Revitalizing ancestral techniques. Sierra Azul: Sowing rain to face the drought
On September 20, the government launched its Sierra Azul Program. One of its components – the sowing and harvesting of water – is a technique fostered by the PACC Peru Project of the Swiss Cooperation, as a measure for adaptation to climate change.
Achievements, shared experiences and political dialogue
Laying the foundations for a National Sanitation Policy
Add talents and create commitments to increase the productivity, resilience and value of the forests
“Making the role of Andean forests visible as key ecosystems to face climate change is essential, since they have great potential to face climate change and provide eco systemic services that are fundamental to the communities”.
An urban-rural pact in favor of water. Peru raises funds to protect water sources
“We fostered the enactment of a regulation that would allow us to include the Mechanisms of Retribution for Ecosystem Services (MRSE) in the water rates, thus turning watershed protection into public policy”, highlighted Fernando Momiy, president of the National Superintendence of Sanitation Services (SUNASS), at Water World Week 2016.
