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Peru's ancient water systems can help protect communities from shortages caused by climate change
Fecha
2019-08-26Registro en:
Conlon, Susan; Lane, Kevin John; Peru's ancient water systems can help protect communities from shortages caused by climate change; The Conversation Media Group; The Conversation; 26-8-2019; 1-4
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CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Conlon, Susan
Lane, Kevin John
Resumen
Water is essential for human life, but in many parts of the world water supplies are under threat from more extreme, less predictable weather conditions due to climate change. Nowhere is this clearer than in the Peruvian Andes, where rising temperatures and receding glaciers forewarn of imminent water scarcity for the communities that live there.Throwing money and resources into engineering projects does not always guarantee success when trying to combat the effects of climate change and protect vulnerable communities. But the marriage of ancient and modern technologies offers promising solutions to the threat of water scarcity in Peru, and places like it all across the world.