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CATIE was established more than 40 years ago in the city of Turrialba, Costa Rica, where it has its headquarters, by an agreement between the Government of Costa Rica and IICA. In Costa Rica, it actively collaborates with local and national governments, grassroots organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations to provide a timely, coherent and innovative response to the demands and needs at different levels and thematic areas of the country.

OFERTA DE VALOR PARA EL PAÍS

CATIE can support the country in the following areas: climate change and institutional strengthening to comply with national environmental agendas, agroforestry systems with coffee and cocoa, development of strategies to promote low-carbon livestock, forest management, and tourism. sustainable, circular economy and sustainable agribusiness, water security and information platforms for comprehensive territorial approach, among others.

FORTALECIMIENTO DE CAPACIDADES

Postgraduate and training

  • 374 graduates to date
  • 17 current students
  • 1099 professionals and technical personnel
  • 350 families trained

INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO

Regional projects

Proyecto: Escalamiento de Medidas de Adaptación Basadas en Ecosistemas en el Área Rural de América Latina

Aimed at increasing the resilience to climate change of vulnerable communities and ecosystems in Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Guatemala, through the application of innovative and profitable participatory approaches Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) at the landscape level so that countries can meet national adaptation goals.

Proyecto Sistemas Agroforestales Adaptados para el Corredor Seco Centroamericano (AGRO-INNOVA)

It seeks to improve the resilience of family agriculture in the Central American Dry Corridor, through the validation and extension of multi-layer agroforestry systems to produce basic grains. It is executed with IICA and operates in all the Central American countries.

Proyecto Desarrollo de modelos forestales sostenibles para bosques secundarios en Centroamérica con vínculos al financiamiento privado

Identifies, analyzes, and advises local governments and landowners to undertake sustainable forestry, by implementing forest management concepts and silvopastoral practices and linking with public and private financing. This project operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras with funds from the International Climate Initiative (IKI), supported by the Government of Germany.

National projects

Vías transformadoras bajas en carbono y resilientes al clima de Costa Rica (TRANSFORMA)

This ambitious project is funded by the German fund IKI / BMUB, executed with the leadership of GIZ and various local and national partners. It is developing installed capacity in towns and institutions to successfully design, implement and monitor priority actions of NDC, NAMA and MRV, with a view to transforming the fishing and agriculture sectors into sustainable and climate-resilient production systems, for which they address green markets and reduce emissions in three sectors. In addition, it is working on establishing innovative financial mechanisms and incentive systems to leverage and mobilize public and private funds for the long-term financing of Action against Climate Change throughout Costa Rica.

Carbono azul y mecanismos internacionales y compromisos nacionales de Costa Rica ante la CMNUCC

Generates technical inputs and capacities for the effective inclusion of blue carbon within the INGEI of Costa Rica and other pertinent monitoring systems towards the fulfillment of international commitments and the NDC.

Rehabilitación ecológica del ecosistema del manglar en el Humedal Estero Puntarenas y manglares asociados

In order to contribute to and comply with both the legal mandates and the goals of the national biodiversity strategy, this project aims to develop, as a priority, the rehabilitation or restoration of 300 hectares located mainly in the Estero Puntarenas Wetland and contribute –at the same time– with the process of rehabilitation and restoration of mangroves in the Cipancí National Wildlife Refuge, as well as in the Colorado region of Abangares and San Buenaventura, sites located on the east coast from the Gulf of Nicoya.

Proveedores responsables, tecnología y participación ciudadana para la mejora de los servicios de agua en comunidades vulnerables de Costa Rica

The proposed project aims to impact the accountability mechanisms and improve them in at least 40 ASADAS, in addition the AyA and three second level of ASADAS organizations in the most vulnerable and marginalized areas, outside the Central Valley of Costa Rica.

Asistencia técnica a las instituciones públicas de Costa Rica en la ejecución del Plan Nacional de Descarbonización

With the support of AFD and in coordination with CIRAD, public institutions are being strengthened at the national level to implement the National Decarbonization Plan. All the experience, methodologies and technologies generated by CATIE are made available to the national partners so that Costa Rica can move forward in this important goal at the national level, which will position it at the global level.

SOCIOS ESTRATÉGICOS

  • Socios sector público: MINAE, MAG, SINAC, FONAFIFO, INTA y CORFOGA
  • Socios sector académico: UCR, UNA e ITCR
  • Cooperación internacional: IKI/BMUB, AFD, CI, CIRAD, GIZ, UICN, IICA, Alianza CIAT-Bioversity, PNUD y BCIE

More information:

Office of the Director General
CATIE, Sede Central 
dgcatie@catie.ac.cr

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