Conserving water resources: Western Amazon Basin in Peru The project promotes integrated water resources management in the Western Amazon Basin in Peru and Colombia as well as conservation of biodiversity. The project aims to test and promote an intergrated management approach that can serve as a mode for a regi
on-wide system of watershed governance in the Andes-Amazon region. The project employs a rights-based approach including gender equity and considers the role of women and men indigenous groups and youth throughtout the implementation to improve the partici
pation of these groups and the ability of civil society to participate in decision-making and management of the water resources together with public sector as well as conservation of the ecosystem in view to offer ecosystem services.