Eastern Equatorial PacificThis report presents the assessment of the GIWA Eastern Equatorial Pacific region, which includes parts of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. Pollution in the Southwest Mexico sub-system, freshwater shortage in the Central Equatorial Pacific sub-system, and the unsustainable exploitation of fish and other living resources in the Pacific Colombian sub-system were considered as the priority concerns. The root causes of these water-related problems are identified and policy options are proposed.--Publisher's description. |
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Aral Sea GIWA Regional assessment | 24 |
Patagonian Shelf GIWA Regional assessment | 38 |
South China Sea GIWA Regional assessment | 54 |
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agricultural Agua aquifers assessment by-catch Causal chain analysis Central American Central Equatorial Pacific coast coastal areas Colombia concentrations contaminación contamination Costa Rica Costeros countries discharges Eastern Equatorial Pacific economic El Niño El Salvador environmental and socio-economic Equatorial Pacific region Equatorial Pacific sub-system eutrophication exploitation of fish fisheries Freshwater shortage global change groundwater Guatemala Gulf of Fonseca Gulf of Nicoya Honduras implementation increased industry institutional International Waters INVEMAR issues km² km³ Lake Chapala Lempa River living resources mangrove Marine Environment Medio Ambiente microbiological pollution municipal Nicaragua Niño OPS/OMS overexploitation Pacific Colombian sub-system Pacífico Panama pesticides PNUMA policy options population programmes Recursos result river basins root causes run-off Salvador sectors sediments SEMARNAT shrimp socio-economic impacts Solid wastes sources South Southwest Mexico sub-system species tonnes tourism transboundary trawling Tumaco UNEP Unsustainable exploitation urban Valle del Cauca wastewater treatment water bodies water management water resources Weight average score