Your browser does not support this video. Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Joris-Thijssen-and-Climate-Change-Banner-27MZIF2TVACV.htmlConceptually similarLocal People in Peru GP03XC2Completed★★★★Glaciers in PeruGP03X8OCompleted★★★★Peruvian Glacier Melt - English VersionGP03XE2Completed★★★★Peruvian Glacier Melt - International VersionGP03XE3Completed★★★★Yanamarey Glacier in 1997 and 2004GP03XA6Completed★★★★Benjamin Morales-Arnao Soundbite GP03X4LCompleted★★★★Marco Zapato Soundbite GP03XC9Completed★★★★Rajendra Pachauri SoundbiteGP03XF6Completed★★★★Emissions in PeruGP03X7WCompleted★★★★View AllGP03XAYJoris Thijssen and Climate Change BannerJoris Thijssen, Climate Change Campaigner, talks about the importance of glaciers as source of fresh water for million of Peruvian people.Thousands of people in the mountains of Peru are having their lives affected by climate change which is causing the region's glaciers to melt. In the last three decades, Peruvian Andes glaciers have lost almost a quarter of their area. During the dry season, river water comes exclusively from the glaciers, which melt naturally at that time of year. They then replenish themselves in the wet season. But this balance has been upsetthe glaciers are melting faster than they can replenish themselves. As they thaw, dozens of new lakes spread all over the highland which could lead to devastating floods.Locations:Peru-South AmericaDate:1 Dec, 2004Credit:© GreenpeaceDuration:21sAudio format:NaturalProduction Type :B-ROLL-SOUNDBITEKeywords:Actions and protests-Banners-Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Climate change impacts-Glacier melt-Glaciers-Greenpeace campaigners-KWCI (GPI)-MountainsShoot:Glacier Retreat Documentation in PeruThousands of people in the mountains of Peru are having their lives affected by climate change which is causing the region's glaciers to melt. In the last three decades, Peruvian Andes glaciers have lost almost a quarter of their area. During the dry season, river water comes exclusively from the glaciers, which melt naturally at that time of year. They then replenish themselves in the wet season. But this balance has been upset the glaciers are melting faster than they can replenish themselves. As they thaw, dozens of new lakes spread all over the highland which could lead to devastating floods.Related Collections:Glacier Retreat Documentation in Peru (Photos & Videos)
