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Résumé
The publication of scientific documents in different languages is one of the principal means of understanding and disseminating science. However, the work of writing science is made difficult by the idioms of each region, even in the same language. Such is the case of the Spanish language in the different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, where different idioms exist for the same technical word. A web platform is presented that allows manipulating and relating different technical words and terms that define the same technical expression in Spanish in the field of water resources. The implementation of this platform is a project of the International Flood Initiative IFI Regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean LAC-IHP UNESCO. It was developed in JavaScript and allows an interactive discussion by the most recognized specialists in the LAC region. The website allows the input of a new word, its discussion, its evaluation, and possible acceptance and its promotion for use. The structure of the lexicon allows for continuous improvement and the inclusion of specialized photographs for each word within the platform. The evolution of this project is aimed at supporting the various Citizen Science programmes of IHP-UNESCO; as it also attempts to include technical terms in the most important indigenous dialects of the LAC region such as Quechua, Nahuatl, and Guarani.