RCE CUENCA DEL PLATA

Conference of the Americas Curitiba

2016

Structure of this presentation

1. RCE Cuenca del Plata mission statement 2. RCE Cuenca del Plata main objectives 3. Multicultural approach 4. Why engaging the Cuenca del Plata? 5. Cuenca del Plata in numbers. 6. Territorial development strategy 7. Courses and observatories 8. Big projects 9. 2017 plan summary 10. Members 11. Protágonos 12. Contact

Mission statement

RCE Cuenca del Plata will promote and

advance Sustainability as a multi-stakeholder

platform by bringing together institutions, local

governments, social organizations, academy

and industry across the region to carry out

research and provide support, training and

developing opportunities through ESD as the

means to empower present and future

generations in solving current economic, social

and environmental challenges at the global,

regional and local levels.

Main Objectives (1/2)

1. To develop networking among regional key organizations.

2. To create environmental awareness within communities.

3. To support, design and monitor programs and projects that promote social environmental awareness, conservation of nature and circular economy.

4. To develop a clear vision of sustainability for the region.

5. To create resources and human capital towards sustainability at local governments in the region.

6. To strive for excellence in training and supporting regional approaches to sustainability.

Main Objectives (2/2)

7. To provide training to key actors to work towards sustainability challenges in the region.

8. To develop information systems and fair work conditions among institutions.

9. To carry out and coordinate strategic research and combine the results into publications.

10.To identify potential new valuable/strategic member organizations to strengthen the RCE Cuenca del Plata.

11.To articulate with international, national, regional and local organizations to advance EDS and SDGs.

12.To establish academic observatories to guide improvements related to ESD goals.

Multicultural approach

The RCE Cuenca del Plata embraces the cultural

diversity within its territory. In that sense, the

Regional Centre established from the beginning

the Guaraní and Quechua along with Spanish and Portuguese as the official languages. English will

also be used as international language specially for

presentations and publications.

Spanish Guaraní Quichua Português

Why engaging the Cuenca del Plata (Río de la Plata Basin)?

Cuenca del Plata (Río de la Plata basin)

● 3 200 000 km² (second largest river basin in the

world after the Amazon basin).

● Basin territory - home to 100 million people.

● Main replenishing system to the Guarani

Aquifer (5th in the World).

Territorial development throughout the Cuenca del Plata

The strategy for covering the whole of the

Cuenca del Plata territory includes the

development of several sub-regional offices within Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and

Uruguay.

For those regions within Brazil and beyond, RCE Cuenca del Plata intends to develop

collaboration agreements, strategies and

common projects with fellow RCEs at Curitiba,

Rio, Sao Paulo, Lima-Callao, and others….

Development strategy throughout the Cuenca del Plata1. Identify potential key partners to foster Sustainable Development at the local and regional levels.

2. Identify key stakeholders with whom implement workshops to identify and map local challenges.

3. Design strategies to identify potential solutions with key stakeholders based on real needs and

opportunities towards the fulfillment of the SDGs.

4. Promote municipal declaration of interest for GAP and SDGs including allocated budget for

implementation of priority actions.

5. Implement, monitor and report initiatives at the local level with partners and stakeholders.

Partners

Stakeholders

SolutionsLegislation and budget

Implement, monitor, report

Contact

Engage

Design

Launch

Implement

Territorial development (North BA region)

● 10 cities within an area 200 km long. ● Bordering the Paraná River’s delta and the

River Plate. ● 40% industrial production in Argentina

Territorial development (North-West region)

● 4 provinces within an area 700 km long. ● Subregional office in Jujuy/Salta. ● Great ecological and cultural diversity. ● Rich in natural resources

Territorial development (North-East region)

● Great Chaco region (Ar, Py, Br) ● Crossroads of main big rivers. ● Massive biodiversity. ● Key socio-environmental challenges.

Territorial development (central region)

● Several medium size cities in área 250 km long. ● Between sierras and marshlands ● Great agricultural area in Argentina.

Territorial development (Southern region)

● Many small cities within an area 500 km long. ● Famous Pampa region with large plains. ● Important agro-production area in Argentina

Post Graduate Courses and Observatories themes

Biodiversity Conservation

Clean Renewable Energies

Circular Economy

Indigenous Cultures

Climate Change

Sustainable Infrastructure

Water management

ESD & SDGs

ESD in action - First steps (GAP PAA 1-5, SDG 4)

Local Governments issue declarations of interest and allocate funding for following year.

Seminar on GAP and SDGs during the morning.

Sub-groups dynamic during the afternoon where teachers come up with ideas on how to teach SDGs within GAP parameters to their students.

The results of all seminars implemented during 2017 will be part of a Teacher's Manual for secondary schools to be distributed by March 2018.

Then teachers can upload the results of workshops on the RCE web platform.

Local Governments Educators Tools and follow up

100 million planted native trees by 2030

OBPs (One Big Project) with regional scope

This project aims at unifying visions, efforts and commitments at the basin level to strengthen the importance of the native forests and native urban trees

as part of a comprehensive biodiversity conservation strategy to tackle climate change, land degradation and pollution, among other issues and challenges.

Main EDS activities for 2017

N° Activities GAP SDG

1 Declaration of interest and funding allocation at municipal level. PAA 1 4

2 Develop workshops on GAP and SDGs for teachers PAA 3 4, 17

3 Launching postgraduate courses (March) PAA 2 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17

4 Launching observatories (March) PAA 2 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17

5 Implement projects at the local level PAA 5 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17

6 Start designing OBPs at the regional level PAA 4 11, 13, 15, 17

7 Start planning ESD event for 2018 (RCE Conference of the Americas??) All

Coming Partnerships

RCE Cuenca del Plata members in 2016

Coming members in 2016

Current members

GraciasRCE Cuenca del Plata

www.rcecuencadelplata.org rce@rcecuencadelplata.org

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