Panama - Financing

Action 32 – Establish coordination platforms with NGOs prioritized by the Ministry of the Environment and the private sector

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 organize coordination platforms with NGOs prioritized by the Ministry of the Environment and the private sector in order to promote technical and financial collaboration for IWRM activities in transboundary and priority basins. 

IWRM Dimension: Financing
SDG 6.5.1 Question: 4.2c. Financing for transboundary cooperation
Level: Transboundary
Status of action: Awaiting funding
Related SDG Goal: - 6.5 Integrated water resources management & transboundary cooperation, - 6.A WASH cooperation and capacity building
Responsible Agency: "DSH (responsible), MIDAMINSA, NDT (member institutions), Binational Sixaola Project (Panamá -Costa Rica)"
Timeline for implementation: 2022-2024