LA PAZ: Water resources are running dry in the world’s highest-elevation capital due to the combined effect of the Andean glaciers melting, drought and mismanagement. But instead of surrendering, the locals in Bolivia’s capital La Paz are finding new ways to tackle the changing climate. The sky-high metropolitan area’s 2.7 million people have already been jolted by climate change: a severe drought that lasted for several months from 2016 into 2017 was Bolivia’s worst in 25 years, leading to water rationing and widespread protests in several cities. In a sign of possibly worse to come, the Andean snowcaps – which have been relied on to fill the city’s reservoirs – are disappearing at a rate that has alarmed scientists. In a gray and misty Valle de las Flores district in the east of the city, people are beginning to adapt to disappearing water resources. There, Juana and her colleague Maria wash clothes for a living at a municipal wash-house, which is fed by spring water. Public wash-houses – where the water is free – are becoming more popular, as residents change their habits around water use, getting their laundry done and escaping rising water charges. “It’s true that there are more people coming… Read full this story
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