Peru is Tackling Water Scarcity with Nature-Based Solutions, Leading the Way in Latin America

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Takeaways:

  • Moyobamba in Peru is known for charging water tariffs to locals and channelling the funds into conservation initiatives to save its local water sources.
  • Since 2007, the management committee has signed over 60 conservation agreements with farmers living near the watersheds which have agreed to stop deforestation.
  • Over 500 hectares of land around the watersheds have been reforested.

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