Keywords
hydrogeology, capacity-building, Latin America
Abstract
Ground water supplies the vast majority of water supply in Central America yet, prior to the last 15 years, there have been only a handful of appropriately educated hydrogeologists in the region. The CARA Network (http://www.caragua.org) began in 1999 with the intention of building capacity in hydrogeology and water resource management in Central America. Capacity is built at national (public) universities through applied two-year M.Sc. programs with related teaching and research. Each university is strengthened through the creation of new faculty positions, faculty training, the procurement of equipment/books/software, and the dedication of infrastructure. To date, the CARA M.Sc. programs have trained (or have in a current program) almost 160 Latin American hydrogeologists at the M.Sc. level. CARA short courses and workshops have trained over 2000 water-sector professionals in the region in a variety of water themes related to groundwater and water resource management.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1936-704x.2010.00081.x
