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Dams to store rainwater
Albarradas are artificial wetlands with slow-moving waters, which have long been known in South America under various names such as jagüeyes, ciénagas, represas or lagunas.
1- Systematization of good practices for adaptation of the agricultural sector to climate change (iica.int) 2- https://www.igme.es/boletin/2020/131_1/BGM_131-1_Art-5.pdf 3- https://efeverde.com/manejo-ancestral-agua-albarradas-tajamares-humedales/ 4- https://www.undp.org/es/ecuador/stories/construcci%C3%B3n-de-albarradas-ayuda-mejorar-la-calidad-de-vida-de-los-ecuatorianos
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