Located in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountains, San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta is one of six municipalities in the Western Highlands of Guatemala that benefits from USAID’s work in adapting communications technology to improve public service
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- Interagency StoryMany countries in Central America are rich in water resources but sadly, a low percentage of the population is connected to sewerage and little wastewater generated is treated.
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- VideoThis video (in Spanish) describes the efforts of the PARA-Agua project working in the Chira-Piura river basin in Peru
- TrainingEl agua está en el centro del desarrollo sostenible. Los recursos hídricos y la gama de servicios que brindan consolidan la reducción de la pobreza, el crecimiento económico y la sostenibilidad ambiental.
- ActivityThis PEER Science project considers Andean headwaters, particularly páramos and puna wetlands, as socialecological systems (SESs) in which coupled natural and human processes like drought, flooding, water use and impoundment in reserv
- Country ProfileUSAID activities in Peru focus on building the country’s capacity to adapt to climate change and improve water security.
- DocumentColumbia and Peru: Building Bridges Across the Watershed, Upstream and Downstream Partnering for Adaptation and Resilience (PARA-Agua) | 2013–2017
- Final ReportClimate change has negatively impacted water resources and ecosystems in many parts of Latin America and the Caribbean.