Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Project to Protect Reservoir

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BOGOTA, Mar 13 2004 (IPS) - Authorities in northern Colombia inaugurated the Guájaro Reservoir Community Project on Mar. 13 in this region on the Caribbean coast. The initiative is the result of a study by experts from the sanitary and environmental engineering school of the local university.

Rafael Oyaga, who heads the project, told Tierramérica that workshops for Guájaro area residents will be conducted to raise awareness and to organize projects for recuperating and conserving the reservoir and to improve the quality of life of the community, which relies largely on fishing.

The aim is to create a culture of participation and to provide the population with the tools needed to fight contamination and other health and environmental problems afflicting the area, he said.