Project Profile: Partnering for Adaptation and Resilience (PARA-Agua)
Columbia and Peru: Building Bridges Across the Watershed, Upstream and Downstream
Partnering for Adaptation and Resilience (PARA-Agua) | 2013–2017
Partnering for Adaptation and Resilience (PARA-Agua) | 2013–2017
Climate change has negatively impacted water resources and ecosystems in many parts of Latin America and the Caribbean. In Peru and Colombia, rising temperatures and extreme hydrologic events such as prolonged drought and heavy flooding put livelihoods in downstream communities at risk.
In late 2016, much of South America’s Pacific coast experienced a severe drought that destroyed crops and impacted livestock. By the end of November, Bolivia had declared a state of emergency. Wildfires raged in Peru, and parts of Colombia were suffering from a lack of food and potable water. Relief finally came in January with the onset of the rainy season — only the rains didn’t stop. By April, massive floods had caused widespread destruction throughout the region. Peru experienced its worst flooding in decades.
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