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WCC 2020 Res 015 - Activity Report

Submitted by jeanette.noack on Fri, 10/25/2024 - 05:40
General Information
Cooperation on transboundary fresh waters to ensure ecosystem conservation, climate resilience and sustainable development
IUCN Constituent: 
Alianza de Derecho Ambiental y Agua
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2024
Geographic scope: 
Meso and South America
Country/Territory: 
Guatemala
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
No other Members are/have been involved
IUCN Commissions: 
No Commissions are/have been involved
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Environmental Law Alliance Wordwide, Honduras Envirommental Law Institute, Land Contamination sources Protocol
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Capacity-buildingCapacity-building workshops to take and analyze water samples from the Motagua River in order to establish the values of the quality parameters of those natural waters in the Lower Motagua River Basin and that affect the Mesoamerican Reef System This acciones has been implemented in the UICN resolution WCC-2020-Res-015-ES Cooperación en las zonas de agua dulce transfronterizas para garantizar la conservación de los ecosistemas, la resiliencia ante el clima y el desarrollo sostenibleCompleted
Scientific/technical activitiesAnalysis of water samples to establish the values of the water quality parameters of the Motagua River, especially heavy metals. Completed
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
The results showed that the levels of the water parameters were well above the acceptable percentages and in the case of heavy metals, they also exceeded the permissible limits.The results, after having been analyzed by the scientific team, motivated ADA2 to proceed to share them with the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance, the governing body for water and sanitation in Guatemala and which is in charge of defending the health of children. population.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
Expand the program to accumulate more water quality monitoring time to report and compare at least 3 years of work monitoring the waters of the Motagua River in various sites in the basin.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessIt should be noted that based on the results that have been obtained and the monitoring of water quality that we need to continue developing, the alliance will continue to be strengthened with other actors that have been considered important, such as the case of the judges of the Agency. Judicial and prosecutors of the Public Ministry to develop training activities on this topic.
Field activitiesPrepare community monitors so that in the future these groups that live in the basin can contribute to the solution of their own problems and have a broader vision of the problems that affect them.
Scientific/technical activitiesInsist on monitoring water quality, considering the middle and lower basin of the River.
Additional Information
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PDF icon Informe sobre Proyecto Binacional Guatemala Honduras.pdf