Spanish version available Balancing water needs and the sustainability of ecosystems is the key to guaranteeing access to water in a sustainable manner. On World Environment Day, we present a water management model for transboundary basins that achieves this goal. By Andrea Ortega C. and Eveline Vasquez-Arroyo Water is a finite resource and Latin America and the … [Read more...] about Pantanal: The challenge of managing transboundary water resources and protecting the environment
Water resources
Graciela Castillo: A star volunteer educating people about water projects
As a beneficiary and former member of the Water Board of Lejamaní, Graciela was motivated by the desire to improve her neighbor’s living conditions to inform them about water projects in her community. Written by Andrea Ortega C. Graciela was born in “Aldea la 40”, a small community near El Progreso, in the department of Yoro, in northwestern Honduras. After the … [Read more...] about Graciela Castillo: A star volunteer educating people about water projects
The Water vs. Climate Change Paradox
*Jihoon Lee and Raul Muñoz Most of the effects of climate change are felt through water. Disruptive and unpredictable weather patterns cause more droughts and floods, rising sea levels, and environmental contamination. As a result, farmers’ abilities to save their crops, access to clean drinking water, and community protection from extreme weather events are all under … [Read more...] about The Water vs. Climate Change Paradox
Nature Based Solutions mitigate the effects of climate change
*By Raphaëlle Ortiz, María Augusta Olmedo, Anamaría Núñez, Seminar Session 1: Tools for valuing ecosystems and nature-based solutions The first of three sessions of the seminar of the Focus on the Americas in World Water Week addressed valuing ecosystem services and nature-based solutions (NBS). It introduced NBS and explored several tools that could help governments, … [Read more...] about Nature Based Solutions mitigate the effects of climate change
Resilient infrastructure in the Caribbean
Marisa (12 years old) lives in a peri-urban community in the outskirts of Kingston, Jamaica. In 2021, her water utility, the National Water Commission (NWC), was severely affected by a hurricane and it took over 3 months to resume service. During that time, this 12-year-old had to walk and wait for the water truck every day to get four gallons of water, barely enough for … [Read more...] about Resilient infrastructure in the Caribbean