On April 16, 2016 at 6:58 pm local time a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck northern Ecuador. It is now estimated that 720,000 people are in need of humanitarian aid and over 29,000 displaced.
Green Recovery Connect is ready to respond to any inquires or assist with efforts to address environmental issues associated with response and recovery efforts.
The Green Recovery and Reconstruction Training Toolkit (GRRT) is available in Spanish.
For more information on debris and solid waste management see Residuos Sólidos Manual para el Manejo de Post-Terremoto en Ecuador, which WWF Ecuador helped develop.