Panama - Management Instruments

Action 29 – Capacity development in seawater monitoring methodology

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 increase the ability in seawater monitoring methodology. 

IWRM Dimension: Management Instruments
SDG 6.5.1 Question: 3.1a. Water availability monitoring
Level: National
Status of action: Awaiting funding
Related SDG Goal: - 6.5 Integrated water resources management & transboundary cooperation, 14. Life below water
Responsible Agency: ARAP, Universities, UMIP
Timeline for implementation: 2022-2024