Water is a universal necessity of life. Increasingly polluted and diminishing fresh water supplies threaten health and food security and stifle economic growth. In Central America, only 21% of the freshwater available in 1950 remains today. This decline is due to extensive deforestation and a lack of economic incentives for sustainable land use.

Through its watershed and coastal management programs, EcoLogic works with its partners and local communities to foster stewardship of water resources. This ensures that clean water remains available and coastal resources are managed sustainably.

EcoLogic strengthens community stewardship of water through:

• protection of water sources
• watershed management
• organization of community leadership to manage water supplies

Read about EcoLogic's current projects fostering water stewardship:

• Totonicapán, Guatemala
• Olanchito, Honduras
• Atlántida, Honduras
• Gulf of San Miguel, Panama
  
  

Take the Water Quiz

On average, a person living in the United States uses 80 - 100 gallons of water a day. Millions of people living in poor, rural areas of the world rely on less than 5 gallons and women have to travel up to 3.7 miles daily to gather water for their families. Think you could live on 5 gallons a day? 

Take the quiz how much water you use daily!