{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"geography":["Reventazón River basin"]},"warnings":[{"code":"facet_value_not_in_vocabulary","message":"Value 'Reventazón River basin' for facet 'geography' is not in the controlled vocabulary."}]},"total":{"value":3,"relation":"eq"},"page":1,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?geography=Reventaz%C3%B3n+River+basin","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"napglob-000038","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/napglob-000038","title":"Building Resilience in Times of Drought: Protecting water and livelihoods for farming families","publisher":{"name":"NAP Global Network","organization":"nap-global-network"},"document_type":"case study","language":"en","date_published":"2024-10-12","source_url":"https://napglobalnetwork.org/stories/building-resilience-times-drought/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Costa Rica is addressing climate-driven water deficits in the Reventazón River basin by constructing farm-level water reservoirs. This initiative, part of the National Climate Change Adaptation Plan 2022–2026, aims to protect vegetable production and hydroelectric generation by improving irrigation efficiency and rainwater harvesting. 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