Over 1,000 participants from 40 countries and international organizations attended the World Resources Forum 2014 in Arequipa, Peru, October 20-22, 2014. Participants from governments, business, research and civil society, including many students, exchanged their views on how to increase resource productivity, address climate change while decreasing its environmental and social burden. To read Jahir's report on his experience at the WRF 2014, click here
IHACC Adaptation Leaders Week, Peru
From September 8th to 15th members of Indigenous communities participating in IHACC research and the IHACC Peru team participated in three activities which were held in Lima: 1) Work Session on Gender and Indigenous Health related to Adaptation to Climate Change, 2) Internal Workshop of IHACC Peru and 3) National Meeting of young people for the climate change called ´TierrActiva´. The overall goal was to propose a preliminary proposal for adaptation initiatives in each of the IHACC communities. To read Jahir's report on these activities, click here
Update from the Field: Rebecca Wolf's work in Peru
Rebecca Wolf from U of Guelph recently came back from the Peruvian Amazon where she conducted her 4th year research project on water security in Shawi communities. Specifically, her research focuses on learning about Shawi cosmology and beliefs related to water, as well as understanding what community members perceive to be the causes of diarrhea, a common symptom of waterborne illness. Click here to read her report.
Seguridad alimentaria indígena y cambio climático
Mya Sherman was recently interviewed by the Observatorio de Cambio Climatico, a Peruvian organization working on social issues around climate change, on her work on food security in the Amazonian community of Panaillo. You can find the interview in Spanish here
Setting up Field Work along the Armanayacu River
Carol is currently in Peru conducting field work for her PhD. She sends us her first report describing how she has been setting up of the field work and research team along the Armanayacu River in the Peruvian Amazon. To read her field notes, click here