Complying with the agenda, the mission of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to the ACTO, met with directors and representatives of international cooperation who are partners of ACTO, with the objective of exchanging information on the projects to be submitted by ACTO to the World Environment Fund (FMA) and the Green Climate Fund. ACTO Secretary General, Alexandra Moreira, referring to international cooperation, expressed that each agency is committed to working for the Amazon Region. “We are various actors who are contributing to the public management of this important ecosystem in different ways,” she explained.
Moreira also assured that in view of the 48 million people living in the region, the need to implement an agenda with a much more socioeconomic vision is more urgent than ever. She also stated that since 2019, ACTO and the IDB have been managing a portfolio of programs and projects for the implementation of concrete actions for water security, and for the management of water resources in the Amazon region. For his part, the head of the IDB’s Water and Sanitation Division, Sergio Campos, explained the projects that will be presented to the GEF and the Green Climate Fund.
The first one refers to the management of the groundwater aquifer system in the Amazon region. It is a study that will reveal the quality, quantity, and conditions of water availability in the aquifer. The second one refers to improving climate resilience and water management in the Amazon basin, which will allow increasing resilience in drinking water, sanitation, and solid waste projects.
Participants:
International cooperation: Jaime Holguín, CAF representative in Brazil; Ana Lobato, Executive Advisor of the Embassy of Japan; Daniela Mota, Specialist Counselor in Environment and Sanitation of the Embassy of the United States; Michael Rosenauer, Director of GIZ in Brazil; Rafael de Gorgolas, Cultural and Cooperation Counselor of the Embassy of Spain, and Cristina Carvalho, Adviser of the European Union.
IDB Mission: Sergio Campos, Chief of the Water and Sanitation Division; Gustavo Méndez, Southern Cone Coordinator of the Water and Sanitation Division; Tiago Pena, Specialist of the Water and Sanitation Division of Brazil; and Luis Pabón, Advisor to the head of the Water and Sanitation Division.
ACTO: Alexandra Moreira, Secretary General; Carlos Alfredo Lazary, Executive Director; and Carlos Salinas, Administrative Director.
