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“Among the projects being implemented, the ones on vulnerable ecosystems management, fight against desertification, risk<br />
management, pollution reduction, ozone layer protection, and climate change stand out. But <strong>UN</strong>DP’s objective is not just to act<br />
as an environmental agency. Our permanent interest is to incorporate the environmental matters in the process of development.<br />
It is not our intention to promote projects that only consider the environmental side of the problem but those that have a<br />
strong content regarding poverty reduction, promotion on economic growth and strengthening of sustainable development. Our<br />
strategy is based on developing the institutional, economic and social mechanisms in order to incorporate environmental matters<br />
within the process of growth and show that they are not antagonistic but synergic.”<br />
Carlos F. Martinez, Resident Representative<br />
CHEMICALS BIODIVERSITY LAND WATER FSSD*<br />
PORTFOLIO<br />
<strong>UN</strong>DP is supporting the Government to develop a national environmental agenda that will produce an updated diagnostic of the main<br />
environmental issues in the country. The Government is providing funding for this project, which will also assess the feasibility of various<br />
sustainable development theories for Latin America and propose alternatives to ensure natural resource considerations are included<br />
in the national budget.<br />
To support effective water governance in the country, <strong>UN</strong>DP is implementing a project funded by the government to strengthen the<br />
capacity of the National Water Institute. This project will develop the Institute’s operative capacity, enabling its transformation into a<br />
top-level institution in the understanding, development and use of water resources.<br />
To address desertification in Patagonia, the local government has initiated the Sustainable Ovine Cattle-raising Programme. With funding<br />
from GEF, and implemented by <strong>UN</strong>DP, the project will complete the base actions necessary to prevent desertification in the area. In<br />
addition, <strong>UN</strong>DP is supporting a programme to develop a Sub-regional Action Plan for the American Gran Chaco ecosystem, which spans<br />
Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The Plan aims to combat desertification and support sustainable development in the region, and is<br />
supported by funding from the <strong>UN</strong><strong>CC</strong>D, the Government of Argentina, and the Spanish Government.<br />
<strong>UN</strong>DP is currently supporting biodiversity conservation in Argentina through a variety of projects funded by GEF, the World Bank, <strong>UN</strong>DP<br />
resources, and the Government. Underpinning all the projects is support to the development and implementation of sustainable management<br />
and conservation strategies, with projects located in Esteros del Iberia,Yaboti Biosphere Reserve, Rio Quinto Basin, marine and<br />
forested areas, and, as highlighted in the Spotlight, the Patagonian costal zone. These projects seek to protect biodiversity while<br />
enabling Argentineans to use their country’s rich natural resources in a sustainable manner.<br />
<strong>UN</strong>DP has been supporting programmes that aim at the sound management of chemicals in Argentina for over 11 years, with a portfolio<br />
comprising about 60 projects. <strong>UN</strong>DP is the agency supporting Argentina with the establishment and strengthening of a sustainable<br />
government institution that coordinates all ozone-related activities in the country. In addition to institutional support at the national<br />
level, technical assistance is being provided through ongoing projects in the methyl bromide elimination and foam sectors. Significant<br />
impact has been achieved over the years resulting in maintenance of compliance with Montreal Protocol targets supported by improvement<br />
of legislation, and the fostering of successful public-private partnerships.<br />
CONTACTS<br />
Mr. Daniel Tomasini – daniel.tomasini@undp.org<br />
Mr. Matias Mottet – matias.mottet@undp.org<br />
Tel.: (5411) 4320-8715<br />
http://www.undp.org.ar/proyectos/UIListaDeProyectosAOF_ID_C=03<br />
PARTNERS<br />
Some of our Partners working with<br />
<strong>UN</strong>DP and the Government in<br />
Argentina<br />
Government of UK<br />
<strong>UN</strong>EP<br />
World Bank<br />
Government of Spain<br />
1<br />
Argentina MDGR 2003 http://www.undp.org.ar/boletines/Octubre/Informe.pdf; 2 <strong>UN</strong>DP-GEF,‘Developing Capacity, Conserving Biodiversity, Sustaining Livelihoods’, New York, 2004, available at:<br />
http://www.undp.org/gef/undp-gef_publications/publications/biodiversity_brochure2004.pdf; *Frameworks and Strategies for Sustainable Development<br />
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