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Water in Latin America and the Caribbean

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The Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region has the highest average water availability of all regions, at about 24,400 cubic meters per person. But availability and water security vary widely between and within LAC countries, and in parts of the region the current patterns of water use are unsustainable.

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	World Bank Water Global Website
	Donors in Peru join efforts to promote a Culture of Water

Overview | Key Issues & Challenges | Projects | Strategic Direction

Key Issues and Challenges

Many of the water-related challenges in LAC are associated with inequalities in living standards, and to address them adequately will require sustained economic growth. More

Projects

The World Bank’s water portfolio covers all water-related subsectors. The largest portfolio is focused on urban water supply and sanitation. Lending is combined with country dialogue, analytical work, and real-time policy advice. More

Strategic Direction

Water is a basic and essential resource for Ecosystems, People, Production, Tourism, and Navigation and Transport. But, it can also do harm in the form of Storms, floods and water logging. Effective water resources development and management plays a fundamental role in sustainable growth and poverty reduction.
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Video: Retreating Glacier in Peru

Video: The Great Guarani Aquifer

Water Projects

			Brazil Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor
			Peru: National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
			Paraguay: Fourth Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Project
			Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development of the Guarani Aquifer System Project
			Milestones in the Work on Adaptation
			Peru: Irrigation Subsector Project PSI I – PSI II
			Colombia Water Supply and Sanitation

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