Panama - Institutions and Participation

Action 13 – Build private sector capacity to comply with subnational regulations

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 organised with 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 (PAGIRH2022-2026 was developed with the objective to implement concrete actions for advancing in 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 ensure that the private sector complies and implements sub national regulations, such as circular economy, CSR and water footprints. 

IWRM Dimension: Institutions and Participation
SDG 6.5.1 Question: 2.1d. Private sector participation
Level: National
Status of action: Awaiting funding
Related SDG Goal: - 6.5 Integrated water resources management & transboundary cooperation
Responsible Agency: CONEP, APEDE, Industrial Union
Timeline for implementation: 2022-2024