Panama - Management Instruments

Action 20 - Strengthen environmental management instruments

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 reinforce environmental management instruments, among which Audits, EIAs and BEP guidelines. 

IWRM Dimension: Management Instruments
SDG 6.5.1 Question: 3.1b. Sustainable, efficient use management
Level: National
Status of action: Awaiting funding
Related SDG Goal: - 6.3 Water quality, treatment, safe reuse
Responsible Agency: Environmental Performance Verification Directorate - DIVEDA, Ministry of the Environment
Timeline for implementation: 2022-2024