Vetiver crop being grown for flood defences
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Photo Credit:
Ed Prior/NRC
Camera make / model:
NIKON D750
Country:
Honduras
Location:
San Pedro Sula
NRC Region:
Asia & Latin America
Themes:
Shelter and Settlements, Climate change
Keywords:
crops, community members, women, floods
Demography:
Woman
Informed Consent?
Yes
Capture Date
18 April 23
Photo Caption:
Vetiver plants being grown for use in flood defences near the communities of Roma and Filadelphia, near San Pedro Sula in Honduras.
Notes:
Mirna Mejía, Rina Arauz and Marta Judith are inhabitants of the communities Roma and Filadelphia, near San Pedro Sula in Honduras. The communities experienced extreme flooding during the Eta y Iota hurricanes in 2020.
“We are growing vetiver to plant along the banks of the Canal, to protect us against future flooding, so that the community will have more time to evacuate if necessary. This area is a community nursery”.
“We were heavily impacted by two storms and floods of great magnitude. We were not prepared. Thanks to God, we didn’t die. But we had destruction in all of the community: school, church and houses were affected. Thanks to the organisations which supported us, we were still able to carry on.”
“We are making people aware of the usefulness of this...we know that we live in a flood zone and we know that we cannot avoid it”.
Marker lat / long: 14.8, -87.4 (WGS84)