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Our experience of climate change in Peru
The Parón Lagoon and the Cruz de Mayo community
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
The white
mountains
The glaciers
The black
mountains
Paron lagoon
Cruz de Mayo
farming community
Caraz town
Big farms
growing crops
for export
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
Statistics
Peru 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
Do your bit
CEAS’ campaign on climate change
Women organising to
protect water and
creation
Ritual offering for water
COP 20 – Lima - December
UN Climate Change Conference
• People´s Summit
• Bringing together bishops and head´s of State
• Prayer meetings
England and Wales
For the love
of our families
and our
neighbours
across the
world
Kenya
Peru