The province of Guantánamo is making progress in implementing the State Plan to Combat Climate Change (Tarea Vida) with the participation of several organizations and entities, in an effort to face the effects of this global phenomenon on natural resources and human life.
This strategy is being applied in all municipalities, although with greater emphasis on Baracoa, a nationally prioritized area due to its multiple risks, and, locally, the southern coastal strip, known as the Cuban Semi-Desert.
In this regard, the province’s agricultural system stands out, which focuses on integrated management of natural resources, with the restoration of mangrove forests on the northern coast of Baracoa and the training of farm producers to promote the use of agroecological techniques, in order to increase local food production.
Likewise, the Water Resources Department is implementing technologies to improve its infrastructure and making investments such as the Manuel Tames aqueduct and the Jaibo Bano pumping station, which improve the distribution of drinking water to residents.
In this regard, it highlights that this entity, through its drought response program, is already benefiting 39,000 residents of the municipalities of Manuel Tames, Maisi, Baracoa, and Caimanera.
Among the actions, scientific and technical services for the productive sector are also highlighted, through agrometeorological, climate, fire, and drought bulletins prepared by specialists from the Provincial Meteorological Center, which contribute to the adoption of appropriate measures in each case.
The implementation of Task Life in Guantánamo is also distinguished by the installation of photovoltaic parks in the southern coastal zone, as well as the relocation, planning, and adaptation of coastal settlements, among other actions to preserve human life and ecosystems.
