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Binational Master Plan for Integral Development of the Lake Titicaca, Desaguadero River, , Poopó, Coipasa
Salt Marsh System (TDPS System)
Between October 1989 and June 1993 the Governments of Bolivia and Peru, working through the
SUBCOMILAGO, drew up this TDPS System. In December 1992 the Governments of Bolivia and Peru
created the Autonomous Binational TDPS System Authority for the TDPS, which began operating through a
Transition Committee in July 1993.
Participating countries: Bolivia, Peru Date: 1989-1993
Level/Type of Collaboration: Official/Environmental program
Principal Issue: Joint management
Source: http://www.oas.org/usde/publications/Unit/oea31s/ch03.htm
LAKE YELCHO
Agualtiplano
Agualtiplano is a virtual center of information about water resources of the area, create to compile, organize,
analyze and spread the information that identifies problem areas, to identify knowledge caveats, to promote
applied investigation, to solve conflicts that involve the indigenous populations and as a reference for
drafting up proposals and policies for the altiplánicas zones of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.
Participating countries: Argentina, Chile Date: 2001
Level/Type of Collaboration: Non-official/International initiative
Principal Issue: Other: research and training
Source: http://www.agualtiplano.net/
LA PLATA/DEL PLATA
GEF IW project: Environmental Protection of the Rio de la Plata and Its Maritime Front
Pollution Prevention and Control and Habitat Restoration. The project will contribute to the mitigation of
current and emergent transboundary threats to the waterbody by assisting Argentina and Uruguay to prepare
a Strategic Action Programme as a framework for addressing the most imminent transboundary issues. The
specific objectives include addressing of issues dealing with the riparian population, and local water user
groups; to develop mechanisms to aid in decreasing the pollution load of Río de la Plata; to develop and
improve local coordination, cooperation, and environmental management strategies and tools; to develop
integrated geographical and management information systems; and develop better mechanisms for environmental
sustainability and training of environmental managers.
Participating countries: Argentina, Uruguay Date: January 1, 1999
Level/Type of Collaboration: Official/Environmental program
Principal Issue: Water quality, economic development, joint management, technical cooperation/
assistance, other: research and education
Source: http://www.gefonline.org/projectDetails.cfm?projID=613
Everglades Pantanal Initiative (EPI)
This is a virtual meeting place for the Pantanal Matogrossense (Brazil-Bolivia-Paraguay) and the Florida
Everglades (USA) in the hope of gathering various sites and documents concerning these two magnificent
ecosystems and facilitating any research in support of these tenets. Proposed and facilitated by the Florida
Center for Environmental Studies, the Brazilian Institute for Agricultural Research, Ecología em Ação (ECOA),
the Secretariat of Environment of Mato Grosso do Sul, and Everglades National Park. Anybody with interest
in these topics is welcome to be part of the exchange.
Participating countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay Date: December 1, 1999
Level/Type of Collaboration: Non-official/International initiative
Principal Issue: Other: research and training
Source: http://www.transboundarywaters.orst.edu
Green Cross International / PC—> CP project: La Plata Case Study
The case study provide an important summary of data related to the hydrology of the river basin, in addition
to substantial information on the historical management of the water resources. The legal, political and
economical aspects, which make every case unique, were also analysed and assessed. The general objective
of the project is to strengthen the efforts of the governments of Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Paraguay and
120 — Hydropolitical Vulnerability and Resilience along International Waters: Latin America and the Caribbean