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Climate Change Impacts in Bolivia: Risks and Strategies for Resilience

Learn about the threats of floods, droughts, and other climate-related challenges in Bolivia, including impacts on infrastructure, food security, health, and indigenous communities. Understand the gradual effects on glaciers and the urgent need for resilience strategies.

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Climate Change Impacts in Bolivia: Risks and Strategies for Resilience

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  1. PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA

  2. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

  3. AMENAZAS CLIMATICAS AMENAZA DE SEQUIA METEOROLÓGICA AMENAZA INUNDACIONES RIESGO DE HELADAS AMENAZA DE DESLIZAMIENTO AMENAZA DE INCENDIO Fuente: Oxfam, . FUNDEPCO

  4. IMPACTS OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE EXTREME EVENTS INTENSIFIED BY CLIMATE CHANGE • Flood: Increase in frequency and intensity of precipitations, has increased flood risk. In the low lands areas, during extreme precipitation events, annual average river runoff has increased by 5-40%. • Drought: Aggravated by climate change, more intense and longer droughts have been observed in around 40% of Bolivian territory, home to 70% of the population and the poorest.

  5. IMPACTSON INFRAESTRUCTURE La Razón, 2008

  6. THREAT TO FOOD SECURITY

  7. IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN BOLIVIA • Health: Malaria, dengue and other vector-borne diseases, show a growing trend, extent and altitude. During ENSO, cases of Acute respiratory diseases, Diarrhea, skin diseases and musculoskeletal were treated.(PAHO/WHO DANA)

  8. IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN BOLIVIA • Migration - Survival of indigenous peoples: The Indigenous Peoples are under extreme threat. Arid land now faces increased water shortages, making them among the first internal climate change refugees. • Economic and social impacts: Significant proportion of GDP already lost each year due to climate change.

  9. GRADUAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN BOLIVIA • Glaciers: Retreat has accelerated compromising water supplies, food security and potentially hydropower generation. Fuente: IRD

  10. Glaciers have retreated 35%-45% in surface in the last 50 years

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