0
164,220
2224 Sustainable rural development in indigenous and native communities
0
30,000
0
0
0
30,000
2225 Systematization of irrigated areas of the San Jacinto project
0
160,000
0
0
0
160,000
2226 Securing of financial resources for the Bermejo River Basin
300,000
0
0
0
0
300,000
2227 Promotion of environmental education activities in the basin
309,000
200,000
0
0
0
509,000
2228 Public participation program
224,780
36,000
19,000
19,000
8,500
307,280
2229 Access to information in support of public participation
0
0
63,000
0
0
63,000
2230 Developing networks and mechanisms of articulation among the various economic sectors and
jurisdictional authorities in the basin
110,480
5,000
0
0
0
115,480
2231 Developing and implementing an environmental information and monitoring system for the Bermejo
River basin
624,900
140,000
0
0
0
764,900
2232 Definition and adoption of IW indicators
46,000
100,000
54,000
0
0
200,000
2233 Dissemination and replication of the Bermejo project into the broader context of the Plata Basin
350,000
350,000
0
0
0
700,000
2299 Total
3,985,016
4,354,260
650,500
19,000
8,500
9,017,276
2999 COMPONENT TOTAL
3,985,016
4,354,260
650,500
19,000
8,500
9,017,276
4
40 EQUIPMENT AND PREMISES
4100 Non-Expendable Equipment
4101 Office equipment [computers,printers - list to be approved at SC1]
21,700
5,000
20,000
0
0
46,700
4199 Total
21,700
5,000
20,000
0
0
46,700
4999 COMPONENT TOTAL
21,700
5,000
20,000
0
0
46,700
50 MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENT
5200 Reporting costs
5220 Translation @130/1000 words
0
5221 Photocopying and publications
15,857
8,179
8,178
2,140
5,000
39,354
5299 Total
15,857
8,179
8,178
2,140
5,000
39,354
5300 Sundry
5301 Communication costs (telephone, FAX, postage)
1,120
1,680
1,680
1,680
1,400
7,560
5302 Contingency
50,910
0
0
0
0
50,910
5399 Total
52,030
1,680
1,680
1,680
1,400
58,470
5999 COMPONENT TOTAL
67,887
9,859
9,858
3,820
6,400
97,824
GRAND TOTAL
4,538,698
4,828,109
1,070,348
380,310
229,790
11,047,255
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ANNEX XII
FORMAT OF QUARTERLY OPERATIONAL REPORT TO UNEP
1.
IDENTIFIERS
Country:
Brasil
Project Title:
Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the Bermejo River
Binational Basin
Focal Area:
International Waters
Implementing Agency:
United Nations Environment Programme
GEF Funding:
US$11,040,000
Co-funding:
US$8,430,000 (in kind contribution from Argentina d Bolivial)
US$150,000 (in kind contribution from UNEP)
US$150,000 (in kind contribution from the GS/OAS)
2.
FINANCIAL STATUS
[Commitment and disbursement data as of the date of the report]
3.
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS
[Statement of progress of the project components in relation to agreements or plans. Assessment of Overall
status. Report on the reasons, in the event of delays, cost over-run or positive deviations]
4.
ACHIEVEMENT OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES
[Assessment of likelihood that project objectives will be achieved.]
5.
SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL WATERS FOCAL
AREA.
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ANNEX XIII: Format for half-yearly reports
Implementing Organization: __________________________________________________________________
Project No:________________________________________________________________________________
Projec Title:_______________________________________________________________________________
Reporting Period: __________________________________________________________________________
1.
Project Personnel recruited (Project Coordinator/Administrative Assistants, other project staff)
Name
Nationality Duration of Fee (in
Brief Terms of Reference
Contract
US$)
2.
Experts/Consultants recruited:
Name
Nationality Duration of Fee (in
Brief Terms of Reference
Contract
US$)
3.
Major items of equipment ordered: (Value over $1,500)
Please attach to the 2nd quarter (April - June) and 4th quarter (Oct - Dec) progress reports an
inventory of all non-expendable equipment indicating date of purchase, description, serial number,
quantity, location, cost and remarks, and for vehicles, give mileage report (see inventory format
attached).
4.
Status of the implementation of the activities listed under WORKPLAN in the project document, and
status of documents, reports, manuals, guidelines, etc.
(a) List actual activities/outputs* completed/produced under the following headings where
appropriate:
(Please tick appropriate box)
(i)
Meetings (envisaged under the project)
Interovernmental (IG) Mtg
Expert Group Mtg
Training/Seminar Workshop Others
Title_______________________________________________________________________
Venue and Dates____________________________________________________________
Convened by______________________________________
Organized by______________________________________
Report issued as doc. no. /symbol_____________________ Languages_________Dated______
For Training Seminar/Workshop, please indicate: No. of participants_________
and complete the table below giving names and nationalities of participants.
Annex (Participants List)
Name
Nationality
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(ii)
Printed Materials
Report to (IG) Mtg
Technical Publication
Technical Report
Others
Title______________________________________________________________________________
Author(s)/Editor(s)___________________________________________________________________
Publisher__________________________________________________________________________
Symbol (UN/UNEP/ISBN/ISSN)________________________________________________________
Date of publication______________________
(when the above reports have been distributed, attach the distribution list ).
(iii)
Technical Information
Public Information
Description_______________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Dates___________________________________________________________________________
(iv) Technical Cooperation
Grants and Fellowships Advisory Services Others (e.g. materials & equipment donated)
Purpose_________________________________________________________________________
Place _______________________________ Duration___________________________
For Grants/Fellowships, please indicate:
Beneficiaries
Countries/Nationalities
Cost (in US$)
_______________________ _____________________ ____________
_______________________
_____________________
____________
_______________________ _____________________
____________
(b)
Status of activities/outputs underway:
Meetings, seminars, workshops study tours, training courses, fellowships under preparation
i. Status of documents, reports, manuals, guidelines being prepared
ii. Status of studies, surveys underway
iii. Status of implementation of other activities
5. Summary of the problems encountered in project delivery (if any)
6.
Actions taken or required to solve the problems identified in (5) above
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ANNEX XIV: Terminal Report.
Implementing Organization ____________________________________________________________
Project No.:__________________________________________________________________________
Project Title:_________________________________________________________________________
1.
Project Objectives - Re-state the following:
Objectives:
Needs:
Results:
2.
Project activities
Describe the activities actually undertaken under the project. Give reasons why some activities,
planned at the outset, were not undertaken, if any.
Activities actually undertaken
Activities planned but not undertaken (reason for failure)
3.
Project outputs
Compare the outputs generated with the ones listed in the project document.
Actual Outputs (generated)
Outputs envisaged under the project
a)
b)
c)
d)
* Below, provide more information on the
outputs listed on this section:
Further information on outputs listed above:
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a) MEETINGS
Inter-governmental (IG)
Expert Group Mtg
Training
Others
Mtg.
Seminar/Workshop
Title:______________
Title:____________
Title:_______________
Title:_______________
Venue _______________
Venue _____________
Venue _____________
Venue _____________
Dates_____________
Dates______________
Dates______________
Dates______________
Convened by__________
Convened by__________
Convened by__________
Convened by__________
Organized by ________
Organized by ________
Organized by ________
Organized by ________
Report issued as doc.
Report issued as doc.
Report issued as doc.
Report issued as doc.
No/Symbol__________
No/Symbol__________
No/Symbol__________
No/Symbol__________
Dated______________
Dated______________
Dated______________
Dated______________
Languages__________
Languages__________
Languages__________
Languages__________
Please complete list of
Please complete list of
Please complete list of
Please complete list of
participants below, giving participants below, giving participants below, giving participants below, giving
their names and
their names and
their names and
their names and
nationalities.
nationalities.
nationalities.
nationalities.
Participants List
(Attach a separate list for each meeting)
Name
Nationality
(b) PRINTED MATERIALS
Report to IG
Technical
Technical
Others
Mtg
Publication
Report
Title______________
Title______________
Title______________
Title______________
Author(s)/
Author(s)/
Author(s)/
Author(s)/
Editor(s) ____________
Editor(s) ____________
Editor(s) ____________
Editor(s) __________
Publisher ___________
Publisher ___________
Publisher ___________
Publisher __________
Symbol (UN/UNEP/
Symbol (UN/UNEP/
Symbol (UN/UNEP/
Symbol (UN/UNEP/
ISBN/ISSN)_________
ISBN/ISSN)__________
ISBN/ISSN)___________
ISBN/ISSN)________
Date of publication _____
Date of publication _____
Date of publication _____
Date of publication __
(When reports/
(Complete distribution list (Complete distribution list
(Complete
distribution
publications have been
below or attach a separate below or attach a separate
list below or attach a
distributed, complete
list)
list)
separate list)
distribution list below or
attach a separate list)
Distribution List (IG Meeting reports/ technical reports or publications)
Title of Report
Name of Recipient (Agency/individual
recipient)
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c)
INFORMATION
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
PUBLIC INFORMATION
Description_________________________
Description_________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
____________________________
____________________________
Dates
Dates
_______________________________
_______________________________
(d)
TECHNICAL COOPERATION
Grants and Fellowships
Advisory Services
Others (materials &
equipment donated)
Purpose__________________
Purpose__________________
Purpose________________
Place___________________
Place___________________
Place___________________
Duration ________________
Duration ________________
Duration ________________
For Grants/Fellowships, please
Please indicate cost (in
Please indicate cost (in
indicate cost (in US$)_________
US$)_____
US$)______
Beneficiaries and their
Beneficiaries and their
Beneficiaries and their
nationalities
nationalities
nationalities
(e) OTHER OUTPUTS/SERVICES
For example: Centre of excellence, Network, Environmental Academy, Convention, Protocol, University Chair,
etc.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
____
4.
Use of outputs
State the use made of the outputs.
5.
Degree of achievement of the objectives/results
On the basis of facts obtained during the follow-up phase, describe how the project document outputs
and their use were or were not instrumental in realizing the objectives/results of the project.
6.
Conclusions
Enumerate the lessons learned during the project execution. Concentrate on the management of the
project, indicating the principal factors which determined success or failure in meeting the objectives set
down in the project document.
7.
Recommendations
Make recommendations to:
(a)
Improve effect and impact of similar projec ts in the future;
(b)
Indicate what further action might be needed to meet the project objectives/results.
8.
Non-expendable equipment (value over US$1,500)
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Please attach to the terminal report a final inventory of all non-expendable equipment (if any) purchased
under this project, indicating the following: Date of purchase, description, serial number, quantity, cost,
location and present condition, together with your proposal for the disposal of the said equipment (see
separate inventory format).
FOR REFERENCE, SEE ATTACHED DEFINITIONS BASED ON UN TERMINOLOGIES
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ANNEX XV:
FORMAT OF QUARTERLY PROJECT EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS FOR SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
Quarterly project statement of allocation (budget), expenditure and balance (Expressed in US$) covering the period
............................ to ..............................
Project No. .................................................
Supporting Organization ................................................................
Project title: .....................................................................................................................................................................................
Project commencing: ................................
Project ending: .....................................
(date) (date)
Object of expenditure by UNEP
Project budget
Expenditure incurred
Interests accrued for
Unspent balance of budget
budget code
allocation for year.........
for the quarter
Cumulative
the quarter........
allocation for year ............
.................
expenditures this
year ...................
m/m
Amount
m/m
Amount
m/m
Amount
m/m
Amount
m/m
Amount
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(2)-(6) +(8)
1100
Project personnel
1200
Consultants
1300
Administrative support
1400
Volunteers
1600
Travel
2100
Sub-contracts
2200
Sub-contracts
2300
Sub-contracts
3100
Fellowships
3200
Group training
3300
Fellowships
4100
Expendable equipment
4200
Non-expendable
equipment
4300
Premises
5100
Operation
5200
Reporting costs
5300
Sundry
5400
Hospitality
99 GRAND TOTAL
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NB: The expenditure should be reported in line with the specific object of expenditures as per project budget. A breakdown of expenditures with related information such as name of person hired,
duration of the contract, fees, purpose,.... should be reported in a separate annex on a quarterly basis as well.
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ANNEX XVI
Format for cash Advance Statements
CASH ADVANCE STATEMENT
Statement of cash advance as at ..............................................................................
And cash requirements for the quarter of ..................................................................
Name of cooperating agency/
Supporting organization
___________________________________________
Project No.
___________________________________________
Project title
___________________________________________
I.
Cash statement
1. Opening cash balance as at .........................
US$ __________________
2. Add: cash advances received:
Date
Amount
............................................... ............................................
............................................... ............................................
............................................... ............................................
............................................... ............................................
3. Total cash advanced to date
US$ __________________
4. Less: total cumulative expenditures incurred
US$ (_________________)
5. Closing cash balance as at ...........................
US$ __________________
II.
Cash requirements forecast
6. Estimated disbursements for quarter
ending .........................................................
US$ __________________
7. Less: closing cash balance (see item 5, above)
US$ (_________________)
8. Less interests accrued
US$ (_________________)
9. Total cash requirements for the ...................
quarter .........................................................
US$ __________________
Prepared by_________________________ Request approved by_______________________
Duly authorized official of cooperating agency/ supporting organization
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ANNEX XVII
FORMAT OF GEF QUARTERLY REPORT
1. IDENTIFIERS
Country:
[to be completed as per the Identifiers noted in the GEF Project Brief]
Focal Area:
[to be completed as per the Identifiers noted in the GEF Project Brief]
Project Title: [to be completed as per the Identifiers noted in the GEF Project Brief]
Requesting Agency:. [to be completed as per the Identifiers noted in the GEF Project Brief]
PDF Block B or Project Funding:
US $
Co-funding:
Other support
(in kind):
US $
(in cash):
US $
2. IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS
[Statement of progress of the project components in relation to agreements or plans. Assessment of Overall
status. Report on the reasons, in the event of delays, cost over-run or positive deviations]
3. ACHIEVEMENT OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES
[Assessment of likelihood that project objectives will be achieved.]
4. SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS RELATING TO THE PARTICULAR GEF FOCAL AREA.
[e.g. status of the comprehensive Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis and Strategic Action Programme in the
case of international waters PDFs, projects; progress in developing multi-country institutional arrangements]
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Annex XVIII
INVENTORY OF NON-EXPENDABLE EQUIPMENT PURCHASED AGAINST UNEP PROJECTS
UNIT VALUE US$ 1,500 AND ABOVE AND ITEMS OF ATTRACTION
As at______________________
Project No.________________________________
Project Title_______________________________
Implementing Agency_______________________
Internal/SO/CA (UNEP use only)_____________
FPMO (UNEP use only)_____________________
Description
Serial No.
Date of Purchase
Original
Present
Location
Remarks/
Price
Condition
Recommendation for
(US$)
disposal
The physical verification of the items was done by:
Name:____________________________________
Signature:__________________________________
(Duly authorized official)
Title:_____________________________________ Date:______________________________________
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Non-expendable Equipment
The implementing agency will maintain records of non-expendable equipment (items for US$1,500 or more
or with a serviceable lifetime of 5 years or more) as well as items of attraction such as pocket calculators,
cameras, etc. costing more than US$500) purchased with UNEP funds (or with Trust Funds of Counterpart
Funds administered by UNEP) and will submit to UNEP an inventory of all such equipment following the
inventory format attached, indicating description, serial number, date of purchase, original cost, present
condition and location of each item. This list should be attached to the half-yearly progress report.
Non-expendable equipment purchased with funds administered by UNEP remains the property of UNEP until
its disposal is authorized by UNEP. The (Implementing agency) will be responsible for any loss or damage to
equipment purchased with UNEP funds. The proceeds from the sale of the equipment, (duly authorized by
UNEP) shall be credited to the accounts of UNEP, or the appropriate trust fund or counterpart funds, upon
completion of the project.
The implementing agency shall attach to the terminal report, a final inventory of all non-expendable
equipment purchased under the project, including a proposal for the disposal of the said equipment. The
inventory will include information such as equipment description, serial number, date of purchase, original
cost, present condition and location of each item. The equipment is deemed to have been physically verified
by a duly authorized official of the implementing agency.
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DEFINITIONS (BASED ON UN TERMINOLOGIES)
ACTIVITY. In general terms, Activity denotes a programme, subprogramme, programme element or
project. Specifically, it refers to action taken to transform inputs into outputs.
OUTPUTS. These are specific products or services which an activity is expected to produce in order to
achieve its objectives; eg., trained personnel, meetings serviced, reports, publications or advisory,
editorial, translation and security services. Activities may also have intermediate outputs, which in turn
may serve as inputs to other activities or final outputs.
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL MEETING. A meeting is intergovernmental when the participants are
representatives of Governments.
EXPERT GROUP MEETING. The objective of an expert group meeting is to advise the secretariat on a
specific subject. Participants at these meetings act in their individual capacities, even when they are
nominated by their Governments.
REPORTS SUBMITTED TO INTER-GOVERNMENTAL MEETINGS. These are official documents
brought for the consideration of intergovernmental meetings. These reports are identified by a United
Nations symbol; eg. the 1988 Annual Report of the Executive Director bears symbol UNEP/GC.15/4.
SWMTEP 1990-1995 bears symbol UNEP/GCSS.I/7/Add.1.
TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS. These include (i) sales publications, published internally or externally; or
(ii) technical or scientific bulletins, journals, newsletters and similar publications distributed free of charge
when they are intended primarily for users external to the Secretariat. A technical publication is
generally identified by an international standard book number (ISBN) or an international standard serial
number (ISSN) for periodical publications.
TECHNICAL REPORTS. These include reports of a technical nature which are not widely distributed
outside the Secretariat. Generally technical reports are intermediate outputs which are used as inputs
into other activities.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION. These include information of a technical nature provided to recipients
outside the Secretariat. Typical technical information in UNEP is provided by INFOTERRA, IRPTC and
IE/PAC; such as responses to queries of technical
nature.
PUBLIC INFORMATION. This category includes all material which are generally of non-technical nature,
whether free of charge or sold, that is distributed by the United Nations directly or through intermediaries
to the general public. The material falls into two main groups of outputs:
1. Publications
(a)
Books, reports, yearbooks, chronicles and biographical notes.
(b)
Periodical bulletins, newsletters, magazines and booklets.
(c)
Pamphlets, brochures, fact sheets and wall sheets.
2. Other public information services
(d)
Press releases.
(e)
Exhibits and other visual materials.
(f)
Films and videotapes.
(g)
Radio broadcasts and tapes of news, documentary and feature programmes.
(h)
Guided tours, group briefings, lectures and seminars.
(i)
Organization of special events.
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GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS. These are funds awarded to individuals, organizations, etc. for specific
activities/training. Grants and fellowships are considered final outputs.
ADVISORY SERVICES. Assistance provided to developing countries on environmental matters through
the provision of consultants and/or UN staff expertise.
OTHER TECHNICAL COOPERATION. This includes among others, materials and equipment donated to
developing countries for the implementation of certain projects.