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Nicaragua

GIZ local staff

National employees: 1

(as at: 06.03.2024)  

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH does not implement any projects in Nicaragua.

Nicaragua is one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Some 43 per cent of the population live in poverty, mostly in rural areas and on a daily income of less than US$ 1. Poverty predominantly impacts the indigenous population, women and young people.

Endowed with a wealth of natural resources, Nicaragua is home to seven per cent of the world's animal and plant species. However, these natural assets are under enormous pressure, as soil degradation, deforestation and monocultures are increasingly decimating its species-rich, high-carbon forest areas. 

Although Lago Cocibolca (Lake Nicaragua) is the largest freshwater lake in all Central America, water remains in short supply, especially in the Pacific and central highland regions, and the quality of drinking water is poor. Furthermore, Nicaragua’s sanitation and wastewater disposal systems are inadequate.

The county’s energy supply tells a different story, however. Today already, Nicaragua gets more than half its energy from renewable sources and has plans to increase its energy efficiency and expand inexpensive and reliable energy supplies.

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Renewable energy – Power to the people in Nicaragua