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Integrated Water Management in a Growing Urban Area: Cochabamba, Bolivia [abstract]
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Torrico, Roberto Méndez Mackinnon, Anne |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Abstract | The watersheds of the Tunari Mountain Range and the growing city of Cochabamba are closely bound together by their natural resources particularly the water, which is important both for farming families settled in the watersheds and the urban population in the Central Valley below. We present experiences of the Programa Manejo Integral de Cuencas (PROMIC) and its allies as they faced the problem of structural degradation of the watershed. The approach offers hope of supporting sustainable solutions to flood management and urban water supply problems in an area where water has been an emotional and political issue in recent years. The approach involves the use of integrated watershed management (MIC) gradually covering the entire hydrographic region, following a plan and giving priority to the implementation of MIC in watersheds with a high potential for damaging the urban infrastructure in the main valley below, during periods of heavy rains. Anne MacKinnon Asst. Adjunct Professor School of Environment and Natural Resources University of Wyoming/Casper College Center 635 Kirk Ave. Casper, Wyoming 82601 Phone: (307) 265-6752 Email: amack@coffey.com AnneMacKinnon431 @hotmail.com The paper describes the methodological process used, and emphasizes the character of the elaboration and execution of MIC plans, which rely heavily on participation by watershed users, particularly the farming families high in the watershed, at all levels. The success of actions taken under the MIC plans has been tested recently by the record rainfall of the 2000-2001 season. Watersheds where MIC actions had been taken experienced minimal damage from the rains, in dramatic contrast to watersheds where MIC has not yet been introduced or has just begun. We present both the physical data and the perceptions of watershed residents regarding the effect that MIC activities have had on the watersheds and the urban areas influenced by those watersheds. Finally the paper describes how PROMIC is currently working to extend its integrated watershed management approach to new watersheds, through alliances with new social and institutional partners. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1030&context=allocating-and-managing-water-for-sustainable-future&httpsredir=1&referer= |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
