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Actions undertaken within the framework of the SAP Bermejo in the Strategic Area of Environmental Prevention, Protection and
Rehabilitation (continue)

Problem Nature Type of action / actions taken location
goal

conflicts relating to floods and other natural disasters Non- structural structural Protection Construction of flood defenses along Province of Salta, Argentina
the Bermejo River.

against floods
Definition and development of water risk
Provinces of Chaco and Formosa,
zoning in the Lower Basin of the Bermejo
Argentina
River.

The actions taken within the framework of the the participatory process as an instrument for
SAP Bermejo allowed identification of a group of decision-making.
lessons learned and best practices which may be The structural and non-structural actions de-
the basis for their replication, both in the Bermejo veloped for the control of erosion and sediment
River Basin and in the wider context of the la Plata transport along with the communities of the Upper
River Basin. Basin, through small multi-purpose works, were
The main lessons learned and best practices found to be financially, economically and socially
were related to: feasible. The integrated and participatory nature
i) the addition of environmental aspects to the of the actions taken was particularly important,
execution of projects, which enriched the initial combining physical works for the control of floods,
view focused only on water aspects; retention of sediments, and protection of banks
ii) the delegation of local responsibilities to diffe- with non-structural measures through projects or
rent institutions (cities, universities, farming or- components for cattle management to reduce the
ganizations, etc.) to better conform the needs pasturing pressures, community land use practices,
and interests of each party; and management of pastures, among others. Such
iii) the need to strengthen the ownership of pro- experiences of integrated management, in this case
jects by the local communities and the promo- applied through demonstration projects in selected
tion of intercultural values; microbasins, showed that it is possible to obtain si-
iv) the usefulness and advantages of having mana- multaneous benefits for the improvement of qual-
gement plans for protected areas; and ity of life and sustainable management of natural
v) the development of training requirements and resources, controlling erosion and sedimentation
the importance of their institutionalization in of water bodies.