The World Bank - Climate Change, Peru: Retreating Glacier

In Pucarumi, a small community in the foothills of the snow-capped Peruvian Andes, Felipe mulls the fate of the life-giving Ausangate glacier. Year after year, the great white glacier of his boyhood has receded and slowly turned black.

World Bank in Peru:
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"We are feeling the effects of climate change," says Felipe, an alpaca herder whose animals graze on pastures irrigated by Ausangate's waters. "This loss of snow means we receive less water. This climatic factor is causing us great danger."

Less water has meant less pasture and more difficulty raising livestock. Animals such as alpaca and sheep aren't eating enough, "so their wool doesn't grow as well," forcing people to turn to synthetic wool to weave hats, sweaters, and scarves.

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[XxiFifa12xX]

this is part of my geography work

[kylee538]

This video is very sad, but it is true. Lives, and crops well be at risk. Much more than they are now.

[SuperDickweed]

Send in Bechtel

[Guiem21]

What is the song of the video?Thanks!

[laraluen]

word!!



[AcidProblemChild]

And if it was up to the world bank, all of that water would be privatized as one requirement to getting one of their loans. Also Genetically Modified monsanto crops are being pushed by the World Bank and many other horrible things.

How can they even be so two-faced to make a movie like this! The world bank is part of the problem!

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[winterstellar]

Yes. 98 percent of the world's glaciers are retreating. That's global warming, and it's accelerating. It's horrific really: (

[nainosaj]

I would certainly be willing to scale back on luxury items. I noticed that many store bought items have large amounts of packaging, due to importing conditions. I would say 90% of our products are from china, unfortunatly most of it is crap, but everybody buys it cause it cheaper than domestic products. This causes a lot of polution to carry most of our goods all ther way from the other side of the world.

[fmalapi]

... and there are people out there still denying that this is happening. Surreal.

[ANTONIORAMIREZ91]

@mariormcc all of those ppl saying that its bcuz they are stupids they have nothing good nor interesting to say they should do or at least say something good not leave stupid and sarcastic comments