Monthly Water Map - The Sixaola River Basin: A peripheral yet global hotspot for biodiversity and cultural heritage

 

Description: The Sixaola river, serving as a border between the Republics of Costa Rica and Panama, is a cultural and biodiversity hotspot. However, despite its social and environmental richness, the basin is a peripheral and marginal region, a result of its remoteness from the capital cities and decades of limited public investment. The Binational Commission for the Sixaola River Basin, created in 2009 in the framework of the 1992 bilateral Agreement on Cooperation for Border Development, has attempted to address this neglect by promoting a space for participatory multi-sectoral management of the basin.

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The Sixaola River basin: A functional space that goes beyond the river basin unit

 

Description: This region boasts significant cultural diversity, with various indigenous groups like the Bri bri, Cabécar, Naso, and Ngöbe Buclé coexisting alongside Afro-descendant populations. The latter arrived during the late 19th century for purposes of railroad construction and banana production.
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A situation map of the Sixola basin

 

Description: The Sixaola river, serving as a border between the Republics of Costa Rica and Panama, is a cultural and biodiversity hotspot. However, despite its social and environmental richness, the basin is a peripheral and marginal region, a result of its remoteness from the capital cities and decades of limited public investment. The Binational Commission for the Sixaola River Basin, created in 2009 in the framework of the 1992 bilateral Agreement on Cooperation for Border Development, has attempted to
address this neglect by promoting a space for participatory multi-sectoral management of the basin.
Published in: Geneva Water Hub website. The full PDF document can be downloaded here.
Copyright © Geneva Water Hub, 2 December 2022