Estudio de factibilidad para la implementación de un fondo de agua en la subcuenca del río Casacay

Abstract

This document focused on determining, through the regulatory components established by The Nature Conservancy methodology, to carry out the feasibility and viability study for the implementation of a Water Fund in a hydrographic subbasin, with the purpose of obtaining a mechanism that establishes water management policies. long-term governance and investment for the protection and conservation of ecosystem services and at the same time guarantee the water security of the sub-basin; so that the availability and quality of the water resource is enhanced for the benefited cantons and the economic activities that require access to water from the Casacay River sub-basin. The implementation of a Water Fund allows environmental user fees to be directed by decentralized governments towards sustainable water management and supply, using natural solutions for high-level water security, through financial mechanisms. innovative and participatory governance structures. The feasibility study has been prepared based on The Nature Conservancy methodology, in conjunction with the Latin American Alliance of Water Funds, which provides the main guidelines to implement each of the stages starting from feasibility, design, creation, operation and until maturity; with the purpose of obtaining comprehensive management of the Casacay sub-basin, guaranteeing water security for an extended period of time