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TWINLATIN Twinning European and Latin American River Basins for Research Enabling Sustainable Water Resources Management TWINLATIN Twinning European and Latin American River Basins for Research Enabling Sustainable Water Resources Management Final Report Authors Ekstrand, S; Mancinelli, C; Houghton-Carr, H; Govers, G; Debels, P; Camaño, B; Alcoz, S; Filiberto, I; Gámez, S; Duque, A. Printed in October 2009 Acknowledgement This report compiles the results from the TWINLATIN project (Twinning European and Latin-American River Basins for Research Enabling Sustainable Water Resources Management) which was co-funded by the European Commission under the EU 6th Framework Programme (contract number 018436). Naturvårdsverket co-financed the IVL research activities in Norrström as well as the capacity enhancement in other LA Basins. NERC-UK (Natural Environment Research Council) co-financed the CEH-W work in the project. MOPT - Uruguay (Ministry of Works and Transport) co-financed the DNH activities, and CVC- Colombia co-financed their participation in TWINLATIN The following additional scientific experts have been involved in the different work packages under TWINLATIN: IVL: Mikael Olshammar, Peter Wallenberg, Ida Westerberg, Tony Persson, Elisabet Kock CEH-W: Sonja Folwell KULeuven: Felliciana Licciardello, Carolien Tote EULA: Alejandra Stehr, Hernán Alcayaga, Francisco Romero, Roberto Ponce, Robinson Torres, and from DGA: Jorge O´kuinghttons, Fabián Espinoza. IPH: Walter Collischonn, Fernando Meirelles DNH: Jorge Gussoni, Sandra Villar CIEMA: Miguel Blanco, Sagrario Espinal UNIGECC: Mercedes Alonso, Augusto Febres, Iván del Carpio CVC: María Clemencia Sandoval, Iván Calero Some of the National agencies or public organisations active involved in the research activities have been: DGA, CIEP and CONAMA from Chile; ANA and Cuareim River Commission from Brazil; MVOTMA and MGAP from Uruguay; INETER from Nicaragua; CRC and Universidad del Valle from Colombia. List of contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.................................................................................... 3 Partners in the project ...............................................................................................................................9 1. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................... 10 2. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RIVER BASINS......................................... 10 3. WORK PACKAGES ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS...................................... 13 3.1 WP1 Current Status and stakeholder structures.............................................................................13 BAKER..................................................................................................................................................13 CUAREIM - QUARAI ..........................................................................................................................14 COCIBOLCA ........................................................................................................................................15 CATAMAYO-CHIRA...........................................................................................................................16 CAUCA..................................................................................................................................................16 3.2 WP2 Monitoring and Database Construction..................................................................................18 Database construction (Implementation of environmental database).....................................................18 Monitoring activities..............................................................................................................................19 NORRSTRÖM.......................................................................................................................................19 THAMES ...............................................................................................................................................21 BAKER..................................................................................................................................................23 CUAREIM - QUARAI BASIN (Brazilian partner) ...............................................................................24 CUAREIM - QUARAI BASIN (Uruguayan partner)............................................................................26 COCIBOLCA LAKE.............................................................................................................................31 CATAMAYO-CHIRA...........................................................................................................................34 CAUCA..................................................................................................................................................38 Data quality & metadata issues ..............................................................................................................41 3.3 WP3 Hydrological modelling and extremes .....................................................................................43 NORRSTRÖM.......................................................................................................................................45 CEH-W ..................................................................................................................................................53 BAKER..................................................................................................................................................58 CUAREIM - QUARAI (Brazilian partner)............................................................................................68 CUAREIM - QUARAI Basin (Uruguayan side)....................................................................................71 COCIBOLCA LAKE.............................................................................................................................77 CATAMAYO-CHIRA...........................................................................................................................81 CAUCA..................................................................................................................................................84 3.4 WP4 Public participation...................................................................................................................87 BAKER..................................................................................................................................................88 COCIBOLCA LAKE.............................................................................................................................91 CAUCA BASIN.....................................................................................................................................99 CUAREIM - QUARAI (Uruguayan side)............................................................................................107 CUAREIM - QUARAI (Brazilian side)...............................................................................................111 CATAMAYO-CHIRA.........................................................................................................................116 3.5 WP5 Sustainable Management Strategies......................................................................................122 CEH-W ................................................................................................................................................122 CATAMAYO-CHIRA.........................................................................................................................122 BAKER................................................................................................................................................124 COCIBOLCA LAKE...........................................................................................................................126 CAUCA................................................................................................................................................126 CUAREIM - QUARAI (Uruguayan side)............................................................................................127 CUAREIM -QUARAI (Brazilian side)................................................................................................128 Strength, Weaknesses and Proposals – Prepared at the International Workshop on Sustainable Management Strategies, June 2008 - Montevideo, Uruguay................................................................128 3.6 WP6 Pollution pressure and impact analysis.................................................................................136 BAKER................................................................................................................................................136 CAUCA................................................................................................................................................138 CUAREIM-QUARAI (Uruguayan side)..............................................................................................139 CUAREIM - QUARAI (Brazilian side)...............................................................................................141 COCIBOLCA ......................................................................................................................................143 CATAMAYO-CHIRA.........................................................................................................................145 NORRSTRÖM.....................................................................................................................................147
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