Panama - Institutions and Participation

Action 8 - Promote the development of technical standards and procedures to calculate Water Footprints and Carbon Footprints in Agricultural Products

In 2021, under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment and with the technical and financial support of GWP Central America, a number of consultation workshops were organised with the participation of stakeholders from the public sector, civil society, the private sector, academia, international cooperation and water sector authorities. As a result, the IWRM Action Plan (PAGIRH2022-2026 was developed with the objective to implement concrete actions for advancing in IWRM in Panama. The following action was defined as part of that process and identified as a priority action included in the action plan. 

The purpose of this action is to estimate Water Footprints and Carbon Footprints in Agricultural Products through the development of technical standards and procedures.  

IWRM Dimension: Institutions and Participation
SDG 6.5.1 Question: 2.1b. Cross-sectors coordination
Level: National
Status of action: Awaiting funding
Related SDG Goal: 2. Zero Hunger, - 6.4 Water efficiency
Responsible Agency: Ministry of the Environment, MIDA, CATHALAC, Industrial Union, Fundación Natura
Timeline for implementation: 2022-2024