SDG 1: No Poverty

SDG Goal EcoSwell is pursuing

1.5 By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social, and environmental shocks and disasters.

SDG Indicator of success that EcoSwell is contributing to

1.5.4 Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

EcoSwell Objectives

To work towards a local government risk reduction strategy, focusing specifically on reforestation and energy resilience. The main environmental risks that the communities of Lobitos and Piedritas face are made evident during the El Niño phenomenon climate crises. During these environmental crises, these communities are threatened by landslides and they temporarily lose access to water and energy.