{"id":19477,"date":"2026-04-23T11:45:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/?p=19477"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:49:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:49:57","slug":"climate-water-mpanga-uganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/es\/climate-water-mpanga-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambio clim\u00e1tico: El agua sustenta nuestro planeta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>En todo el mundo, las comunidades se enfrentan a problemas h\u00eddricos extremos. El exceso de agua por inundaciones y tormentas, la escasez durante sequ\u00edas prolongadas y, en muchos lugares, el agua est\u00e1 demasiado contaminada para beber.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Desde huracanes m\u00e1s intensos hasta incendios forestales y contaminaci\u00f3n, el cambio clim\u00e1tico ya est\u00e1 afectando el acceso al agua y amenazando vidas, medios de subsistencia y ecosistemas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La soluci\u00f3n es clara: debemos invertir en sistemas de agua y saneamiento resilientes al cambio clim\u00e1tico que protejan la salud, fortalezcan las comunidades y salvaguarden el planeta.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mpanga-River-in-Mpanga-Gorge-leading-into-Mpanga-Gorge-Hydropower-Project-14-1200x899.jpg\" alt=\"Mpanga River in Mpanga Gorge leading into the Mpanga Gorge Hydropower Project\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-19527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mpanga-River-in-Mpanga-Gorge-leading-into-Mpanga-Gorge-Hydropower-Project-14-1200x899.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mpanga-River-in-Mpanga-Gorge-leading-into-Mpanga-Gorge-Hydropower-Project-14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mpanga-River-in-Mpanga-Gorge-leading-into-Mpanga-Gorge-Hydropower-Project-14-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mpanga-River-in-Mpanga-Gorge-leading-into-Mpanga-Gorge-Hydropower-Project-14-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mpanga-River-in-Mpanga-Gorge-leading-into-Mpanga-Gorge-Hydropower-Project-14-2048x1534.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mpanga-River-in-Mpanga-Gorge-leading-into-Mpanga-Gorge-Hydropower-Project-14-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">R\u00edo Mpanga en Mpanga Gorge que conduce al proyecto hidroel\u00e9ctrico Mpanga Gorge&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Landuse-next-to-the-hydropower-production-1200x899.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling green hills with the  winding Mpanga river and scattered vegetation\" class=\"wp-image-19528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Landuse-next-to-the-hydropower-production-1200x899.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Landuse-next-to-the-hydropower-production-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Landuse-next-to-the-hydropower-production-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Landuse-next-to-the-hydropower-production-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Landuse-next-to-the-hydropower-production-2048x1534.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Landuse-next-to-the-hydropower-production-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Uso del suelo adyacente a la producci\u00f3n hidroel\u00e9ctrica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Landuse-and-landcover-in-Karangula-Village-in-Kabarole-District_Western-Region-UG-14-1200x899.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of a rural hillside landscape with small homes, winding roads, and lush greenery.\" class=\"wp-image-19529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Landuse-and-landcover-in-Karangula-Village-in-Kabarole-District_Western-Region-UG-14-1200x899.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Landuse-and-landcover-in-Karangula-Village-in-Kabarole-District_Western-Region-UG-14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Landuse-and-landcover-in-Karangula-Village-in-Kabarole-District_Western-Region-UG-14-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Landuse-and-landcover-in-Karangula-Village-in-Kabarole-District_Western-Region-UG-14-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Landuse-and-landcover-in-Karangula-Village-in-Kabarole-District_Western-Region-UG-14-2048x1534.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Landuse-and-landcover-in-Karangula-Village-in-Kabarole-District_Western-Region-UG-14-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Uso y cobertura del suelo en la aldea de Karangula, en el distrito de Kabarole.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-uganda-the-mpanga-river-is-distinctly-human-nbsp\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>En Uganda, el r\u00edo Mpanga es claramente humano.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Familias enteras han vivido a orillas del r\u00edo Mpanga durante generaciones. Este r\u00edo serpentea por el oeste de Uganda e influye en aproximadamente 1,2 millones de personas. M\u00e1s que un simple curso de agua, es una fuente de vida: sustenta bosques y fauna silvestre, nutre tierras de cultivo y mantiene el sustento de las comunidades.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El pulso de este r\u00edo es claramente humano.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:500px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-19.png\" alt=\"Grace, senior program officer at Water For People Uganda stands next to one of restored wetlands smiling, and with both hands raised up in a celebratory motion.\" class=\"wp-image-19481\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333333333333333;object-fit:cover;width:400px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-19.png 469w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-19-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-19-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grace est\u00e1 de pie junto a uno de los humedales restaurados.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:500px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-20.png\" alt=\"Powerful waterfall cascading over dark rock cliffs, surrounded by dense green forest.\" class=\"wp-image-19482\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-20.png 444w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-20-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-20-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cascada impetuosa en la central hidroel\u00e9ctrica.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Resiliencia clim\u00e1tica y el r\u00edo Mpanga en Uganda: El agua sustenta nuestro planeta.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sX551xVXW0k?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Cuando la cuenca hidrogr\u00e1fica prospera, mi trabajo tambi\u00e9n prospera\", afirma Grace Kanweri, Oficial Superior de Programas de Water For People en Uganda. Garantizar que las comunidades tengan acceso a agua en cantidad y calidad suficientes depende de la conservaci\u00f3n de la cuenca del r\u00edo Mpanga. Cuando no se conserva adecuadamente, el suministro de agua se ve comprometido, el mantenimiento de la infraestructura de agua, saneamiento e higiene se vuelve m\u00e1s costoso, y los esfuerzos de movilizaci\u00f3n y defensa junto con las comunidades resultan menos fruct\u00edferos.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El r\u00edo Mpanga nace en lo alto de las monta\u00f1as Rwenzori y cobra fuerza gracias a la niebla y el musgo antes de fluir a trav\u00e9s de una vasta cuenca que abarca m\u00e1s de 2000 millas cuadradas. Pero esa fuerza se ve cada vez m\u00e1s amenazada.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Nac\u00ed, me cri\u00e9 y estudi\u00e9 en la cuenca del r\u00edo Mpanga. Viv\u00ed los buenos tiempos del r\u00edo Mpanga y escuch\u00e9 a los ancianos, incluidos mis padres, hablar de cuando llevaba un caudal abundante todo el a\u00f1o, cuando los humedales y afluentes estaban intactos, cuando el agua era tan cristalina que se pod\u00eda lavar ropa blanca sin problema. Hoy, la erosi\u00f3n causada por la actividad humana lo ha vuelto marr\u00f3n\", recuerda Grace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Forest-at-KPN-1200x899.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of the Mpanga river winding through dense green forest canopy\" class=\"wp-image-19488\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3348727473520405;width:404px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Forest-at-KPN-1200x899.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Forest-at-KPN-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Forest-at-KPN-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Forest-at-KPN-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Forest-at-KPN-2048x1534.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Forest-at-KPN-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bosque en el Parque Nacional de Kibale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mpanga-River-in-Mpanga-Gorge-leading-into-Mpanga-Gorge-Hydropower-Project-6-1200x899.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of a narrow river cutting through rolling green hills and forested slopes\" class=\"wp-image-19489\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3348727473520405;width:403px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mpanga-River-in-Mpanga-Gorge-leading-into-Mpanga-Gorge-Hydropower-Project-6-1200x899.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mpanga-River-in-Mpanga-Gorge-leading-into-Mpanga-Gorge-Hydropower-Project-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mpanga-River-in-Mpanga-Gorge-leading-into-Mpanga-Gorge-Hydropower-Project-6-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mpanga-River-in-Mpanga-Gorge-leading-into-Mpanga-Gorge-Hydropower-Project-6-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mpanga-River-in-Mpanga-Gorge-leading-into-Mpanga-Gorge-Hydropower-Project-6-2048x1534.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mpanga-River-in-Mpanga-Gorge-leading-into-Mpanga-Gorge-Hydropower-Project-6-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">R\u00edo Mpanga en Mpanga Gorge que conduce al proyecto hidroel\u00e9ctrico Mpanga Gorge&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donde antes las estaciones se difuminaban y la siembra se realizaba durante todo el a\u00f1o, la degradaci\u00f3n ha tra\u00eddo consigo sequ\u00edas m\u00e1s severas, dificultades para la subsistencia y una creciente incertidumbre. Aun as\u00ed, la esperanza persiste.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"&quot;Me enorgullece formar parte de iniciativas como el Fondo de Agua de Mpanga, que est\u00e1n restaurando el r\u00edo que conocieron mis antepasados y creando una cuenca hidrogr\u00e1fica de la que mis hijos y nietos puedan sentirse orgullosos&quot;, comparte con importancia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-biodiversity-in-kibale-national-park-nbsp\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>Biodiversidad en el Parque Nacional de Kibale&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El r\u00edo Mpanga atraviesa el Parque Nacional Kibale, una selva tropical de gran biodiversidad que alberga 13 especies de primates \u2014incluida la mayor poblaci\u00f3n de chimpanc\u00e9s de Uganda\u2014, adem\u00e1s de aves, elefantes y diversos mam\u00edferos. M\u00e1s de 20 lagos de cr\u00e1ter son reservorios naturales que regulan el caudal del r\u00edo, reducen las inundaciones y las sequ\u00edas, y recargan las aguas subterr\u00e1neas. Estos cuerpos de agua, que sustentan el sustento de las comunidades locales, mantienen la biodiversidad, proporcionan agua para riego y uso dom\u00e9stico, e impulsan el turismo y la pesca.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El r\u00edo Mpanga y su cuenca atraviesan tres parques nacionales: el Parque Nacional Rwenzori en la parte alta, el Parque Nacional Kibale en la parte media y el Parque Nacional Queen Elizabeth en la parte baja. Estos parques nacionales albergan una gran variedad de especies de fauna silvestre.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El lago George, donde el r\u00edo desemboca, es un sitio Ramsar (humedal de importancia internacional) y una zona de pesca. A lo largo del desfiladero de Mpanga, la c\u00edcada, una de las plantas end\u00e9micas m\u00e1s amenazadas del mundo, no crece en ning\u00fan otro lugar del planeta.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>La biodiversidad aqu\u00ed no es solo ecol\u00f3gica. Es cultural.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aproximadamente 90% del r\u00edo Mpanga y su cuenca se encuentran dentro del Reino de Tooro. Preservar esta cuenca es preservar nuestro patrimonio cultural: nuestros alimentos b\u00e1sicos, medicinas, clanes y t\u00f3tems. A medida que estos ecosistemas se degradan, los s\u00edmbolos que nos definen corren el riesgo de desaparecer tambi\u00e9n.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kibale-National-Park-Biodiversity-43-900x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Chimpanzee sitting on a tree branch in dense green forest at the Kibale National Park, Uganda\" class=\"wp-image-19490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kibale-National-Park-Biodiversity-43-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kibale-National-Park-Biodiversity-43-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kibale-National-Park-Biodiversity-43-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kibale-National-Park-Biodiversity-43-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kibale-National-Park-Biodiversity-43-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kibale-National-Park-Biodiversity-43-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kibale-National-Park-Biodiversity-43-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Biodiversidad del Chimpanc\u00e9 en el Parque Nacional Kibale&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kibale-National-Park-Biodiversity-4-900x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Close\u2011up of broad green leaves growing in a forest understory at the Kibale National Park\" class=\"wp-image-19491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kibale-National-Park-Biodiversity-4-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kibale-National-Park-Biodiversity-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kibale-National-Park-Biodiversity-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kibale-National-Park-Biodiversity-4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kibale-National-Park-Biodiversity-4-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kibale-National-Park-Biodiversity-4-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kibale-National-Park-Biodiversity-4-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Biodiversidad vegetal del Parque Nacional Kibale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Desde plantas medicinales hasta especies sagradas, el entorno natural sustenta la identidad tanto como sustenta la vida.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"El t\u00f3tem de mi clan, el mono, est\u00e1 amenazado por la desaparici\u00f3n de bosques y humedales. Incluso a nivel espiritual, se notan los cambios. De ni\u00f1a, el Domingo de Ramos, recog\u00edamos ramas de palma libremente para la iglesia. Hoy, la p\u00e9rdida de humedales significa que las palmas escasean y las familias tienen que comprar lo que antes abundaba\", dice Grace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proteger el r\u00edo Mpanga es proteger la cultura, la fe y a las generaciones futuras.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-collaboration-to-protect-our-planet-nbsp\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>Colaboraci\u00f3n para proteger nuestro planeta&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El r\u00edo Mpanga tiene una importancia multisectorial, ya que sustenta la agricultura, la conservaci\u00f3n de la biodiversidad, el suministro de agua potable y la generaci\u00f3n de energ\u00eda hidroel\u00e9ctrica.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Es una fuente de suministro de agua potable a trav\u00e9s de dos plantas de captaci\u00f3n y tratamiento de agua de la Corporaci\u00f3n Nacional de Agua y Alcantarillado. Aguas arriba, el r\u00edo es fuente de agua para el riego en la aldea modelo presidencial de Rwengaaju, y aguas abajo, en el distrito de Kitagwenda, para las cascadas del desfiladero de Mpanga, adem\u00e1s de ser fuente de agua para una central hidroel\u00e9ctrica de 18 megavatios.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Impulsado por Water For People en colaboraci\u00f3n con el Ministerio de Agua y Medio Ambiente de Uganda, y con el apoyo t\u00e9cnico de The Nature Conservancy, el Fondo del Agua de Mpanga re\u00fane a la gente para proteger esta cuenca hidrogr\u00e1fica vital.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fort-Portal-Water-Treatment-Plant-5-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of a water treatment plant facility with circular tanks, small buildings, access roads, and surrounding green grounds in Fort Portal\" class=\"wp-image-19492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fort-Portal-Water-Treatment-Plant-5-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fort-Portal-Water-Treatment-Plant-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fort-Portal-Water-Treatment-Plant-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fort-Portal-Water-Treatment-Plant-5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fort-Portal-Water-Treatment-Plant-5-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fort-Portal-Water-Treatment-Plant-5-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Planta de tratamiento de agua de Fort Portal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mediante intervenciones espec\u00edficas, el fondo trabaja para proteger y restaurar bosques, humedales y riberas de r\u00edos, fortaleciendo as\u00ed los sistemas naturales de los que dependen las comunidades a diario.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Fondo de Agua de Mpanga fomenta la gobernanza y la financiaci\u00f3n a largo plazo. Al alinear a las empresas de servicios de agua, las empresas, los operadores hidroel\u00e9ctricos, los gobiernos locales y las comunidades, el fondo posibilita la gesti\u00f3n compartida de la naturaleza y permite que las personas prosperen juntas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-water-systems-last-communities-flourish-nbsp\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>Cuando los sistemas de agua duran, las comunidades prosperan.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A medida que disminuye la cubierta forestal y se reducen los humedales, la cuenca hidrogr\u00e1fica se ve sometida a una presi\u00f3n creciente, la calidad y la cantidad del agua se ven amenazadas y la capacidad de adaptaci\u00f3n de la comunidad est\u00e1 en peligro.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"Conservar Mpanga va m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de mi rol profesional. Protege lo que me define culturalmente. Siempre ser\u00e9 una guardiana. Y siempre movilizar\u00e9 a otros para que cuiden este recurso vital\", comparte Grace, consciente de la colaboraci\u00f3n necesaria para la sostenibilidad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:400px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-16.png\" alt=\"Close\u2011up of a bee perched on small purple flowers against a soft, natural background.\" class=\"wp-image-19478\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:382px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-16.png 282w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-16-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-16-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">El paisaje del pueblo de Kaisamba en la monta\u00f1a.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:700px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lake-George_Mpanga-Watershed-10-1200x899.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of a winding dirt road crossing green grasslands toward a distant body of water, the lake George, in the Mpanga watershed\" class=\"wp-image-19494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lake-George_Mpanga-Watershed-10-1200x899.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lake-George_Mpanga-Watershed-10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lake-George_Mpanga-Watershed-10-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lake-George_Mpanga-Watershed-10-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lake-George_Mpanga-Watershed-10-2048x1534.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lake-George_Mpanga-Watershed-10-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lago George, cuenca hidrogr\u00e1fica de Mpanga&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cuando los sistemas de agua duran, las comunidades prosperan. Y cuando las comunidades lideran,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/es\/everyone-forever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">El cambio dura para todos, para siempre.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-support-access-to-clean-water-nbsp\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>Apoyar el acceso al agua potable&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/give.waterforpeople.org\/page\/50578\/donate\/1\/?ea.tracking.id=web_lens\">DONAR AHORA<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tu donaci\u00f3n a Water For People crea acceso a agua potable y ba\u00f1os seguros para personas de todo el mundo, contribuyendo as\u00ed a la sostenibilidad de nuestro planeta, mejorando la salud, generando oportunidades econ\u00f3micas, apoyando la educaci\u00f3n y empoderando a las familias.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grace-K-SPO-Kamwenge-1200x1200.jpg\" alt=\"portrait black and white of Grace Kanweri, author of this article and senior program officer at Water For People Uganda. She is smiling at the camera against a palm tree background. \" class=\"wp-image-19496\" style=\"width:254px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grace-K-SPO-Kamwenge-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grace-K-SPO-Kamwenge-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grace-K-SPO-Kamwenge-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grace-K-SPO-Kamwenge-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grace-K-SPO-Kamwenge-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grace-K-SPO-Kamwenge-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grace-K-SPO-Kamwenge-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grace-K-SPO-Kamwenge.jpg 1984w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Autora: Grace Kanweri, Oficial Superior de Programas, Water For People Uganda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cr\u00e9ditos a John Gathagu, v\u00eddeos y fotos a\u00e9reas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cr\u00e9dito a Faith Esika, fotos del terreno&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Por Grace Kanweri, Oficial Superior de Programas, Agua para la Gente Uganda<\/p>\n<p>La gesti\u00f3n sostenible del agua en el r\u00edo Mpanga de Uganda, adaptada al cambio clim\u00e1tico, protege a las comunidades, la cultura y la biodiversidad.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":19514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2389,8,27,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lens","category-countries","category-sustainability","category-uganda"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/73"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19477"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19557,"href":"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19477\/revisions\/19557"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19477"}],"curies":[{"name":"gracias","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}