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Component 7: Education and Training in
Conservation and the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
This component has been designed to provide the
building blocks of an education and training Program that will make the
inhabitants of the SJRB more aware of the important role that water
resources play in society, in the economy, and in nature. It will be
especially geared to students and young people, who generally are more
willing to change their habits and production practices, and who have been
shown to be effective conduits by which such habits and practices can be
transferred into individual households to the benefit of entire
communities. Best sustainable production practices will be identified. The
information will be disseminated in both countries and knowledge will be
furthered through training for various kinds of local organizations
working in the fields of development and environmental conservation.
Workshops, seminars, and technical meetings will be held in conjunction
with the preparation of the SAP. Materials for environmental education
will be collected, designed, and implemented in three demonstration
projects, which will be evaluated to aid in the design of the
implementation Program.
The execution of these activities will be undertaken
by the relevant national institutions and organizations such as MARENA,
and MINAE, municipal organizations and NGOs. The coordination and
supervision will be ensured by the Technical Units at MINAE and MARENA.
Specific detailed Terms of Reference will be prepared by the Technical
Coordinators in close consultation with UNEP and GS/OAS, during the first
quarter of the project period.
The result of these actions will be the formulation of
a SAP that will set forth strategic actions for the sustainable
development of the SJRB, including domestic and transboundary investment
projects, and result in a request for GEF financing to implement
activities important to the global environment, and other investment
needed to be covered by funds from other agencies or from domestic
sources. The actions will be organized according to the basins and
subbasins of the SJRB. A public participation program developed during the
PDF-B process will enable stakeholders to take part in activities and
decisions regarding the planning and implementation of an active and
continuous policy, programs, and projects for the integrated management of
the SJRB, with emphasis on the involvement of women and young people.
Mechanisms for coordinated participatory action at the basin and subbasin
level will be incorporated by means of basin councils or similar
organizations.
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