On the mountain slopes in the upper Goascorán watershed increasingly frequent extremes of drought and intense rainfall erode soils that have lost adequate forest and other vegetable cover, reducing water retention and endangering the poor rural population.

To improve the livelihoods and resilience of the population most vulnerable to climate change by increasing the capacity of farm and community organizations as well as public and private institutions to undertake integral management of prioritized micro-watersheds in the Goascorán watershed.

• 75,000 persons in 15,000 families in the 16 municipalities involved in the watershed management.
• Five thousand agricultural producers, women, youth and indigenous people who benefit from technologies, works and collective action undertaken for environmental restoration and reduction of vulnerability to natural disasters.
• Urban populations, businesses, civil organizations, NGOs, municipal associations, and other institutions that operate in the watershed and benefit from improved water supply stability.

Outcome 1: Farm families have adopted CCA and DRR technologies that improve the livelihoods of the poor rural population in the micro-watersheds of the Goascorán River.

Outcome 2: Institutions engaged in micro-watershed management in the Goascorán River watershed adopt and implement plans and regulations that facilitate and support community-level private investments and technological changes for CCA-DRR.

Principaux résultats attendus:  

1. Reduced agricultural and livelihood losses.
2. Reduced water scarcity.
3. Greater response capacity (resilience) in the face of natural disaster damages.
4. More stable incomes and better living conditions for the population in vulnerable rural communities.
5. Enhanced capacity to plan, coordinate, and carry out or support CCA and DRR activities at the community, municipal, inter-municipal and national levels.

• Municipal Associations of the Watershed
• NGOs and Private Service Providers in the Region

• Environmental Program for Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change – PNUD
• Canadian Cooperation Programs
• BRIDGE Project (SDC)
• Dry Corridor Alliance
• FAO
• CRS

Phase 1 01.12.2013 - 31.12.2018   (Completed)