National Adaptation Planning for Integrated Water Resources Management in Belize

The proposal outlines a 30-month project to address critical data gaps and institutional weaknesses in Belize's water sector. It focuses on developing a climate-responsive National Adaptation Plan, assessing groundwater resources in Northern Belize, strengthening hydrological monitoring and forecasting systems, and creating a financial sustainability plan to mobilize adaptation finance.

• The National Hydrological Service (NHS) of Belize is constrained by limited technical capacities, human resources, and knowledge, which hinders the implementation of its Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) framework.
• There is a critical lack of groundwater data in Belize; only one of the seven groundwater provinces, the Savannah Province, has been extensively studied to evaluate aquifer characteristics.
• Belize's water resources are transboundary, with a 13% dependency ratio on Guatemala and Mexico.
• The project aims to establish a climate-responsive National Adaptation Plan and a Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Framework (MELF) for water resources management.
• The proposal includes specific technical assessments of the groundwater flow regime and hydraulic properties of aquifers in Northern Belize (Orange Walk and Corozal).
• The project seeks to strengthen observation and forecasting by operationalizing at least four observation stations and developing multi-hazard impact-based forecasting models.
• The proposal requests a total of $USD 902,937.00 over a 30-month implementation period.
• A key objective is to increase adaptation finance through the development of a resource mobilization and financial sustainability plan, including the exploration of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs).

APA

Green Climate Fund (2021). National Adaptation Planning for Integrated Water Resources Management in Belize. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/belize-nap-ccccc.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. National Adaptation Planning for Integrated Water Resources Management in Belize. 2021. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/belize-nap-ccccc.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2021national, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{National Adaptation Planning for Integrated Water Resources Management in Belize}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2021}, month = oct, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/belize-nap-ccccc.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }