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The Drying Out of Central America
Overview
Access to clean and reliable water remains a critical challenge for the people of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, where issues such as water scarcity, pollution, and inadequate infrastructure are exacerbating poverty and threatening food security. These three countries face common challenges driven by mismanagement, climate change, and a lack of comprehensive water governance.
This event will present the findings of three in-depth studies conducted by local experts Carolina Amaya, Gabriel Woltke, and Lucia Vijil Saybe, under the Wilson Center's initiative to understand climate resiliency and adaptation in northern Central America. These papers explore the root causes of the water crisis, offering case studies that highlight the far-reaching impact on vulnerable communities and propose solutions for improving water governance, data collection, and public investment.
To learn more, please join the Wilson Center’s Latin America Program Wednesday, November 13, 2024, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm ET, for a virtual conversation on the critical challenges and potential solutions to water provision in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The event will also highlight ongoing efforts in civil society and government aimed at protecting water resources and strengthening environmental justice in the region.
Speakers
Carolina Amaya
Lucía Vijil Saybe
Gabriel Woltke
Moderator
David Holiday
Hosted By
Latin America Program
The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more
Environmental Change and Security Program
The Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) explores the connections between environmental change, health, and population dynamics and their links to conflict, human insecurity, and foreign policy. Read more
