Honduras is located in Central America. Honduras is bordering the Caribbean Sea. In Central America, it is located in between Nicaragua and Guatemala. The coordinates for Honduras on the map are 15 00 North and 86 30 West. The location has allowed many natural disasters to occur. Sometimes mild earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods along the Caribbean Coast have occured in Honduras.
Total Area
The total area of Honduras is 112,090 square kilometers.111,890 square kilometers of this is land which is only ~99.8%. 200 square kilometers is covered by water. This is only ~0.2% water availability. The area of Honduras compared to the world is 103 square kilometers.
Climate and Terrain
Generally mild climate
Subtropical in lowlands
Temperate in mountains
Arable Land
Honduras has 10,080 square kilometers of arable land.This is only 9.07%. About 879 square kilometers of Honduras is irrigated land. Honduras has a renewable water source that is about 96 cubic kilometers. Though Honduras does have some water, the freshwater withdrawl is 2.3 cubic kilometers per year.
Population and Water
The total population of Honduras is about 9,000,000 people. The percent of these people that are living in poverty is a total of 63%. Honduras has their largest water source as the Lago de Yojoa. Honduras also must use small rivers to get water. In extreme cases of water shortage, the people of Honduras must use small streams as their source of water. The people of Honduras have fairly good sanitation access for their water. The rural parts of Honduras have 69% of the population being able to have access to sanitation facilities. The urban parts of Honduras have 85% of their population with sanitation facilities available to them. Of the entire population of Honduras, 77% of them have access to sanitation facilities for their water. Though Honduras has some safe water, diseases have been spread. Often times, these diseases have been spread by drinking water that has not been sanitized. The diseases that have been spread throughout Honduras are bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and even typhoid fever. These diseases are all waterborne and come from contact with unsafe water.
Crisis in Honduras
The population of Honduras is expanding, which makes resources in Honduras even more limited. Furthermore, some of the activities in Honduras have been causing much distress with the sanitized water supply. In Honduras, mining activities occur often and because of the new elements being released, the water source, Lago de Yojoa, has been polluted. Also, in Honduras most women and children spend at least six hours a day fetching and carrying water. The water access points in Honduras are very poor overall and most water is too stagnate and the people can not use it to clean, cook, or drink. Honduras has a coast, which has a large source of salt water. This source does not help in their current situation.
Water Scarcity
The water crisis in Honduras is mostly a physical water scarcity. Honduras has 112,090 total square kilometers. Honduras is 99.8% land, which means that Honduras is only 0.2% water. This is not enough water for the entire population. Also, though Honduras does have some freshwater, the freshwater withdrawl per year is 2.3 cubic kilometers. Honduras has a very mild climate. This means that it gets very little rainwater. This means that it is very dry, and the little precipitation that it does get, does not get absorbed into the ground. It does not spread throughout the country either. Furthermore, natural disasters have caused Honduras to lose water as well. Earthquakes have made the country lose water too. When the earthquakes strike Honduras, they can cause salt water to flood the coasts and contaminate the water supply. Part of the water scarcity is economical. Most earthquakes in Honduras have left at least $58 million dollars in damage. Honduras is a very poor country, and they do not have enough money to fix all the damages left by natural disasters like earthquakes.
Location
Honduras is located in Central America. Honduras is bordering the Caribbean Sea. In Central America, it is located in between Nicaragua and Guatemala. The coordinates for Honduras on the map are 15 00 North and 86 30 West. The location has allowed many natural disasters to occur. Sometimes mild earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods along the Caribbean Coast have occured in Honduras.Total Area
The total area of Honduras is 112,090 square kilometers.111,890 square kilometers of this is land which is only ~99.8%. 200 square kilometers is covered by water. This is only ~0.2% water availability. The area of Honduras compared to the world is 103 square kilometers.Climate and Terrain
Arable Land
Honduras has 10,080 square kilometers of arable land.This is only 9.07%. About 879 square kilometers of Honduras is irrigated land. Honduras has a renewable water source that is about 96 cubic kilometers. Though Honduras does have some water, the freshwater withdrawl is 2.3 cubic kilometers per year.Population and Water
The total population of Honduras is about 9,000,000 people. The percent of these people that are living in poverty is a total of 63%. Honduras has their largest water source as the Lago de Yojoa. Honduras also must use small rivers to get water. In extreme cases of water shortage, the people of Honduras must use small streams as their source of water. The people of Honduras have fairly good sanitation access for their water. The rural parts of Honduras have 69% of the population being able to have access to sanitation facilities. The urban parts of Honduras have 85% of their population with sanitation facilities available to them. Of the entire population of Honduras, 77% of them have access to sanitation facilities for their water. Though Honduras has some safe water, diseases have been spread. Often times, these diseases have been spread by drinking water that has not been sanitized. The diseases that have been spread throughout Honduras are bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and even typhoid fever. These diseases are all waterborne and come from contact with unsafe water.Crisis in Honduras
The population of Honduras is expanding, which makes resources in Honduras even more limited. Furthermore, some of the activities in Honduras have been causing much distress with the sanitized water supply. In Honduras, mining activities occur often and because of the new elements being released, the water source, Lago de Yojoa, has been polluted. Also, in Honduras most women and children spend at least six hours a day fetching and carrying water. The water access points in Honduras are very poor overall and most water is too stagnate and the people can not use it to clean, cook, or drink. Honduras has a coast, which has a large source of salt water. This source does not help in their current situation.Water Scarcity
The water crisis in Honduras is mostly a physical water scarcity. Honduras has 112,090 total square kilometers. Honduras is 99.8% land, which means that Honduras is only 0.2% water. This is not enough water for the entire population. Also, though Honduras does have some freshwater, the freshwater withdrawl per year is 2.3 cubic kilometers. Honduras has a very mild climate. This means that it gets very little rainwater. This means that it is very dry, and the little precipitation that it does get, does not get absorbed into the ground. It does not spread throughout the country either. Furthermore, natural disasters have caused Honduras to lose water as well. Earthquakes have made the country lose water too. When the earthquakes strike Honduras, they can cause salt water to flood the coasts and contaminate the water supply. Part of the water scarcity is economical. Most earthquakes in Honduras have left at least $58 million dollars in damage. Honduras is a very poor country, and they do not have enough money to fix all the damages left by natural disasters like earthquakes.Recommendations