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El agua es el principal medio a través del cual las personas, los ecosistemas y las economías experimentan los impactos del cambio climático. En Sudamérica, las noticias sobre inundaciones y sequías, olas de calor y de frío, y las consecuentes pérdidas en vidas, ambientales y económicas, son cada vez más frecuentes.

 

GWP Sudamérica aborda el desafío del cambio climático en América del Sur a través de su Programa Agua, Clima y Desarrollo (PACyD), creado para apoyar la integración de la seguridad hídrica y la adaptación al cambio climático en los procesos de planificación del desarrollo e inversión, promoviendo a la GIRH como estrategia clave.

Entre los resultados esperados se encontraron un plan de GIRH para la sub- cuenca Santa Eulalia y el diseño y ejecución de proyectos demostrativos que mostraran buenas prácticas de adaptación, tales como la forestación con especies nativas y el manejo y conservación de suelos.

 

Se estima que los beneficiarios directos llegarían alrededor de 17.000 personas, de las que casi 7.000 viven en la pobreza.

Montevideo is a region with the highest population density in Uruguay; with just over 1,3 mil. inhabitants (INE, 2011) and has the one of the smallest surface areas (530 km2). Mildly undulated plains and reasonable water resources characterize its geography. There is a wide coastal strip by the River Plate with arches of beaches of great recreational and tourist value; Santa Lucía river in the west that supplies the region with drinking water and three urban watersheds similar to Pantanoso, Miguelete and Carrasco streams. From an economic point of view, it is the main industrial and commercial activities concentration in the country and has the highest rates of human development and per capita GDP. The Pantanoso watershed in Montevideo was identified as the most vulnerable to threats of intense rains and floods and the area has the highest number of settlements on its banks. Strong winds and intense rains bring high water levels or floods in some urban watersheds and sporadically affect the local population. Both the local population and governmental authorities have never had specific training in disaster risk management for floods. Therefore, they prepared the necessary skills to be able to handle disasters of the nature. The Spanish version.

The Eastern area of Tucuman province was faced to significant problems of “unsafe water” and inappropriate drinking water supply system. The shallow wells were contaminated by arsenic and other harmful pollutants. Several studies were conducted to solve the problem of insufficient drinking water supply mainly in small rural communities. Spanish version.

Guía GIRH a escala municipal

Summary of the activities carried out by GWP Central America during the year