Ecosystem based Adaptation in the agricultural sectors: Watershed management case study Chimborazo (Ecuador)
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Watershed management involves any human action aimed at ensuring a sustainable use of watershed resources. It is an integrated and people centered approach where human actions are fundamental to the sustainable use of the resources. Watershed management requires that actions be multi-scale in nature. They should link the varied levels of policy development and implementation. Solutions should be combined to seek innovative and low-cost options that target both ecosystem conservation and livelihood improvement. Solutions should also be long-term focused, flexible and adaptive to management, planning and financing.
FAO supported a watershed management project in Chimborazo, Ecuador. The national government is executing the project, while FAO’s role is limited to technical and financial supervision. The project applied a cross-sectoral ecosystem/territorial vision. It aimed to involve all actors from provincial units and all types of users. The aim of the project was to establish a jointly agreed upon and validated watershed management plan. The plan is territorial in scope and includes a mix of good sustainable land practices (e.g. livestock production, forest restoration, value chain development and organic and conservation agriculture).