A rapid assessment tool for integrated watershed management: a case study from La Plata river in South America
| dc.creator | Musálem Castillejos, Karim | |
| dc.creator | Jiménez-Otárola, Francisco | |
| dc.creator | McDonald, Morag | |
| dc.date | 2016-05-17T16:27:12Z | |
| dc.date | 2016-05-17T16:27:12Z | |
| dc.date | 2013 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-09T02:00:02Z | |
| dc.description | Environment quality indicators can be inadequate when measuring the short-term impacts of projects and actions within an integrated watershed management approach. Quantifiable changes in environmental indicators often take long periods of time –often at the decade level- and are costly in terms of data collection. The subsequent analysis and interpretation seldom reflect the outcomes of work carried out at organizational, inter-institutional and social levels in the short-term. To address this constraint, an Integrated Watershed Management (IWM) assessment methodology based on data collected through key-informants was trialed in sub basins of the La Plata River in South America, and compared to a similar case study carried out in Central America. We applied the assessment tool to the mboi cae/quiteria watershed in Paraguay, and determined progress towards IWM to be 35 % (seen as a global average). We also conducted a detailed evaluation of environmental quality indicators. Comparison with the Central American case study from 2005 allowed a discussion of the methodology and its suitability in different Latin-American contexts. We propose the use of this assessment methodology, based on key-informants and data triangulation, whenever possible to obtain understanding on how projects within an IWM approach can be evaluated in a standardized manner; in a short time; and with low costs. Not substituting, our proposed rapid assessment is not a replacement for ‘proper’ complementary environmental assessment, but offers a rapid and preliminary appraisal of how projects or processes progress with an IWM approach, especially in rural areas. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/8283 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1372 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.relation | Aqua-LAC - Volumen 5, Número 1 (Marzo 2013) | |
| dc.title | A rapid assessment tool for integrated watershed management: a case study from La Plata river in South America | |
| dc.title | Aplicación de una herramienta rápida de evaluación del manejo integrado de cuencas: estudio de caso desde la cuenca del Plata en Sur América | |
| dc.type | Artículo |