Threat of drought turns alerts for the beginning of year

Producers from Caribbean and from the north area already suffer some attacks

ICE takes action and so far, blackouts or rationing are discard

December 31st,2013.

The shortage of registered in 2013, especially in the Caribbean region and northern rains, keeps alarms by fire early this year because the situation could be repeated.

Entities such as the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) and the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (Aresep) have already taken some steps to address the consequences of any lack of water resources.

According to projections (IMN) National Meteorological Institute, last year was the third straight in which the average annual and seasonal precipitation (December-February) is not exceeded in the Caribbean slope.

That would cause a negative impact on socio-economic activities such as agriculture, water availability for human consumption and hydroelectric generation.

Both in the Caribbean region and in Los Chiles, Alajuela,-cut I made in late November, there had been up to 30 percent less rainfall than usual in some areas, recognized Juan Carlos Fallas, CEO of IMN.

Apparently, the situation could be maintained very similar during the first months of this new year.

Agro targeted. Whilst it is true that farmers in Guanacaste and the Central Pacific are used to deal with the onslaught of strong summers, the Caribbean and the north have that experience.

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