Public-Private Partnerships for Watershed Protection

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1 Ami Vitale Public-Private Partnerships for Watershed Protection Karin M. Krchnak Director, International Water Policy The Nature Conservancy

2 Water fund model Users $ Providers CLEAN WATER Bridget Besaw

3 Outreach Feasibility studies Start Up Seed funding Growing Capitalization Consolidation Users WATER FUND Board Providers $ Fiduciary fund $ asocaña Sugar Cane Growers ACCOUNTABILITY Reporting Las Hermosas NP & Farmers in watersheds

4 Phases to Develop a Water Fund Reserve Reserve Expenditure & leverage 5-7M in 5 years 560k TNC costs 310k Pre-investment

5 ighest Return on Investment Contribution to aquifers Contribution to flows Sediments Coverage Biodiversity connectivity Highest priority areas for conservation Sistema Área ronda del río (250 mts cada lado) (Has) Área en cobertura natural para conservación (Has) % Área intervenida para restauración (Has) Río Amaime Río Bolo Río Desbaratado Río Fraile Río Nima Río Tuluá TOTAL %

6 METROPOLITAN AREAS S WATER PROVIDING SOURCES Chingaza System Wiesner Plant 14 m3/s 53% Cuencas Ríos Chuza-Guatiquía-Teusacá CHUZA La Regadera System El Dorado Plant 2 m3/s 7% Cuenca Río Tunjuelo Río Chuza CHINGAZA SISGA TOMINÉ Tunnel Palacio- Río Blanco Río Guatiquía TUNJOS CHISACÁ Tibitoc System Tibitoc Plant 10.5 m3/s 40 % NEUSA Río Barandillas Planta Tibitoc Río Teusacá Planta Wiesner REGADERA El Dorado, La Laguna Plant River Bogotá Basin HYDRIC SYSTEM OF BOGOTÁ Red Matriz Bogotá Source: proyecto Centro de Control EAAB 6

7 NATIONAL NATURE RESERVES OF CHINGAZA AND SUMAPAZ Location of Chingaza: Eastern Cordillera near Metropolitan Area. Extension: ha. Between the States of Cundinamarca and Meta. Inside La Calera, Fómeque, Guasca and San Juanito s jurisdiction. Lagoons: Siecha and Chingaza. Rivers: Guatiquia and Frio

8 For the conservation of water sources that supply Metropolitan Area WHAT IS IT?

9 Partnership between public and private sector Financial instrument for the conservation of ecosystems that generate water for the Metropolitan Area. Cooperation Agreement No

10 2007 Awareness about the funding needs for watershed conservation WHEN DID IT START? 2009 Agreement between Water utility, Bavaria, TNC, Parques y Patrimonio Municipality and Bavaria joined May: Launch of first Terms of Reference

11 For the conservation of water sources that supply Metropolitan Area HOW IT WORKS

12 BOARD TECHNICAL ADVISORS TECHNICAL SECRETARY PATRIMONIO NATURAL SUPPORT AND ORIENTATION IN EVERY PROCESS EAAB PNN TNC F. BAVARIA PAT. NATURAL COORDINATION AND CARRYING OUT OF PLANS AND PROGRAMS MANAGER AND EXECUTOR OF THE AGREEMENT S RESOURCES CONTRACT COORDINATION

13 Investments Private and communal lands 1. Direct payments 2. Best agricultural and cattle ranching practices (silvopastoril systems) 3. Riparian forests. 4. Reforestation & restoration 5. Other projects. Public areas 1. Park guards 2. Implementation of management plan

14 For the conservation of water sources that supply Metropolitan Area OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE PRINCIPLES

15 Conservation PRESERVATION OF WATER SOURCES THAT SUPPLY METROPOLITAN AREA Management and sustainable use of ecosystems Protection Education

16 ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY QUALIFIED EXTERNAL AUDIT

17 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES Maintaining the functionality and structure of the paramo ecosystems as water regulators for Andean forests, responsible for water production. Find additional resources for environmental management programs and projects of with and institutional constraints. Reducing the costs of treatment plant for drinking water. Strengthen the institutional and regulatory framework and promote coordinated policies that allow the sustainability of the water resource conservation initiatives.

18 SCOPE AND STRATEGIC PLAN 1. Legal, financial and administrative feasibility study. This study analyzed potential funding sources, associated with the most effective means of obtaining resources (donations, contributions, memberships, etc.), their implementation and their financial regulation. Also includes an analysis of the regime and tax benefits.

19 2. Campaigns to increase awareness and fund raising. The target audience is the users, private companies, the related institutions and international ONG s. The aim is to motivate and encourage the target audience, to voluntary contributions for projects and programs to protection and conservation of the water resource that supply the Metropolitan Area, generating sense of ownership and environmental responsibility.

20 Communication and Marketing Strategy Activities Target audience Identification Project Visual Identity Manual Communication Campaign: Plan and Implementation Communication Monitoring and Implementation Plan

21 Communication Monitoring and Implementation Plan WEBSITE aguasomos.org Information about funds raised Financial accountability Conservation projects implemented Species and ecosytems benefited People benefited Water flows, water quality Hectares conserved and restored Threat abatement Other information

22 3. Pilot restoration projects for riparian vegetation, restoration of native vegetation and workshops for community participation in restoration and conservation projects.

23 At the end of this stage it will move to the growing phase allowing projects of hydric preservation to be developed in the metropolitan area, along with the entities and organizations focused upon preservation. «Agua Somos», will guarantee the water production and conservation of biological diversity of mountain, one of the most affected by deforestation in the country.

24 For the conservation of water sources that supply Metropolitan Area WHO BENEFITS?

25 More than eight million people in the Metropolitan Area National System of Protected Areas and environmental authorities. Rural communities in the metropolitan area. National Park Chingaza National Park Sumapaz

26 The rationale Healthy ecosystems = better water provision 2 M tons of sediments avoided US 3.5 M saved :1 m3/ha/year m3/ha/año toneladas/ha/año Ton/ha/year Cantidad Water quantity agua Cantidad Quantity of de sediments sedimentos (Component of Quality) Regulation significant but not quantified 0.0 Conservado Conserved Uso Uses actual inside (con Area política Protected ambiental) Area Source: Ciat, 2007 (TNC), Bogota Water Fund Uso fuera Outside parque Protected (sin política Area ambiental)

27 Benefits for water users Quito Bogotá Lima Medellín 2 M people 6.8 M people 8 M people 2.7 M people

28 2015 Goals Latin America 32 self sustaining water funds. Invest 27 million Leverage $143 million from public & private sectors. Protect 9 million acres in Latin America. Benefit 50 million people.

29 Réplica de Fondos de Agua en Latinoamérica SCALING UP

30 Some Lessons Learned A good example of payment for environmental services Green Economy in place: using green infrastructure to secure water, generating jobs and income, and conserving/restoring biodiversity Combination of private and public funds Paths for scaling up work Pragmatic business approach