[Sdi-latinamericacaribbean] World Bank announces adaptation program for glacier retreat in the Andes

[Kate Lance]

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21784668~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html
World Bank announces adaptation program for glacier retreat in the Andes
The initiative seeks to strengthen the resilience of local ecosystems and economies affected by rapid tropical glacier retreat by implementing pilot adaptation activities that illustrate the costs and benefits of adaptation alternatives. The project’s specific objectives are:
a) The effective integration of the implications of glacier retreat into regional and local development planning, particularly in glacier basins
b) The inclusion of glacier retreat impacts in local development projects and programs
c) The collection of data on glacier dynamics to improve policy decisions.
 
This project is part of the World Bank’s strategy to help the regions’ countries face the impacts of climate change. In April, the World Bank signed an agreement with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) giving it access to cutting-edge expertise and information from the Advanced Land Observation Satellite (ALOS). These images and data will support World Bank-sponsored adaptation projects in Colombia, Mexico, the West Indies, and the Andes region of Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. The ALOS images of tropical glaciers in the Andes will be used to assess these glaciers’ dynamics under the project approved today.
 
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/BANCOMUNDIAL/NEWSSPANISH/0,,contentMDK:21784670~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:1074568,00.html
Banco Mundial anuncia programa de adaptación por retroceso de glaciares en región andina


      
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