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The
EMS Small Funds Programme for Municipal Research received
around 90 research proposals for its recent call. The proposals
focused on the issue of Multi-sector Partnerships for Sustainable
Management of Water in cities.
After
a long evaluation process conducted jointly with a panel of
international evaluators from specialized United Nations agencies
(UNEP, UN-HABITAT, UNESCO and UNDP), 10 projects were selected
for support.
Argentina
Municipality of Pergamino
Centre for social and environmental studies
"Public-private partnership to start an integrated management
of water in Pergamino".
Installation of hydro-meteorological warning system - Development
of a Geographical Information System (GIS)
Brazil
Governador Valadares Municipal Prefecture
University of Vale do Rio Doce
"Alternatives in water use in the urban area of Governador
Valadares"
1) Re-use of rain water in home and industrial activities.
Does not include re-use as potable water.
2) Separation and treatment of home waters to be used in urban
agriculture.
Costa
Rica
Municipality of Heredia, Municipality of San Rafael, Municipality
of San Isidro
Policies for Sustainability Institute
"Integrated management of the ground water resource in
terms of potable water and protection supply"
Towards a sustainable management model of the Los Bambinos
aquifer.
Cuba
Special Municipality of Isla de la Juventud, Nueva Gerona
"Rain drain solution, supply of potable water and sanitation
for the industrial construction community in Nueva Gerona"
Design of a potable water and sanitation plan that improves
the situation of the current water and sanitation system in
the city. Flooding problem.
Ecuador
Cayambé Municipal Government
NATURA Foundation
"Strategy for the protection of water sources for human
consumption in the Cayambé area of Ecuador"
Integrated strategy to preserve water sources for human consumption
in the urban area of Cantón Cayambé.
El
Salvador
Association of Municipalities in the Ahuachapán Sur
Micro-region
El Salvador Ecological Foundation
"Application of local legislation related to the protection
and management of water resources"
Analysis of the existing legislation and proposal of new legislation
to manage water in the micro-region, with a particular emphasis
on the ACASAPS (community structures in potable water management).
Nicaragua
Association of Municipalities of the Gran Lago de Nicaragua
(AMUGRAN)
Centro para la Investigacion en Recursos Acuaticos de Nicaragua
(CIRA/UNAN)
"Quality of water in the Lago de Nicaragua (Cocibolca)
in the southern area of municipal influence of the Isle of
Ometepe. A scientific-technical information contribution to
develop a strategy to protect the Gran Lago basin of Nicaragua".
Scientific bases to prepare a Plan to Mitigate Pollution of
the Gran Lago in the area of influence of Ometepe Island.
Peru
Municipality of Lacabamba
Research Institute, School of Geological, Mining, Metal and
Geographical Engineering, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San
Marcos (IIGEO - UNMSM)
"Adaptation of a waste water treatment system in the
urban community of Lacabamba, Ancash region, Peru, using the
artificial wetlands technology"
Re-use of treated wetland water in municipal bio-farming.
Uruguay
Municipality of Montevideo
Clemente Estable Biological Research Institute
"Evaluation of acute toxicity and geno-toxicity in industrial
effluents released into the main water basins of the Municipality
of Montevideo, Uruguay"
Luis Lazo, coordinator of this project, will explain it.
Venezuela
Municipality of Miranda, State of Mérida - Municipality
of Urdaneta and Valera Municipality in the State of Trujillo.
L.a.R.S.A.
"Community environmental management project in sustainable
development of the Motatán basin: PROCOGESTA"
Water basin management approach. Water quality research +
awareness/education + reforestation in river-head component.
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