RT Report
T1 Caribbean Sea/Colombia & Venezuela, Central America & Mexico-GIWA Regional Assessment 3b, 3c
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Isaza, C. F. A.
A2 Sierra-Correa, P. C.
A2 Bernal-Velasquez, M.
A2 Londono, L. M.
A2 Troncoso, W.
K1 water
K1 water analysis
K1 water conservation
K1 water consumption
K1 water demand
K1 water management
K1 water monitoring
K1 water protection
K1 water quality
K1 water resource
K1 water utilisation
K1 environmental assessment
K1 freshwater conservation
K1 freshwater degradation
K1 freshwater ecosystem
K1 freshwater monitoring
K1 freshwater pollution
K1 freshwater resource
K1 pollution control
K1 pollution cost
K1 water pollution
K1 environmental conservation
K1 environmental impact
K1 environmental impact assessment
K1 environmental protection
K1 coast protection
K1 coastal area
K1 coastal ecosystem
K1 coastal environment
K1 coastal pollution
K1 coastal water
K1 marine conservation area
K1 marine ecosystem
K1 sea resource
K1 sea water protection
K1 coastal fishing
K1 coastal management
PB United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GEF, University  of Kalmar, Sweden
SN 1651-940X
YR 2006
FD 2006
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8694
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8694
NO This report presents the results of the GIWA assessment of the Colombia & Venezuela and Central America & Mexico sub-systems' located in GIWA region 3, the Caribbean Sea. The regional team identified habitat and community modification as the priority concern of both sub-systems. In the Colombia & Venezuela sub-system, coastal habitats are being degraded by a multitude of issues, particularly land-based sources of pollution. The transboundary ecosystems of the Central America & Mexico sub-system have been severely degraded as a consequence of agricultural and urban expansion, increased pollution loads and unsustainable forestry practices. The past and present status and future prospects of these issues are discussed, and they are traced back to their root causes. Feasible policy options are proposed that target key components identified in the Causal chain analysis in order to minimise future impacts on the transboundary aquatic environment.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 20, 2026