Saturday 11 August 2012

Bolivia: Leaving the land



UNSW-TV — University of New South Wales (2011). Researcher Johannes Luetz takes us on a personal journey of Bolivia where people are leaving the land in droves. Climate induced migration is not just happening to low-lying islands. The catastrophic drought means thousands of Bolivians are simply walking away from their homes and land for cities already suffering from water shortages.
http://tv.unsw.edu.au/video/bolivia-leaving-the-land

Disappearing Glaciers: Bolivia's Chacaltaya


AP — Associated Press (2009b) The Chacaltaya glacier ski run in Bolivia - once famous for being the highest in the world - is set to disappear completely within the next few months. (Published 7 December 2009).

Bolivia: glaciers fall victim to climate change | Global 3000


DW-TV — Deutsche Welle TV (2010) Glaciers fall victim to climate change. In the mountains of Bolivia, an ecological and humanitarian disaster is in the making. As global temperatures rise, the glaciers in the Andes are melting. Areas once permanently covered in snow and ice are now just exposed rock. But the country is dependent on water from the glaciers high up in the mountains, and the change is beginning to affect drinking water supplies. DW-TV. Global 3000. Accessed 30 June 2012 @ http://sciencestage.com/v/39212/bolivia:-glaciers-fall-victim-to-climate-change-global-3000.html

World's Highest Glacier Is Set to Melt Into History


AP — Associated Press (2009a) The Chacaltaya glacier ski run in Bolivia - once famous for being the highest in the world - is set to disappear completely within the next few months. The melt is one element of a crisis in the country's water supply. (Published 21 December 2009).

Glacier threat to Bolivia capital

David Shukman gives a guided tour of what could be the world's first capital city to run out of water. 4 December 2009.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8394324.stm

Bolivia's Glaciers Melt Away



Bolivia's Chacaltaya glacier - once the "world's highest" ski resort and a crucial source of water for millions of people - melted away in 2009.
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/12/13/science/earth/1247466103114/bolivias-glaciers-melt-away.html

A Tale of Climate Change

The glaciers that have long provided water and electricity to a part of Bolivia are melting and disappearing. New York Times audio slide show by ELISABETH ROSENTHAL and JEFFERY DELVISCIO, December 14, 2009.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/12/14/science/earth/14bolivia_ss.html

Poorer Countries Upend Climate Talks



The Times' Libby Rosenthal talks about Bolivia, one of the countries that feels economically powerless to manage climate change.
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/12/14/world/1247466125010/poorer-countries-upend-climate-talks.html

Bolivia: Fighting the climate wars - video



John Vidal reports from La Paz where Bolivians are living with the effects of climate change every day. Their president has called for an urgent 50% cut in emissions - action that is essential for the country's survival
Andy Wells, John Vidal, Andrew Evans, Gloria Beretervide, Jacqui Timberlake and Maggie O'Kane guardian.co.uk, Sunday 10 April 2011, http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/apr/10/bolivia-enshrines-natural-worlds-rights