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What is the water situation on the Pacific coast and Boca Costa? Is there competition with agricultural irrigation?

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The Pacific slopes (the Boca Costa) have high rainfall, but the south coast carries heavy irrigation demand (sugar cane, oil palm, bananas) with rivers diverted in the dry season: seasonal competition for surface water is intense. In 2018 the Human Rights Ombudsman's Office documented diversions of the Madre Vieja river by Grupo HAME (Mongabay, 2021). The technical source, the 'Recursos Hídricos' chapter of the SGCCC (Basterrechea & Guerra).

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  • SGCCC

    Recursos Hídricos, ca del Primer Reporte de Cambio Climático

    sgccc.org.gtAccessed Aug 19, 2026Go to the source
  • Mongabay

    Nov-2021, Grupo HAME: ocho denuncias por delitos ambientales

    es.mongabay.comAccessed Aug 22, 2026Go to the source