Improved Transectoral Interaction to

Generate Resilience to Climate Change

and Water Security in Santa Eulalia Sub-

Basin (Peru)

Tania Burstein, Programme Manager

CONTENT

1. Background and national context

2. Programme overview

• General objective

• Key Stakeholders

• Components

• Achievements

3. Some expected results

1. Background and national context

PERÚ, country of contrasts

Twentieth largest country in the world,

71% of the world's tropical glaciers,

One of top 10 megadiverse countries,

6% of surface water in the world

Water availability per person

over 70 000 m3… but

Between the ten most vulnerable

countries in the world…It

presents four of the five

characteristics of vulnerability

recognized by the United States

Framework Convention on

Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Glacial retreat during the last

35 years has resulted in a

22% loss of coverage

1. Background and national context

Atlantic watershed

74.6% of territory

26% of the population

97.4% of water availability

18% of the GDP

Titicaca watershed

3.8% of territory

4% of the population

0.6% of the water availability

2% of the GDP

Pacific watershed

21.8% of territory

70% of the population

2% of the water availability

80% of the GDP

1. Background and national context

Flagrant need of coordination water resources State Policy #33 on water

resources (August 2012)

Establishment of transectoral agreement : “The integrated water resources

management, in the framework of climate change adaptation”

Ministries considered in the agreement: Health, Agriculture, Environment,

Energy and Mining, Production, Housing, Infrastructure and Sanitation,

Finance, Foreign Affairs, Education, Women and Vulnerable Populations

Culture, Development and Social Inclusion

GWP selected Santa Eulalia sub-basin as a pilot initiative to put in practice

effective transectoral interaction…

SANTA EULALIA RIVER

RIMAC RIVER

RIMAC BASIN AND

SANTA EULALIA

SUB BASIN LIMA CITY10 million people

50% of water

70% of energy

Summer 1999

Summer 2004

Glacial retreat in the upper Santa Eulalia sub basin

2. Programme overview

General Objective

Provide an example of how improved transectoral interaction

is an effective means to generate resilience to climate change

and achieve water security for sustainable development.

2. Programme overview

Key stakeholders: partners and allies

• Ministry of Agriculture

• Ministry of Environment

• Ministry of Energy and Mining

• Commonwealth of Santa Eulalia Valley Municipalities

• Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

• National Agrarian University

• GWP Peru

• Base Org: Small farmer communities, Producers Association of

Santa Eulalia sub basin

• NGOs

• SEDAPAL (Lima’s largest supplier of water and sanitation services)

• Buenaventura (largest mining and energy company)

Water security and climate resilience integrated in growth and development

Investments in regional and

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2. Programme overview

Components

2. Programme overview

Progress: Two workshops and programe document in process:

1. Santa Eulalia workshop: 17 and 18 july. Agree on the focus of the

programme, define priorities, actions, partners, allies and co-funding

potential.

2. Workshop with Group of Coordinators: 7 august.

2. Programme overview

Achievements: Strong buy-in from key authorities

Central government

Minister of Agriculture : Active participation and fruitful discussions

about the relevance of signing the transectoral agreement, and how

the W&C Programmbe a tool for putting in practice a much more

active interaction e will amongst actors and sectors.

Minister of the Environment: actively participating in the programme

and willing to engage with GWP in other initiatives (i.e. COP 20)

Ministry of Energy and Mining

Local government

Santa Eulalia Commonwealth of Municipalities

3. Some expected results

1. Improved transectoral interaction.

2. The IWRM Plan for the Santa Eulalia sub-basin

3. The creation and strengthening of the Santa Eulalia sub-basin

committee

4. Eight (08) demonstration projects showing good adaptation

practices:

1. Forestation with native species

2. Rehabilitation of pre-inca terraces

3. Strengthening of water management and sanitation

4. Cattle, pastures and contamination control

5. Soil management and conservation

6. Sustainable tourism to fund IWRM

7. Sustainable agriculture

8. Springs management and conservation

Gracias!