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ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF

ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF Location

ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF São Francisco Project Operational Structure UNEP OAS Govt agencies Communities External agents Schools Water Users ANA GEF São Francisco P 2 ACTIVITIES S 1 S 2 S 3. . . Sn WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF Priority Issues in the San Francisco Basin • Insufficient water for the multiple uses • Undisciplined exploitation ef the surface water separated from the groundwater • Water use conflicts • Restrictions to navigation • Inadequate soil occupancy and use • Water pollution from point and diffuse sources • Degradation of the aquatic ecosystem and loss of biodiversity • Lack of institutional integration and cooperation

ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF Project Components I- River Basin and Coastal Zone Environmental Analysis II- Public and Stakeholder Participation III- Organizational Structure Development IV- Watershed Management Program Formulation a) Information Sharing and Dissemination b) Quantification of Water use and use Conflicts c) Financial Mechanisms d) Formulation of the WMP

ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF Basic Principles of the GEF Projects • Community Involvement: Bottom up formulation • Continuity: Who will be responsible • Sustainability: Assuring the necessary support • Replicability: Multiplying the successful practices

ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF Spatial Distribution of Activities

ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF Best Practices

ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF Causal Chain Analysis

ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF Spatial Distribution of Activities, by Components

ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF Best Practices - A Assesment of mining impacts on the water resources of the Upper São Francisco

ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF Best Practices - B Partnership with communities to improve water resources quality

ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF Best Practices - C Groundwater Monitoring

ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF Best Practices - D Land-use mapping

ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF Best Practices - E Assessment of contribution of river transport to agricultural progress

ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF Best Practices - F Hydrodinamic and sediment study of the Lower San Francisco and adjacent coastal zone

ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF Best Practices - G Monitoring water quality in the Lower. Middle San Francisco

ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF Best Practices - H Restoration of the icthyofauna and determination of nutrient load in the water

ÃO S FRANCISCO GEF Best Practices - I Preserving springs and riparian forests