the parón lagoon and the cruz de mayo community our experience of climate change in peru

The Parón Lagoon and the Cruz de Mayo community

Our experience of climate change in Peru

Cruz de Mayo,a farming community

in the Peruvian Andes, 400 miles north of Lima

Adán with members of his family

Cruz de Mayo and the surrounding region

Cruz de Mayo farming community

The glaciers

Paron lagoon

Caraz town Big farms growing crops

for export

The black mountains

The white mountains

A map of the region, showing where Adán lives (in red)

Give us this day our daily bread – What we grow in Cruz de Mayo

StatisticsPeru has 70% of the tropical glaciers in the world

The Huascarán National Park is home to most of Peru´s glaciers

Since the 1970s, about 30% of the glacier coverage in

the Huascarán National Park has melted

By 2030, it is expected that all glaciers in this region, below

5,000 metres (15,000 feet), will have melted

completely.

Nearby, the Pastoruri ski resort has lost most of its snow.

Statistics from UN and Peruvian government

What do you see? The glaciers above my land

“The ice is decreasing in the mountains, it is disappearing. “If there isn’t any rain there isn’t drinking water”

Water sources drying up

Water rationing for crops; water one day per month

The Church supporting with Cruz de Mayo

to safeguard water for future generations

Sr Emma Bertha

The community has become well organised. We are negotiating with the companies who want to use our water

Water monitoring

CEAS’ campaign on climate change

Do your bit

Women organising to protect water and creation

Ritual offering for water

COP 20 – Lima - DecemberUN Climate Change Conference

• People´s Summit

• Bringing together bishops and head´s of State

• Prayer meetings

For the love of our families

and our neighbours across the

world

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