WaterClima – LAC Coastal Zones – Increasing the quality of life in

Volume 1 |
Issue 1
July 2016
PROJECT NEWS: Deliverable “…”
Among
the
set
of
project
WaterClima – LAC Coastal
Zones – Increasing the quality
of life in Latin America and
the Caribbean
Welcome
deliverables, we want to highlight
two
of
them,
which
are
complementary:
1)
An analysis report of the
current situation in the
coastal areas;
2)
A methodological guide
on ecosystem services to
be
used
management
coastal
as
a
tool
in
and
marine
environments. This guide
will be produced after
an analysis has been
made about the current
situation in the coastal
regions.
Both products enable the project
to internalize the context and
problems of the region in which it
operates
as
well
as
prepare
communication material to reach
a
wider
audience.
The
methodological guide which will
be produced, will be shared with
our partners, collaborators and
supporters. In the the hope that it
will be utilized.
From the WaterClima – LAC, coastal zone management project, we hereby
welcome you to the first edition of our electronic Newsletter. In this edition we
would like to share with you, the main developments of the project in the area of
reduction of vulnerability to climate change and strengthening of the local
communities of coastal zones management. We will inform you about the
development and implementation of two pilot projects held in Haiti and El
Salvador. For the project, the actions in all four pilot projects form the base for
addressing management initiatives and search for local commitments aimed at
the sustainability of the coastal and marine systems, in Latin America and the
Caribbean basin.
WaterClima – LAC (Watershed and Coastal Management in the context of
Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean) is a programme
contributing to the alleviation of poverty and social inequalities, supporting the
reduction on socio-economic impacts of climate change, and strengthening the
regional integration dialogue between Latin American countries on water and
coastal issues.
This E-Newsletter, will be distributed electronically, on a biannual base, to all
interested and will give the reader more in depth information about the
WaterClima – LAC Project. Please feel free to comment and make suggest
regarding the related topics.
Laura Benegas, CATIE: Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center
Project Coordinator
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PROJECT NEWS: Presentation
“…”
We&B presented the project at
the
3rd
Strategic
Conference
on
Innovation
for
Business on 24 November 2015
in Barcelona, Spain during the
R&D Session. The main purpose
of the presentation was to
present main objectives and
activities of the project to the
comprehensive professionals
PROJECT NEWS: Deliverable “…”
CONICET
and
UNMDP
are
delighted to present the results of
survey carried out during August
to September 2015 in the Mar del
Plata pilot area. 48 agents from
different
sectors
of
society:
industry, public sector, private
sector, civil society and academia
working in the area of water
management in the city of Mar
del Plata were interviewed. Full
document can be found here.
PROJECT NEWS: Presentation “…”
EFB presented project at the EIP
Water Conference 2016 on 9
February 2016 in Leeuwarden, The
Netherlands. The main purpose of
the presentation is to disseminate
the relevant information about the
project
objectives
activities achieved.
and
major
Field Story – workshops in Aquin, Haiti and Bajo
Lempa, El Salvador
Two workshops were held on 24 November and 3 December 2015 at the
Aldy Hotel in Aquin, Haiti and at the CATIE premises in Bajo Lempa in El Salvador
organized by Fundación Chile (FCH), CATIE and Europe for Business (EFB). The main
purpose of the two workshops was to engage researchers and stakeholders to
identify and discuss the drivers, pressures, state and impacts on coastal zones and
water resources, collecting information from several stakeholders to implement a
conceptual model.
Another purpose was to strengthen common regional dialogue on the
integrated management of water resources and coastal zones. The outputs of
workshop helped to frame and quantify the challenges facing in Aquin and San
Luis du Sud, Haiti and in Bajo Lempa, El Salvador. Due to this reason the two
workshops have been divided to different target audience. In both cases, the first
day is dedicated to scientific society: universities, research centres, and
independent environment consultants. The second day was called “Public services
workshop” obtaining inputs from technicians of Ministries of Environment, Ministries
of Tourism, Ministries of Economy. The last day “Civil organisations workshop”
purpose was to validate the existing ecosystemic services.
The WaterClima LAC – Coastal Zones consortia shares experiences through
group discussions tostimulate future cooperation and strengthens thedevelopment
of capacities and networking.
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PROJECT NEWS: Event “…”
EFB presented project at the
international
‘Climate
event
change: we
called
are
all
responsible’ on 5 November 2015
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The
project objectives were presented
for
the
citizen,
companies,
organizations, communities and
governments.
Upcoming events in Latin America, Caribbean
and Europe:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Eye on Latin America and the Caribbean at World Water Week 2016[Stockholm,
Sweden] Dates: 28 August – 2 September 2016
8th URISA Caribbean GIS Conference [Bridgetown, Barbados] 5-8 September 2016
Sustainable Energy Week [Panama City, Panama] 6 September 2016
IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2016 [Brisbane, Australia] Dates: 9-14
October 2016
Habitat III [Quito, Ecuador] Dates: 17-21 October 2016
Jornadas Sobre Agua Y Cambio Climático [Mar del Plata, Argentina] Dates: 3-4
October 2016
Budapest Water Summit [Budapest, Hungary] Dater:28-30 November 2016
Project Partners:
Project Coordinator
Address for queries:
CATIE – Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center
Carretera a Siquirres, km.3 Turrialba, 30501 – Cartago, Costa Rica
Tel. : (506) 2558-2552
Fax. : (506) 2558-2060
E-mail: info@waterlac.eu
Web: www.waterlac.eu
This project has been funded through the EuropeAid thematic programme for environment and sustainable
management of natural resources including energy (ENRTP) under Grant Agreement no. DCI-ENV/2014/350-470