Latin America and the Caribbean

Type of Change: Changes in policies, plans and strategies  Boundary Level: River Basin Summary/Theme: The IWRM knowledge gained during REMERH’s training was put into practice during the development of the Lerma River Basin Water Plan by providing tools and examples that helped put IWRM into practice in Mexico.  Ana Karen participated in a training course organized by REMERH on […]

Type of Change: New/further knowledge gained  Boundary Level: Community Summary/Theme: Developing reusable sanitary pads for marginalized and vulnerable women groups in Costa Rica  Ana López Ramírez, a Costa Rican community leader, attended REDICA’s ‘Sanitation, Hygiene and Menstrual Health’ regional workshop. She was exposed to an eye-opening and unknown reality: the serious challenges that women in most vulnerable conditions, who

Type of Change: Changes in implementation of practices and programs   Boundary Level: Community  Summary/Theme: Fostering partnerships with academia and the private sector in Argentina to solve solid urban waste challenges. Development of internationally certified biodegradable and ecological industrial bags.  Urban waste pollution has become an increasing threat in Mendoza, Argentina. Plastics and other solid materials are incorrectly disposed of threatening existing water sources. Arg Cap-Net identified the issue and conducted the ‘Environmental Legal Framework for Waste

Impact: Voluntary Agreement for the Management of Watersheds
Partners: LAWET-net
Chile

Impact: Changes in policies, plans and strategies
Partners: LA-WET Net (Argentina)