Panama - Enabling Environment

Action 1 - Promote ownership of National Water Resources Policy by all national stakeholders

In 2021, under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment and with the technical and financial support of GWP Central America, a number of consultation workshops were organisedwith the participation of stakeholders from the public sector, civil society, the private sector, academia, international cooperation and water sector authorities. As a result, the IWRM Action Plan (PAGIRH) 2022-2026 was developed with the objective to implement concrete actions for advancing IWRM in Panama. The following action was defined as part of that process and identified as a priority action included in the action plan. 

The purpose of this action is to decentralise management, responsibility and ownership of the National Water Resources Policy among different stakeholders, including organised civil society, business sector, indigenous communities and public sector.  

IWRM Dimension: Enabling Environment
SDG 6.5.1 Question: 1.1a. National policy
Level: National
Status of action: Awaiting funding
Related SDG Goal: - 6.5 Integrated water resources management & transboundary cooperation
Responsible Agency: Ministry of the Environment, DSH and Planning, CONAGUA
Timeline for implementation: 2022-2024