Delineation of River Basin Committees in Peru using WARPLAM DSS

摘要: In order to promote good water governance practices, harmonize multiple objectives, and reflect the linkages between environmental, socioeconomic politico-administrative aspects, it is imperative define appropriate regions for resources planning management. The Water Resources Planning Management Decision Support System (WARPLAM DSS) presented here as a tool support definition of suitable limits regions. Although river basins are generally considered most achieve Integrated (IWRM) goals, WARPLAM DSS facilitates analysis politico-administrative, historic-cultural, socioeconomic, physical-environmental aspects. This paper summarizes an initiative integrated establishment River Basin Committees (RBCs) in Peru, based on comprehensive Peruvian territory. study was developed through partnership ANA-Peru ANA-Brazil, with cooperation Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). results simulated this attempt anticipate more harmonized division Peru9s territory into Such approach aims establish robust RBCs increase chances attaining IWRM goals.