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Manejo de la cuenca del río Cahoacán, Chiapas, México, a través de la conservación y restauración de microcuencas, para prevenir daños causados por el exceso de agua (fase I, II, III) |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
Mexico |
Regional |
Nature-based solutions and ecosystem services; Water |
Climate extremes; Floods; Biodiversity loss; Storms |
Nature-based solutions and ecosystem services; Technological innovations; Capacity building |
2004 - 2018 |
Phase II: IUCN: 883,191 (USD) Other Partners: 1,230,920 (USD) |
Fundación Gonzalo Río Arronte IAP (FGRA), IUCN & Sociedad de Historia Natural del Soconusco, A.C |
Sociedad de Historia Natural del Soconusco, A.C & IUCN |
IUCN |
The Cahoacán River basin, located in Chiapas, Mexico, covers an area of 28,340 hectares and has an estimated population of 200 000 inhabitants. After Hurricane Stan (October 2005), which affected greatly this area, several analysis took place regarding the impacts it had on the coastal and border region of the state of Chiapas, showing the need of adaptive measures (https://www.iucn.org/node/989). The project builds on several initiatives in the last 15 years. The most recent actions focused on forest restoration to enhance the recovery of vegetation and water infiltration and reduce soil erosion due to surface runoff, thus reducing the possibility of overflow and floods in the basin and elevating its socio-environmental resilience. |
https://www.iucn.org/node/29651 |