Join us in ensuring water quality and quantity in the greater metropolitan area (GMA) of Costa Rica! AguaTica is the first public-private water fund in the country. The watersheds of the Grande and Virilla Rivers suffer increasing contamination and degradation from high population growth, lack of planning, and unregulated development.
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Join us in ensuring water quality and quantity in the greater metropolitan area (GMA) of Costa Rica! Agua Tica is the first public-private water fund in the country. The watersheds of the Grande and Virilla Rivers suffer increasing contamination and degradation from high population growth, lack of planning, and unregulated development.
Agua Tica works to protect the sub-watersheds of the Grande and Virilla Rivers in the GMA where 57% of the population lives and where 75% of the nation’s industry can be found.
The partnership emphasizes the science and measurement in order to improve its investment efficiency in water conservation.
Agua Tica uses applied science – data and software – to make decisions, identify, and prioritize its interventions and establish an investment portfolio that maximizes its resources.
PEOPLE: 1.9 million beneficiaries
WATER: 603 thousand m3 replenishment to nature
LANDSCAPE: 607 ha under forest protection and regeneration schemes
The partners include AyA, Banco Nacional, BLP, Coca-Cola FEMSA, CRUSA, Dirección de Agua, ESPH, Fundación FEMSA, FIFCO, FUNDECOR, The Nature Conservancy, UNAGUAS, UNA, UNA-SIL. Agua Tica is part of the Latin American Alliance of Water Funds.
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¡Únase a nosotros por el aprovisionamiento y la seguridad del recurso hídrico en calidad y cantidad en el Gran Área Metropolitana (GAM) de Costa Rica! Agua Tica es el 1er fondo de agua público-privado y de la sociedad civil en Costa Rica. Las subcuencas del río Grande y el río Virilla sufren los crecientes efectos nocivos sobre el recurso hídrico y sus fuentes por las presiones que enfrenta el GAM tales como: el alto crecimiento poblacional, la escasez de ordenamiento territorial y el cambio de uso del suelo.
Agua Tica, el 1er fondo de agua del país, contribuye a la protección de las fuentes del recurso hídrico ubicadas en las subcuencas del río Grande y río Virilla del Gran Área Metropolitana (GAM). Esta zona es de especial interés debido a que concentra el 57% de la población y el 75% de industria nacional.
Agua Tica es una alianza colaborativa con participación de la sociedad civil, instituciones públicas y la empresa privada.
La iniciativa parte de la ciencia y la métrica para sumar esfuerzos, sustentar y priorizar proyectos entre los actores públicos y privados, procurando la eficiencia en la inversión de los recursos para la protección y conservación del agua.
Agua Tica utiliza ciencia aplicada -datos y software- para la toma de decisiones, identifica y prioriza área de intervención y establece un portafolio de inversión que maximice los recursos económicos de la iniciativa.
-1,2 millones de habitantes como beneficiarios directos.
-1,9 millones de beneficiarios indirectos de 33 cantones.
-164 mil hectáreas.
-33 cantones.
-23 microcuencas.
-14 áreas silvestres protegidas.
Los socios actuales son: AYA, The Coca-Cola Company, Coca Cola FEMSA, Fundación CRUSA, Dirección de Aguas, ESPH, FIFCO, FUNDECOR, UNAGUAS, TNC, Fundación FEMSA, BLP, Banco Nacional, UNA y UNA-SIL. Agua Tica es parte de la Alianza Latinoamericana de Fondos de Agua.
