Centro del Agua del Trópico Húmedo para América Latina y el Caribe
The Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean (CATHALAC), established in 1992, is an international, intergovermental and autonomous organization with the purpose to promote sustainable development through applied scientific research and development; education and technology transfer in the area of water resources and the environment, to facilitate the means to improve the quality of life in the countries of the humid tropics of Latin America.
Country of registration
Panama
Network member number
N0169
Acronym
CATHALAC
Address
City of Knowledge, Building 111, Clayton, 0843-03102 Panama, Panama
Website
Relation to CTCN
Network Member
Enablers
Communication and awareness
Economics and financial decision-making
Governance and planning
Capacity building and training
Type of organisation
Intergovernmental organisation
Type of climate technology services
Capacity building
Knowledge management
Policy and planning
Technology development/transfer
CTCN Keyword Matches
Adaptation planning
Americas
Basin level modelling for water allocation
Caribbean
Change in land use practices
Climate change vulnerability assessment
Climate scenario development
Early Warning and Environmental Assesment
Early warning systems
Early Warning Systems Communication
Hazard mapping
Hazard mapping solutions
Improved weather forecasting & hydrometeorological networks
Monitoring systems
Remote sensing & GIS
Water
Water allocation
Water augmentation (increasing capture and storage of surface run-off)
Water reallocation
Water resource assessment
Watershed conservation
Limiting nutrient leakage
Sector(s) of expertise
Coastal zones
Early warning and Environmental assessment
Water
Active in
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela