Integrated water monitoring:
Strengthening regional cooperation for the management of the Amazon Basin
A strategic partnership between the National Water and Sanitation Agency (Brazil), the Brazilian Cooperation Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, and the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization that strengthened water monitoring in the Amazon.
Monitoring to protect
The Amazon Project, in its phases I and II, represents a milestone in South-South Cooperation.
For 13 years (2012-2025), it built a water monitoring network that today protects 33 million inhabitants of the Amazon Basin.
5.9 million km²
of monitored area
343
hydrological monitoring points designed
124 technicians
trained in 8 countries
R$ 10.9 million
invested in regional cooperation
Monitoring in action
The historic drought of 2023 proved the strategic importance of the implemented systems, enabling early warnings and unprecedented regional coordination.
About the project
Learn about the 13-year history of cooperation:
- Regional context and justification
- Timeline: Phase I (2012-2017) and Phase II (2017-2025)
- Objectives and action areas
Results and impacts
Discover the concrete results achieved:
- Amazon Hydrological Network: 343 mapped points
- Situation Room in operation
- Amazon Regional Observatory (ARO)
- 9 DCPs installed in Bolivia and Peru
Strategic Partnerships
Explore the regional cooperation network:
- ANA, ABC/MRE and ACTO: strategic triangulation
- 8 Amazon countries united
- Specialized consultancies
- South-South Cooperation Model
Lessons and Challenges
Reflections on the future of water management:
- Proven strategic importance
- Technical and logistical challenges identified
- Alignment with the 2030 Agenda
The Project in images
The continuation of a legacy
The Amazon Project inspires new actions through the Amazon Basin Project (ACTO/UNEP/GEF) and the Amazon Network of Water Authorities (RADA) of ACTO, within the framework of the ARO.
