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Location | City, Country & Regions | Interests |
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Countries: | Colombia |
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Regions: | Colombia, Orinoco |
Project SDGs:
Sustainable Development Goals
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Target 6.6: Protect and Restore Ecosystems
Target 2.4: Sustainable Agriculture Conservation agriculture/agronomy Dairy and livestock Pesticide and fertilizer management |
Project Type: | Collective Action |
Language: | English |
Start & End Dates: | Apr. 2008 » Ongoing |
Project Contact: | Ana Guzmán - fondosdeagua@tnc.org |
Project Website: | www.aguasomos.org |
Profile Completion: | 76% |
Bogota’s thirst for clean water has been growing for decades, in lock step with its population, now at more than 7 million. Most of Bogota’s water originates high above the city in Chingaza National Park. There, forests and Neotropical alpine grasslands known as paramos feed and protect the city’s main watershed, its tributaries and, ultimately, the water that flows through Bogota’s plumbing. But Chingaza, and the watersheds of Tunjuelo and Tibitoc that complete the water ...
The population and sectors served include 7.2 million people, the municipal drinking water agency and a beverage bottling company.