{"id":32017,"date":"2025-02-07T09:44:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/?p=32017"},"modified":"2025-02-07T09:46:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:46:42","slug":"proyecto-del-reino-unido-mejorara-medios-de-vida-y-resiliencia-climatica-de-comunidades-de-alta-verapaz-y-el-corredor-seco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/2025\/02\/07\/proyecto-del-reino-unido-mejorara-medios-de-vida-y-resiliencia-climatica-de-comunidades-de-alta-verapaz-y-el-corredor-seco\/","title":{"rendered":"UK project will improve livelihoods and climate resilience of communities in Alta Verapaz and the Dry Corridor"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>A three-year project will provide tools for families in climate sensitive areas to better plan the management of their landscapes and improve well-being of indigenous and ladino communities.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>The British Ambassador to Guatemala, Juliana Correa, and the Vice Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Edwin Castellanos, attended on 6 February in Chiquimula the launch of workshop for the project \u201cNature-based solutions for climate resilience of indigenous and local communities in Guatemala\u201d, a UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme funded through the Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate (GCBC) by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in the United Kingdom.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32020\" style=\"width:358px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido2.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido2-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>The project has a duration of three years and will invest more than US$1million (\u00a3847,784) in communities in the Departments of Alta Verapaz and Chiquimula.  Activities on the ground will be implemented by the University of Greenwich, the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Centre (CATIE), the University of Valle of Guatemala (UVG), and the Federation of Cooperatives of the Verapaces R.L. (FEDECOVERA).<\/p><p>The project aims to facilitate the integration of traditional and scientific knowledge about nature to plan a more climate-resilient landscape through the implementation of nature-based solutions. It will assess the effectiveness of different reforestation systems and their contribution to climate resilience; support indigenous and local communities to document their understanding of nature\u2019s contribution to their livelihoods; and develop guidelines and tools for the co-design of nature-based solutions for climate resilience and justice at a multi-stakeholder level.<\/p><p>In Alta Verapaz activities will focus on a high rainfall montane region populated by Q\u2019eqchi\u2019 communities whose main income sources come from cardamom, coffee and timber production. FEDECOVERA represents some 40,000 Q\u2019eqchi\u2019 families supporting their access to Fairtrade, Organic, and Forest Stewardship Council certified markets.<\/p><p>Interventions in Chiquimula will cover the Dry Corridor populated with Maya Chorti and ladino communities near the border with Honduras and El Salvador. The project will identify with local communities how to improve environmental resilience to flooding and drought that affects traditional and commercial cropping systems.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido3.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido3-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido3-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><br><\/p><p>The evidence collected will contribute to building capacity in local and national environmental planning processes, and environmental regulations and incentives adapted to the needs of local communities in Guatemala. Lessons from the application of these processes will be shared to inform climate change planning processes in the country and Central America.<\/p><p>Juliana Correa, British Ambassador to Guatemala, said: A top priority of our Foreign Secretary is to support indigenous peoples\u2019 rights and their role in protecting forests. The UK is committed to provide funding for nature, forests, and forest communities, particularly their livelihoods and their rights to protect that nature.  I\u2019m looking forward to seeing the wider impact of this project in Guatemala.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" data-id=\"32022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido4.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido4-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido4-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" data-id=\"32023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido5.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido5-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/proyecto-reino-unido5-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure><p><br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><p><strong>More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Alejandra Mart\u00ednez-Salinas<br>Leader<br>Forests, Biodiversity and Productive Landscapes Unit<br>CATIE<br><a href=\"mailto:amartinez@catie.ac.cr\">amartinez@catie.ac.cr<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><p><strong>Written by:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/world\/organisations\/british-embassy-guatemala.es-419\">British Embassy in Guatemala City<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Embajadora Brit\u00e1nica en Guatemala, Juliana Correa, y el Viceministro de Medio Ambiente y Cambio Clim\u00e1tico de Guatemala, Edwin Castellanos, asistieron el 6 de febrero en Chiquimula al taller de lanzamiento del proyecto \u201cSoluciones basadas en la naturaleza para la &hellip; 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