Towards a climate-resilient landscape in the cuenca de Zapotlán

About this project

The cuenca de Zapotlán, located in the state of Jalisco in Mexico, hosts a thriving system for agricultural activities, among which the production of avocado, berries, and agave. The climate and the natural resources of the region make it very attractive to agricultural practices and, due to the competitive market for these crops, farmland continues to expand. The rapid expansion in recent years of activities in fragile and natural areas has also affected biodiversity and ecosystem quality. In particular the Laguna de Zapotlán, a Ramsar site, is threatened.Under the leadership of the private sector (producers), an initiative has been developed in which both public and private parties come together to take measures to achieve more sustainable agricultural production. Within this stakeholder framework, an extensive strategic plan for the area has been developed, including a longlist of potential suitable interventions.This assignment aims to detail the larger interventions of the strategic plan into a project package ready for follow-up funding. Activities include:1. Support with technical development of three bigger projects, including conceptual/technical designs, steps needed to take towards implementation and budget specifications;2. Support the process of co-creation with local stakeholders (together with local facilitator/comité de Cuenca);3. Support a better understanding of the problems in the Cuenca by linking international knowledge; and4. Develop an investment agend…

Published by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency · Government

Countries

Mexico

Sectors

Water resources conservation (including data collection)River basins developmentCottage industries and handicraft

Focus

Climate adaptation · Also contributes

Funded by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Accountable

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Published by Netherlands Enterprise Agency to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 6 Aug 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27378529-PVW524WB03.

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