13:39 | Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt), Nov. 11.
The
Ministry of Environment (Minam) has revealed the impact of climate change in Peru during the annual
Climate Change Conference (COP27).
This information was presented during the event "From the Andes to the Alps: monitoring of mountain ecosystems as a contribution to the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)" along with the Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition.
"One of these initiatives is the IMELS project for the adaptation and mitigation of climate change," she said during the meeting held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
According to Sandoval, said project has contributed to the generation of studies related to the monitoring of mountain ecosystems in order to adopt adaptation actions in the face of the climate crisis affecting the vulnerable population and productive systems depending on water from glaciers.
Assistant Director of Knowledge Management and Capacity Strengthening at the National Institute for Research on Glaciers and Mountain Ecosystems (Inaigem) Daniel Martinez presented evidence of climate change impact on mountains, snow-capped mountains, and glacial lakes, which poses a potential danger to the population.
Likewise, Martinez presented the work carried out by said entity —which is attached to Minam— in monitoring the Huascaran (Ancash region) and Huaytapallana (Junin region) glaciers, at altitudes close to 5,000 m.a.s.l.
In addition, he highlighted the importance of highland wetlands in Peru, which represent an important carbon and water reservoir.
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Publicado: 11/11/2022