The Nature Conservancy
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During the #LATAMWaterFundsMeeting:
We work with the Water Funds community on future challenges to continue improving our practices towards water security in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Initiative
Water Security
Water security is defined as the capacity of societies to achieve successful and comprehensive management of their resources and water services to meet the needs of each of the dimensions covered by water security.
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What is the Partnership?
An agreement created in 2011 between the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), FEMSA Foundation, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the International Climate Initiative (IKI),
![It was a hot October afternoon in Adelaide and many Rainbow Lorikeets were taking relief in the fountain at the Botanical Gardens. Some of them were just bathing or drinking from the basin but one pair was using the spout in the dragon's head to get a good soaking.](https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/latin-america/red.jpg?crop=0%2C0%2C2244%2C2244&wid=640&hei=640&scl=3.50625)
The Water Funds Network
The Water Funds Network is a toolbox that collects the best practices found globally to design and create Water Funds.
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Our Partners
The creation and operation of the Water Funds and their strengthening would not be possible without the partners of the Latin American Water Funds Alliance
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This website is co-funded by the Inter-American Development Bank within the Latin American Water Funds Partnership.
The opinions expressed in this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the IKI, BMU or GEF or IDB its Board of Directors, or the countries they represent.