Panama - Enabling Environment

Action 3 - Approval of new regulations on environmental flows

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 enhance water management of environmental flows through new regulations.

IWRM Dimension: Enabling Environment
SDG 6.5.1 Question: 1.1b. National law(s)
Level: National
Status of action: Awaiting funding
Related SDG Goal: - 6.5 Integrated water resources management & transboundary cooperation
Responsible Agency: Ministry of the Environment, Water Security Directorate, Climate Change
Timeline for implementation: 2022-2024