D. Kaimowitz, 'Cuatro medio verdales: la relacion bosques y agua en Centroamericana', 2001 | This paper looks at four “half-truths” about the relations between forests and water in Central America. The first is that deforestation has reduced rainfall in certain regions of Central America. The second is that forest help to maintain dry season stream flow. The third is that deforestation has led to more intense flooding. The fourth is that the region’s hydroelectric reservoirs and the Panama Canal are rapidly becoming sedimented. As the name implies, the article argues that each of these has some elements of truth but other aspects that are myths. The author emphasizes that even though some of these claims are myths action still needs to be taken to avoid inappropriate deforestation and forest degradation

[ES] El objetivo de este proyecto es doble en una pequeña aldea de Requena (Barrio Arroyo). Como primer objetivo se establece la modificación del abastecimiento de agua potable para los habitantes que residen habitual o esporádicamente en la aldea, extrayendo el agua de un pozo situado en las proximidades de ésta. El segundo objetivo es dar cobertura de riego a una zona rústica muy próxima a la aldea, donde los habitantes de ésta desean implantar una serie de cultivos para su posterior aprovechamiento. Para ello se procede al diseño y dimensionado de la red de abastecimiento que llenará un depósito de agua para su posterior potabilización, el cual se situará en la parte alta de la aldea y está conectado con un pozo situado en la zona rústica. Además, se aprovechará la construcción del pozo para llenar un segundo depósito que almacenará el agua destinada al riego de los cultivos y sus dimensiones se establecen en función de las necesidades hídricas de los cultivos a implantar. Tras obtener las necesidades de agua que requieren los cultivos que los habitantes de la aldea proponen, se procederá al diseño y dimensionado de la red de riego para satisfacer dichas necesidades. | [EN] This project objetive is double for a small village near Requena (Barrio Arroyo). The first goal stablishes the modification of the water supply for the inhabitants who live there sporadically or continuosly, by extracting from a well nearby the village. The second one is the irrigation system provides a rustic place close to the village, where the people wants to set up a network for a crops and make the most of it. Therefore we proceed to size and design the supply network that will fill the water tank and its after purification, who will be placed at the highest point in the village also is conected with a well at the rustic place. Besides, taking advantage from the well¿s construction a second tank will be filled destinated to cultivation and its size will be in order to the hidric necessity by the farming that could be introduced After knowing the necessity of water supply that needs the crops, the inhabitants propose to proceed with the size and design of the water supply network for satisfy their needs | Andani Ramirez, JM. (2021). Modificación del abastecimiento de agua potable con diseño y dimensionado de red riego para la aldea Barrio Arroyo en el T.M. de Requena (Valencia). Universitat Politècnica de València. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/171758