Water Sowing and Harvesting & Ecosystem Services

Water Sowing and Harvesting, Water Service Fee and Acknowledgement of Environmental Service Payment in the South-South Cooperation Framework

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Implementation period

24 months (February 2019 - February 2021)

EU grant amount

€ 775,491

Overall project amount

€ 983,431

Countries:


Costa Rica
Peru

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OBJETIVE

  • Costa Rica: Water was supplied in semi-arid areas of tropical dry forest. 

  • Peru: Basins were protected and restored through an ecosystem service payment system and water service fee.

BENEFICIARIES

Peru: 500 people
Costa Rica: 500 people
Producers, technicians and decision makers

Guanacaste, Costa Rica:

- Community of Río Naranjo

- Community of Nueva Guatemala

- Community of Agua Caliente

Piura, Peru:

- Community of Palo Blanco de Matalacas

Costa Rica: montane and premontane ecosystem
Peru:  Andean grassland and paramo ecosystem
There is a great diversity of flora and fauna species in both countries.

MAP - PROJECT INTERVENTION AREAS



“With the water sowing and harvesting system, we created a lagoon that has changed our household economy. With a few cows, we had a good milk yield; we got processed cheese, three flavors of yogurt, custard; and we also produced corn.”
Henry Murillo, La Esperanza Reservoir - Guanacaste (Costa Rica)

"From a local initiative (water sowing and harvesting in Peru), we have created an impact on public policies and the regulatory framework of water management in Costa Rica.”
Gustavo Solano, Binational Project Coordinator

FIRST RESULTS

Ancestral knowledge on rainwater sowing and harvesting was transferred from Peru to Costa Rica for water supply in semi-arid areas of tropical dry forest.

Peer-to-peer training and transfer of ancestral knowledge: 1,200 farmers were trained in less than two years by the Machaca sisters, Quechua-speaking women engineers.

Seven reservoirs were built in Guanacaste (Costa Rica) based on indigenous
ancestral knowledge, with a total surface storage capacity of 50,000 m3.

This initiative was replicated and scaled up through the Rural Development Institute (INDER), which has invested US$125,000 to build 28 additional reservoirs. 

The project contributed to the implementation of the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) of both countries.

For Peru, the water sowing and harvesting system and the ecosystem service payment system – initiatives implemented in the project – have been incorporated in the INDC’s adaptation and mitigation measures. This framework will allow the conservation, management and recovery of basins.

For Costa Rica, the INDC includes urban water and environmental services, and the project is part of both initiatives.

EXCHANGE BETWEEN COUNTRIES

Peru has transferred ancestral knowledge of rainwater sowing and harvesting to Costa Rica.
Costa Rica has transferred knowledge of environmental service payment to Peru.

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TEAM

  • Gustavo Solano
    Binational Coordinator, Costa Rica. Asociación para la Investigación y Desarrollo Integral (AIDER)
  • Jaime Nalvarte
    National Director, Perú. Asociación para la Investigación y Desarrollo Integral (AIDER)
  • Jorge Mario Rodriguez
    National Director, Costa Rica. Fondo Nacional de Financiamiento Forestal (FONAFIFO)
  • Lizeth Morante
    Forest Engineer, Perú. Asociación para la Investigación y Desarrollo Integral (AIDER)

PARTNERS

LEAD ORGANIZATION


CO-APPLICANTS


CONTACT PERSON IN EACH COUNTRY

Perú:
Jaime Nalvarte
National Director, Asociación para la Investigación y Desarrollo Integral (AIDER)
jnalvarte@aider.com.pe


Costa Rica:
Gustavo Solano
Binational Coordinator, Asociación para la Investigación y Desarrollo Integral (AIDER)
gsolano@aider.com.pe

SOCIAL MEDIA

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@aiderONG

Contact us

Address:
European Union:
Office Expertise France: 73, rue de Vaugirard-75006 Paris.
Office GIZ: Rue Archimède 61, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.
Colombia
Office Expertise France: Av. Calle 82 # 10-33 Of. 302 – Bogotá, Colombia
Phone:
Expertise France: +33 1 70 82 73 57
GIZ: + 32 2 710 1937
Email:
bosques@euroclimaplus.org

Implementing Agencies

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