The project is aimed at strengthening capacities regarding climate change related risks, implemented in the Department of Chiquimula by the Guatemalan Red Cross with technical and financial assistance from the Netherlands Red Cross. The target is communities in Santa Rosa district. To date, disaster preparedness training has been initiated and the community has participated in the formation of a local disaster reduction committee. Link to Source

A collaborative effort between the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, consultants, and local NGOs, this project involves: (1) creation of baselines to assess the traditional knowledge and the local perception of climate change, as well as the local changes in adaptation; (2) workshops with key players to validate the results of the baselines; (3) assessment of the adaptation activities implemented by different institutions and communications in direct relation to climate change; (4) training programs on climate change, especially drought, and adaptation; (5) identification and