General strategy for the rescue and environmental sustainability of the Lerma-Chapala basin

1. General strategy for the rescue and environmental sustainability of the Lerma-Chapala basin Javier Aparicio Охрид, Република Македонија, 2012 1

2. Participants in theproject 2

3. Goals General: Toset the overall strategy for the environmental rescue and sustainability of the Lerma-Chapala basin, conceptualized as a guided, adaptative, and flexible process. Specific: To establish environmental plans for the sub-basins under a scheme that allows progress in the medium term to a more detailed level of planning by sub-basin, and in the long term, toward a mechanism of implementation and monitoring allowing to get feedbacks for best decision making. 3

4. Social Politician Cultural Economics Environment Technology General PlanningStrategy I Creation of a management team composed of the most important institutions related to natural resources and environment, which facilitate and monitor the process and are liaised with stakeholders Stakeholder participation is a fundamental piece in the planning process: validates the proposals, objectives and actions emanating from this exercise. 4

5. General PlanningStrategy II • Fundamental questions: • [Throughparticipation of stakeholders], • Where are we? • Where do wewanttogo? • How are wegoingtogetthere? Start Situation Analysis Evaluation Vision/ Policy Work plan Implementation Strategy selection General Strategy

6. Where are we ? Diagnosis I http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/resourcesquality/wpccasestudy8.pdf

7. Where are we ? Diagnosis II • Part of the Mexican hydrological region No. 12 • Total area ​​54,450 km² including the closed basins of Pátzcuaro and Cuitzeo • Covered politically by five states Guanajuato (43%), Jalisco (13%), Mexico (10%), Michoacán (30%) and Querétaro (4%) and 206 municipalities • Main watercourse: Lerma River • 19 sub-basins • >11 million inhabitants • 10% of NGP 7

8. Where are we ? Diagnosis III Precipitation and temperature Subbasins Water Quality (BOD5) Strongly Polluted (33%) Excellent (10%) Good quality (7%) Acceptable (17%) Overexploited Polluted (33%) Underexploited Aquifers 8

9. Where do wewanttogo? Vision: The Lerma-Chapala basin is a territory where coordination among inhabitants and authorities makes it possible the recovery and conservation of environmental services for betterment of population life quality, with a sustainable economic growth and preservation of its natural, social and cultural heritage Degradation and depletion of natural resources Natural Resources governance deficiencies Limited availability and scarcity ObstaclestoBasinenvironmentaldevelopment Services delivery deficiencies Natural or antropogenic environmental risks Low water productivity Poverty Water, air and soil pollution, and solid residuals deposition Limited social participation 9

10. How are wegoingtogetthere? General Strategy I • Foreachregion and subregion a general strategyisdefinedsuchthat: • Starts at therulingpublicpolicies of theNationalDevelopmentPlan • Islinkedtothe particular objectives in eachregion/subregion • Drives efforts of the federal and statepublicadministration in relationshipwiththeir natural resourcesduringthenextyears 10

11. How are wegoingtogetthere? General Strategy II Immediate Actions Plan 11

12. How are wegoingtogetthere? General Strategy III 12

13. Conclusions • A strategy for the environmental rescue and sustainability of the Lerma-Chapala basin was developed • The process was conceptualized as guided, adaptative, and flexible • Stakeholder participation was determinant • An immediate action plan as well as long-term strategies were identified • Most actions are presently under course 13

14. Thank you! Фала! japaricio@tlaloc.imta.mx www.imta.gob.mx http://www.atl.org.mx/images/docs/EGRASCLCH.pdf 14