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Implementation of a water reservoir for adaptation in times of drought – San Andres de Tupicocha

Together with The Nature Conservancy, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), the District Municipality of Tupicocha and the Peasant Community of San Andrés de Tupicocha, we contributed to provide water resources in times of drought and contribute to improving the quality of life of the inhabitants of San Andrés de Tupicocha and nearby communities through the construction of a reservoir for the storage and infiltration of rainwater.

Year: September - December 2018

Location: San Andrés de Tupicocha. Shoge, Huarochirí, Lima (Rímac)

Implementation of a water reservoir for adaptation in times of drought – San Andres de Tupicocha

Our objective

Build a reservoir of
dual purpose, storage and infiltration of rainwater, to infiltrate the aquifer and contribute to improving the quality of life of the inhabitants of San Andres
de Tupicocha.

We did it! These were the goals achieved!

Meta 1

Construction and start-up of the Shoge reservoir, with a storage capacity
of 9 thousand m³.

Meta 2

Development of an operation and maintenance workshop
.

Meta 3

Sustainability agreement:
an operation and maintenance agreement and a conservation agreement
.

We contribute to the SDGs

Agua limpia y saneamiento-6
Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles-11
Alianzas para lograr los objetivos-17

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