MANAGEMENT PLAN OF THE MAGDALENA

RIVER BASIN (PMC)

MANAGEMENT PLAN OF THE MAGDALENA

RIVER BASIN (PMC)

• Basin Area Magdalena-Cauca 257.000 Km2

• 33’000’000 in habitants, 70% of Colombian Population

• PMC, has been developed in 5 phases since 2006. Life-time 2009-2019

MANAGEMENT PLAN OF THE MAGDALENA RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN OF THE MAGDALENA RIVER BASIN

What is PMC ?• A technical tool which allow CORMAGDALENA to fulfill its legal obligations:

• COORDINATION AND SUPERVISION OF:• HIDROLOGIC MANAGEMENT • INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF

MAGDALENA RIVERINVOLVING THE REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL

AUTHORITIES AND OTHERS BASIN ACTORS

INSTITUTIONS, AND FRACTIONING OF GOVERNANCE•24 Regional environmental authorities•729 municipalities•28 Departments (State or Provinces)

PMC COMPONENTSPMC COMPONENTS

• Thematic Axes– Reforestation– Water Pollution– Artificial Flow Management

• Indicators System• The Sceneries

– Current Status,– Quality Objectives,– Interventions’ Priorization

• The Action Plan• Management Platform

GENERAL SCHEME OF PMC MODELGENERAL SCHEME OF PMC MODEL

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Prospective State Model -PSM

• Reforestation Axis

•Water Pollution Axis

•Artificial Flow Management

•Actions•Goals (PSM-CS)

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Current Status - CS

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Future State, Based on National Plan Actions

•Based on reachable goals, regional Plans, legal objectives.

Action Plan

Reforestation Water Pollution Artificial Flow Management

DomesticDomestic AgropecuaryAgropecuaryNavigationNavigation

HydrologyHydrology

Organic Matter

Organic Matter

Nutrients Nutrients

CODCOD

ShipwayShipwayIndustrialIndustrial

FlowFlow

SedimentsSediments

Water DepthWater Depth

Riverbed Riverbed

FloodFlood DroughtDrought

FoodsFoods

Water shortage

index

Water shortage

index

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Erosion ControlErosion Control

Surface Water Quality

PMC INDICATORS SYSTEMPMC INDICATORS SYSTEM

Protected Areas

Protected Areas

Erosion ControlErosion Control

ReforestationReforestation

RevegetalizationRevegetalization

Protected Protected Areas Areas

BASIN

BIOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE AREASOTHERS

PROTECTED AREAS (Ha.)

WHITOUT LEGAL PROTECTION (Ha.) (QUALITY GOAL)

PROTECTED AREAS (Ha.)

CAUCA BASIN 1’358.082 1’061.224 714.750

MAGDALENA BASIN 3’992.543 2’812.223 2’967.210

TOTAL MAGDALENA‐CAUCA 5’350.625 3’873.447 3’681.960

CURRENT CURRENT STATUSSTATUS

QUALITY QUALITY OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE

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