1. Improved Transectoral Interaction to
Generate Resilience to Climate Change
and Water Security in Santa Eulalia SubBasin (Peru)
Tania Burstein, Programme Manager

2. CONTENT
1. Background and national context
2. Programme overview
• General objective
• Key Stakeholders
• Components
• Achievements
3. Some expected results

3. 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
Glacial retreat during the last
35 years has resulted in a
22% loss of coverage
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)

4. 1. Background and national context
Atlantic watershed
74.6% of territory
26% of the population
97.4% of water availability
18% of the GDP
Pacific watershed
21.8% of territory
70% of the population
2% of the water availability
80% of the GDP
Titicaca watershed
3.8% of territory
4% of the population
0.6% of the water availability
2% of the GDP

5. 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…

6. SANTA EULALIA RIVER
50% of water
70% of energy
RIMAC RIVER
RIMAC BASIN AND
SANTA EULALIA
SUB BASIN
LIMA CITY
10 million people

7. Glacial retreat in the upper Santa Eulalia sub basin
Summer 1999
Summer 2004

8. 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.

9. 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)

10. 2. Programme overview
Components
Water security and climate resilience
integrated in growth and development
Partnerships and
Sustainability
Governance and
Fundrising
Knowledge and
Awareness
Knowledge and
Capacity
Development
Capacity
Development
Demonstration
Projectswater,energy, food
Nexus
Innovative Green
Solutions
Project Preparation
and Financing
No/low Regrets
Investments at all
levels
Local Development
and Sector Plans
Investments in
regional and
National
Development

11. 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.

12. 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

13. 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

14. Gracias!