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Strategic Action Program
The ultimate objective of the SAP is to ensure the
availability of the goods and services provided by water resources for the
conservation of natural ecosystems and for social and economic development
to satisfy present and future demands as agreed by all parties involved. A
coordinated program of action conducted jointly by the two countries will
minimize conflicts over the use of the goods and services generated by the
SJRB ecosystems.
The major components of the SAP formulation
include:
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Creating a well-coordinated bilateral planning
process for the SJRB
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Building capacity for sustainable development
planning and management, improving infrastructure, equipping
institutions and designing mechanisms to increase revenue of local and
regional institutions
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Strengthening a Basin-wide information system that
provides mechanisms for gathering and disseminating data adequate for
making decisions on integrated Basin management
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Strengthening public institutions and private
organizations to achieve a more active and effective participation in
the sustainable development of the region
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Implementing a gender-oriented public-participation
process
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Formulating and implementing environmental education
activities
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Promoting strategic actions, such as sustainable
agricultural production and the restoration of deforested lands
Although the outcome of the SAP cannot be determined
at this time, strategic actions were planned on the basis of the
information previously gathered during the PDF-B Phase of the program,
which derived from the Transboundary Diagnosis Analysis (TDA).
The formulation of the SAP relies on three working
elements:
The outline and guidelines will serve as a tool to
direct the monitoring and evaluation of these elements and the
incorporation of their findings into the SAP.
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