Local Strategic Alliances for Adaptation to Climate Change, phase II (ALLACC II)

About this project

Nicaragua, a small, open economy heavily reliant on agriculture and light manufacturing, faces significant challenges exacerbated by the socio-political crisis of 2018-2019, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters. These crises have led to increased poverty rates, and environmental degradation, particularly in water resources management. The upper Coco River Basin, located in the Nicaraguan Dry Corridor, suffers from deforestation, land degradation, and inadequate water access, disproportionately affecting rural and indigenous populations, and within these groups, women are especially affected.The Dry Corridor is a particular geographical central American region (going from Nicaragua to Guatemala), highly vulnerable to extreme weather events, such as recurrent droughts caused by the El Niño phenomenon and climate variability. These climatic conditions have resulted in significant losses in basic grain crops, exacerbating food insecurity and increasing rural migration.The upper Coco River Basin faces challenges such as steep terrain, deforestation, and water scarcity, leading to conflicts over water access, exacerbated by gender disparities and marginalized indigenous communities. In this context, this action proposes to support the implemention of an Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) process, which will promote the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources to maximize economic and social welfare in an equitable m…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 6Clean Water and Sanitation

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Nicaragua

Sectors

Water sector policy and administrative managementBasic drinking water supply and basic sanitationWater resources conservation (including data collection)Women's rights organisations and movements, and government institutions

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focus

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2024-ACT-62328.

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