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Strengthening integrated water resources management in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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The HydroBID Support Center (CeSH) offers customized tools, analytical services, training, education, and specific solutions for the integral management of water resources in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Tools

The CeSH created the HydroBID models that have the following systems:

HydroBID WAM

Water Resources Management System

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HydroBID Alloc

Water Allocation System

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HydroBID Flood

2D Hydro-Dynamic Simulation System

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Why HydroBID?

News

FLOOD

New publication: Adaptation Plan to climate change influenced floods - Colonial City Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Plan de adaptación a inundaciones influenciadas por el cambio climático – Ciudad Colonial de Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

WAM

Open Session: New edition of the online course "Hydro-BID: Tool for the management and planification of water resources in Latin America and the Caribbean"

El Centro de Soporte de HydroBID ofrece una nueva edición del curso en linéa "Hydro-BID: Herramienta para el manejo y planificación del recurso hídricos en América Latina y el Caribe"

ALLOC

Shared Vision Planning and HydroBID Alloc in the Dominican Republic

A finales de agosto 2023 se llevó a cabo el primer taller de capacitación de HydroBID Alloc para el Grupo A, que agrupa a los coordinadores técnicos encargados de las actividades de elaboración de escenarios, en el taller se contó con la participación del Plan Sierra, del Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos (INDRHI) y de la Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM). Durante los talleres los técnicos tuvieron la oportunidad de conocer las capacidades del HydroBID Alloc y realizar una aplicación en la subcuenca Río Guayubín. La capacitación se realizó en el marco de un proyecto piloto financiado por USAID y ejecutado por el Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de los Estados Unidos.

CeSH

Dialogue for sustainable water resources management in Latin America and the Caribbean

In February 2023, the HydroBID Community of Practice Meeting (ECOP) was held. This is an annual meeting, where 140 decision-makers, technicians, scientists, and academics from 20 countries gathered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and shared innovative ways to apply HydroBID in the water management, energy, and transportation sectors.

FLOOD

Argentina committed to achieving Water Security

In Argentina, water security has been at risk in recent years due to extreme weather events such as droughts and floods. Argentina is among the 14 countries most affected by flood disasters globally. Estimates indicate that the country will experience an increase in extreme precipitation in the north and lower rainfall levels in the south. Similar challenges can be found in the water resource demand for agricultural activities and water quality.

WAM

Innovating in Water and Sanitation in 2021 in Latin America and the Caribbean

You have probably heard about the Fourth Industrial Revolution’s (4IR) boom: artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and remote sensors are humanity’s future. Beyond advanced language algorithms or video games, water and sanitation are also part of the 4IR.

WAM

Bolivia improves water management with the support of HydroBID

Between 2019 and 2020, the HydroBID Support Center (CeSH) and the Ministry of Environment and Water of Bolivia (MMAyA) published nine technical reports after training Bolivian technicians and academics in the use of HydroBID. These reports demonstrated the model's capacity for conducting useful simulations for the decision-making process of water resource management in La Chiquitanía region, La Paz and Katari rivers, among others.

CeSH

Let's value water as the vital liquid. Seriously.

On the United Nations World Water Day, the Inter-American Development Bank questions the sustainability of the current paradigm for water resources and sanitation management in Latin America and the Caribbean.

CeSH

Focused on the Americas: Continuing the conversation from World Water Week

The Inter-American Development Bank played a crucial role in the World Water Week 2020 meeting. The objective was to finance innovative solutions for climate change prevention and adaptation.