The MWAR- LAC ccordination meeting was held on the 4 february 2014 at Unesco-Montevideo premises.
The programme and respective presentations are available here :
http://www.cazalac.org/mwar_lac/index.php?id=63
About MWAR LAC
The MWAR –LAC project is funded by the Flanders-UNESCO Science Trust Fund (FUST) and is implemented by the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme (IHP) in collaboration with the Water Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Zones in Latin America and the Caribbean (CAZALAC) located in la Serena, Chile, which belongs to the network of Category II centers under the auspices of UNESCO.
The objective of the MWAR-LAC project is to strengthen the capacity to manage the water resources of arid and semiarid areas in LAC through networking and facilitating international and regional cooperation. This will be achieved by developing pilot experiences and participating in regional projects together with relevant partners in Latin America.
The project has three main thematic priorities:
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improved water governance as a basis to attain integrated water resources management;
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use of modern techniques and methodologies to asses and improve water use efficiency;
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hydro-climatic risk management including decision making;
The overall goal of the project is to contribute to improving the quality of life and alleviating the poverty of local communities in arid and semiarid environments in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), through a reduction in the vulnerability of water resources systems to global changes based on sound scientific knowledge.