Subproject 1 - Rainwater homescapes:
San Andrés, Colombia
How low-income residents make homescapes in San Andrés by accessing water (mainly) by rainwater harvesting?
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San Andrés is the capital city of the department of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina a coral island in the Caribbean Sea. The city has a population of 55.291, of which 58% do not access regular piped water in their homes. The city is the densest in the country.
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Low-income residents highly depend on rain water harvesting. Water storage containers within households has been identified as a breeding site of the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
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The city, located in the Caribbean region, is particularly vulnerable to climate change and has been experiencing changes in precipitation patterns, sea level rise, and water availability.
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This, in a context where tourism (an industry with high water demands) is the city’s main economic activity and has done little to reduce inequality.
Research Support
Research team based at Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Sede Caribe) providing academic expertise and local knowledge.
Local advocacy organization supporting research initiatives in San Andrés.
