Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Climate Change Adaptation Projects in Indigenous Areas

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TEGUCIGALPA, Jun 27 2011 (IPS) - Work will begin in July on four climate change adaptation projects in four primarily indigenous departments in Honduras. The projects are being carried out in the western departments of Ocotepeque, Copán and Lempira, which are home to the Chortí ethnic group, and the northern department of Atlántida, where there is a large Garifuna population.

They will involve the construction of hydraulic works, retaining walls and bridges in areas frequently hit by flooding, Lisandro Rosales, head of the Permanent Commission on Emergencies, told Tierramérica.

The works will be executed with community participation and financed with a 19-million-dollar loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). There are plans for a total of 55 projects in different regions of the country.