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Rio Paraguay Basin

Rio Paraguay Basin. Sarah Liljefelt Vincent Silwoski Christine Gunn Jessica King Daniel Kappler. http://en.wikipe dia.org/wiki/Paraguay_River. Hammond World Atlas, 2008. blog.earth-touch.com. The Rio Paraguay. www.aquapress-bleher.com. Pantanal Wetlands. www.opcotours.com.

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Rio Paraguay Basin

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  1. Rio Paraguay Basin • Sarah Liljefelt • Vincent Silwoski • Christine Gunn • Jessica King • Daniel Kappler

  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguay_River Hammond World Atlas, 2008

  3. blog.earth-touch.com The Rio Paraguay www.aquapress-bleher.com Pantanal Wetlands www.opcotours.com www.chaco-wildlife.org Chaco Region pro.corbis.com www.answers.com

  4. South America Basins

  5. Guarani Village / Buenos Aires

  6. Upper La Plata

  7. Uses

  8. Guarani Aquifer

  9. HidroviaProject Brazil Paraguay Argentina Uruguay Bolivia

  10. Pantanal

  11. Legal Regimes & Agreements • Protocol between Uruguay and Argentina dealing with the question of the jurisdiction of the River Plate (1910) • Agreement Concerning the Utilization of the Rapids of the Uruguay River in the Salto Grande Area (1947) • Treaty between the Argentine Republic and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay on the boundary constituted by the Uruguay River (1961) • The Treaty of the River Plate Basin (1969) • Treaty Concerning the Rio de la Plata and its corresponding Maritime Boundary (1973) • Treaty Between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Republic of Paraguay Concerning the Hydroelectric Utilization of the Water Resources of the Parana River Owned in Condominium by the Two Countries, From and Including the Salto Grande de Sete Quedas or Salto del Guaira, to the Mouth of the Iguassu River (1973)  • Argentina-Brazil-Paraguay: Agreement on Parana River Projects (1979)

  12. Agreement Concerning the Utilization of the Rapids of the Uruguay River in the Salto Grande Area (1947) • Salto Grande Technical Commission (signed 1947, entry into force in 1956) • Between Argentina- Uruguay: The CTM deals with all matters relating to the utilization, damming, and diversion of the waters of the Uruguay River in the area of Salto Grande. In practice, the CTM manages the Salto Grande hydroelectric complex on the Uruguay River upstream of the cities of Concordia (Argentina) and Salto (Uruguay). • Uruguay River Management Commission • Treaty on the boundary formed by the Uruguay River, signed at Montevideo on April 7 1961 ; • Statute of the Uruguay River, adopted at Salto on February 26 1975 (Entry into force: September 18 1976) • The functions of the CARU can be summarized as follows: • Establishing rules concerning: • navigation safety • conservation and preservation of living resources • pilotage – prevention from contamination of river waters • Coordinating the execution of scientific studies and investigations, in particular those related to the survey of the Uruguay River. • Establishing fish quotas. • Coordinating with the competent authorities the prevention and repression of unlawful activities

  13. The Treaty of the River Plate Basin (1969) • Signed April 1969, entry into force August, 1970. • Member states: Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay. • A coordinating mechanism for promoting joint development of the basin—particularly hydropower development. (The Hydrovia Project: Parana-Paraguay Hydrovia Project). • Establish a framework for resolving conflicts: • Basins agree to identify and prioritize cooperative projects—provide technical and legal limitations • Treaty requirements: • Open transportation and communication along the river and its tributaries • Cooperation • Objectives: • Rational use of water resources • Region-wide industrial planning • Economic complementarity • Attainment of comprehensive knowledge of basin

  14. Obstacles to Agreement

  15. Issues • Varying Population Dependence • Existing vs. Potential Uses • Conflict between Bilateral and Multilateral Treaties • Ranking of Priorities • Dispute Settlement Procedures • Financial Constraints • Implementation of Domestic Legislation • The Need of a Strong Secretariat Body • Lack of Scientific Research • Denouncing of a Treaty Provisions • Enforcement Issues • Requirements of a Unanimous Vote

  16. The Future of the Watercourse

  17. Uncertainty in the Future • Economics vs. Environment/Conservation • Private Lands vs. State Regulation • Large Amount of Environmental Groups Support • Closed Door Negotiations • Potential Flood Damage • Displacement of People • Coordination Issues • Unilateral Actions

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