Guatemala experiences high climate interannual variability, now increased from the effect of climate change . Impacts on human settlements, agriculture and ecosystems result from both excess and reduced precipitation  . Guerra  argues that deficient IWRM in the country is the main reason for those impacts. A case in point is that of the Madre Vieja and Achiguate rivers, where an intense El Niño event triggered dryer conditions and, in turn, a crisis and conflict that reached national proportions. Progress in local water governance helped to solve that crisis and helped tackle challenges posed by reduced precipitation and flood risk in southern Guatemala.
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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