Peru- The Andes: Living on the climate change front lines- UN video n transcript at Heating Planet blog

Every year the snow-capped mountains are disappearing. They're not retreating, they're diminishing. My grandfather tells me in these valleys that we have now, the people were dedicated more to livestock and agriculture; but now we don't see that, we don't see many animals anymore because the pastures are not the same. The pastures have not revived because of the rain also not the rain anymore [AI translation edited for clarity by Kay Blogger]

[Music] 0:07 I've been working as a muleteer for eight years 0:11 and well what I've noticed about the change 0:13 is not that every year the snow-capped mountains are 0:16 disappearing they're not retreating they're 0:19 diminishing that's something we can't 0:22 recover I don't think that in 30 or 40 years I 0:26 won't see anything 0:31 [Music] 0:47 i 0:47 [Music] 0:54 more before us is my grandfather 0:57 tells me not since these in these valleys 1:00 that we have now the people 1:02 raised was dedicated more to livestock and 1:05 agriculture but now we don't see 1:09 that we don't see many animals anymore 1:12 because the pastures are still not 1:15 the same the pastures have revived and 1:18 because of the rain also, not the rain anymore 1:20 it comes in very late 1:21 [Music] 1:25 so now it's not my community 1:27 adopted by 1:29 to create limited to each person with 5 1:33 or 6 donkeys and fewer cows fewer sheep 1:37 and well, adapt to our current life 1:39 no 1:44 if you look at this map you will 1:46 be able to see a 1:50 red delimitation that basically 1:52 shows us 1:54 where the system reached 1:57 Huascarán this is the Báscara system 1:59 in 62 in 54 years the Cordillera Blanca 2:03 has lost an average of 38 percent 2:07 of glacier coverage at the level of Peru 2:10 we have a loss of 53 percent 2:15 so we are talking about half 2:17 much more than half and we continue with an 2:21 aggressive trend of loss on 2:25 these resources that we still do not know 2:28 how to manage them 2:30 [Music] 2:39 [Music] 2:42 the direct impacts will first 2:45 be on the issue of water provision 2:47 for population consumption 2:50 it is clear currently it is clearly noticeable 2:52 especially in the dry season the deficit 2:55 of water for the provision of water for 2:58 crops is separated from agriculture 3:01 and obviously also for the church that 3:03 generates electricity even in 3:06 some places the issue of conflicts 3:08 with the population that understands the 3:10 activity 3:11 what for 3:14 [Music] 3:22 and 3:24 [Music] 3:36 and 3:40 more I don't know what will become of our existence because this is the source of life for us who live here and were born so for the next generation it will be a big problem. This is because this resource will run out. [Music]

 [Music] 0:07 I've been working as a muleteer for eight years 0:11 and well what I've noticed about the change 0:13 is not that every year the snow-capped mountains are 0:16 disappearing they're not retreating they're 0:19 diminishing that's something we can't 0:22 recover I don't think that in 30 or 40 years I 0:26 won't see anything 0:31 [Music] 0:47 i 0:47 [Music] 0:54 more before us is my grandfather 0:57 tells me not since these in these valleys 1:00 that we have now the people 1:02 raised was dedicated more to livestock and 1:05 agriculture but now we don't see 1:09 that we don't see many animals anymore 1:12 because the pastures are still not 1:15 the same the pastures have revived and 1:18 because of the rain also, not the rain anymore 1:20 it comes in very late 1:21 [Music] 1:25 so now it's not my community 1:27 adopted by 1:29 to create limited to each person with 5 1:33 or 6 donkeys and fewer cows fewer sheep 1:37 and well, adapt to our current life 1:39 no 1:44 if you look at this map you will 1:46 be able to see a 1:50 red delimitation that basically 1:52 shows us 1:54 where the system reached 1:57 Huascarán this is the Báscara system 1:59 in 62 in 54 years the Cordillera Blanca 2:03 has lost an average of 38 percent 2:07 of glacier coverage at the level of Peru 2:10 we have a loss of 53 percent 2:15 so we are talking about half 2:17 much more than half and we continue with an 2:21 aggressive trend of loss on 2:25 these resources that we still do not know 2:28 how to manage them 2:30 [Music] 2:39 [Music] 2:42 the direct impacts will first 2:45 be on the issue of water provision 2:47 for population consumption 2:50 it is clear currently it is clearly noticeable 2:52 especially in the dry season the deficit 2:55 of water for the provision of water for 2:58 crops is separated from agriculture 3:01 and obviously also for the church that 3:03 generates electricity even in 3:06 some places the issue of conflicts 3:08 with the population that understands the 3:10 activity 3:11 what for 3:14 [Music] 3:22 and 3:24 [Music] 3:36 and 3:40 more I don't know what will become of our existence because this is the source of life for us who live here and were born so for the next generation it will be a big problem. This is because this resource will run out. [Music]

[Música] 0:07 yo trabajo ocho años como arriero 0:11 y bueno lo que yo he notado en el cambio 0:13 no es que cada año los nevados se van 0:16 perdiendo no se van retirando más van 0:19 disminuyendo eso es algo que no podemos 0:22 recuperar no creo que de aquí 30 ó 40 yo 0:26 no va a ver nada 0:31 [Música] 0:47 i 0:47 [Música] 0:54 más ante nosotros sea mi abuelo me 0:57 cuenta no desde estos en estos valles 1:00 que nosotros tenemos ahora la gente 1:02 criaba se dedicaba más a la ganadería y 1:05 la agricultura pero ahora ya no vemos 1:09 eso ya no vemos mucho muchos animales 1:12 porque ya los pastos todavía ya no es 1:15 igual ya los pastos se han revivido y 1:18 por la lluvia también no la lluvia ya 1:20 entra muy tarde 1:21 [Música] 1:25 entonces ahora no es mi comunidad 1:27 adoptado por 1:29 por crear limitado a cada persona con 5 1:33 o 6 burritos y menos vacas menos ovejas 1:37 y bueno adecuarnos a nuestra vida actual 1:39 no 1:44 si usted se fija en este mapa usted va a 1:46 poder ver una 1:50 una delimitación roja que básicamente 1:52 nos muestra 1:54 donde hasta donde llegaba el sistema 1:57 huascarán este es el sistema de báscara 1:59 en el 62 en 54 años la cordillera blanca 2:03 ha perdido un promedio de 38 por ciento 2:07 de cobertura glaciar a nivel del perú 2:10 tenemos una pérdida de el 53 por ciento 2:15 entonces estamos hablando de la mitad 2:17 mucho más de la mitad y seguimos con una 2:21 tendencia agresiva de pérdida sobre 2:25 estos recursos que todavía no sabemos 2:28 cómo gestionarlos 2:30 [Música] 2:39 [Música] 2:42 los impactos directos primeramente va a 2:45 estar en el tema de la provisión de agua 2:47 para consumo poblacional 2:50 es claro actualmente se nota claramente 2:52 sobre todo en la época seca el déficit 2:55 de agua para la dotación de agua para 2:58 los cultivos se separa de la agricultura 3:01 y obviamente también para la iglesia que 3:03 genera la energía eléctrica inclusive en 3:06 algunos lugares el tema de conflictos 3:08 con la población que entiende la 3:10 actividad 3:11 para qué 3:14 [Música] 3:22 y 3:24 [Música] 3:36 i 3:40 más adelante no sé qué va a ser de 3:42 nuestra existencia porque este es el 3:46 fuente de vida para nosotros lo que 3:48 vivimos en aquí en nacieron 3:51 así para la generación no se va a ser un 3:55 problema muy grande eso es que este 3:58 recurso se va a agotar 4:04 [Música]