Indigenous migrants in northern Colombia battle worsening droughts and floods
In La Guajira, Colombia, the Wayuu people face worsening climate impacts, with droughts and intense rains causing food ...
Colombia deforestation rose 35% in 2024, minister says
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Colombia’s Bold Push to Go Green Has an Unintended Trade Off: Gas Imports
“Colombia is giving a lesson to the world on what not to do in terms of energy transition,” Camilo Prieto, a professor of climate change and public health at Javeriana University in ...
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Droughts, floods and economic uncertainty: Portraits of the Wayuu people in northern Colombia
RIOHACHA, Colombia (AP) — Climate change is rapidly altering the way of life of the Indigenous Wayuu people, a semi-nomadic ...
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USAID slashes over 5,500 contracts, including scores of climate projects
A document obtained by POLITICO's E&E News lists terminated contracts, including those that support enhanced energy security ...
Climate change is disrupting food systems across Latin America, UN report says
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Indigenous migrants in northern Colombia battle worsening droughts and floods
Standing next to her makeshift home of scrap metal, wood and plastic tarp, 47-year-old Nelly Mengual recounts how severe flooding and winds tore off her roof a few months ago, leaving her knee ...