Building livelihood resilience to climate change in the upper basins of Guatemala’s highlands

Guatemala is increasingly affected by severe extreme droughts and floods due to climate change impacts. In the medium and long term, one of the most affected areas will be the Highlands with negative consequences on ecosystems´s ability to generate goods and services and jeopardizing among others, food and water security of livelihoods. The Project will connect watershed governance mechanisms and stakeholders with funding sources that have previously lacked an EbA approach to ensure that the functions and services associated with the hydrological cycle are maintained through improved land and water management practices that mitigate the impacts from climate change and climate variability. Based on the political decision of the Government of Guatemala to invest in climate change adaptation, the project is an opportunity to implement, jointly with partners, Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) strategies at landscape level, in- the field restoration practices , funding modalities (grants), information generation and dissemination so as to showcase and scale- up experiences to other vulnerable areas (Dry Corridor). The project will benefit 132,000 people in an area of 146,500ha of which 22,500 will be restored.