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4 stories in Environment · #water-security
Clear filtersGovernment Unveils Drought Response: Water-Tank Upgrades and Food Aid
President Nasry Asfura announced government funding for special geomembranes to improve water-reservoir storage in municipalities and expanded food assistance to 60,000–84,000 drought-affected families, with school meals reaching 115,000 students.
Once NoticiasLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Aug 26, 2026#drought#water-security#food-assistanceSan Pedro Sula's Aquifer at Risk of Severe Depletion
Environmentalists warn that water production from San Pedro Sula's Sunseri aquifer has plummeted 75% since wells were drilled in 1987, and a congresswoman is pushing legislation to protect the zone as a multi-use area and create a Metropolitan Park to safeguard the city's groundwater system.
La PrensaRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Aug 18, 2026#aquifer-depletion#water-security#sunseriHonduras, Guatemala, El Salvador Pledge to Protect Water Sources
Vice Minister Diana Waleska Herrera emphasized the importance of protecting the region's major water sources across Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador to ensure water security and strengthen agricultural production.
Read on XPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 14, 2026#water-security#shared-watersheds#regional-cooperationGroups Fight Redrawing of El Merendón Forest Reserve
Civil-society organizations and lawmakers in Cortés are challenging the Forestry Conservation Institute's plan to redefine the boundaries of the El Merendón protected forest reserve, arguing it would benefit private real-estate projects while the reserve supplies 80% of San Pedro Sula's water and is vital to regional biodiversity.
ContracorrienteRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 8, 2026#el-merendon#protected-areas#icf