Coordinating Efforts for the Integration and Development in the Arenal Tempisque Watershed and Reservoir. The work of Cidecat

In this paper we briefly describe the goals and achievements of the Committee on Development and Implementation in the Great Arenal Tempisque Basin (Cidecat), an assemblage representing public institutions and NGOs that influences the usage and sustainable management of water resources in the Great...

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Authors: Vargas, Lorena, León, Alexander
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2012
Country:Costa Rica
Institution:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repository:Portal de Revistas UNA
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/7709
Online Access:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ambientales/article/view/7709
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Cuenca Arenal Tempisque
integración interinstitucional
manejo de cuencas hidrográficas
Arenal Tempisque basin
interagency integration
watershed management
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Summary:In this paper we briefly describe the goals and achievements of the Committee on Development and Implementation in the Great Arenal Tempisque Basin (Cidecat), an assemblage representing public institutions and NGOs that influences the usage and sustainable management of water resources in the Great Arenal-Tempisque Basin. Since its creation, Cidecat has coordinated the efforts for proper natural resources management in the region and currently it promotes environmental projects in collaboration with local actors. Among its most important achievements in recent years are: coordination of the campaign to determine geological vulnerability of aquifers in the area, monitoring water quality along the upper and mid sections of the Tempisque river basin, and the rescue of the quebrada La Cabra, in addition to the permanent inter-agency integration in the region.