Panama - Management Instruments

Action 28 – Monitor surface water quality in main rivers at the national level

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 monitor nationally the surface water quality in major rivers. 

IWRM Dimension: Management Instruments
SDG 6.5.1 Question: 3.1c. Pollution control
Level: National
Status of action: Awaiting funding
Related SDG Goal: - 6.3 Water quality, treatment, safe reuse
Responsible Agency: Ministry of the Environment - DSH
Timeline for implementation: 2022-2024