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Dr. Diana Contreras, University of Salzburg, Austria
Srirama Bhamidipati, MSc., Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Sandra Contreras, B.Comm., PGd., Planeta Group Colombia
The fight of the Wayuu Community
against the Drought in La Guajira,
Colombia

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OUTLINE
 Introduction
 Proposed
methodology
 Expected results
 Conclusions
 References
http://noticias.masverdedigital.com/colombia-declaran-calamidad-publica-en-departamento-de-la-guajira/
La Guajira - Colombia
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Alta Guajira
Media Guajira

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POPULATION
Members of the Wayuu community
http://www.radionacional.co/noticia/los-matrimonios-wayuu-y-sus-costumbres
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Indigenous territories in Colombia
http://amejimina.blogspot.co.at/2010/01/sabias-que-cuantos-son-los-pueblos.html
270.000 People
VENEZUELA
COLOMBIA
Typical rancheria in La Guajira - Colombia
https://www.theadventurejunkies.com/wayuu-guajira-desert-photos/

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INFRASTRUCTURE
http://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/alerta-por-sequia-en-colombia/396628-3
Looking for water en La Guajira - Colombia
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Water supply – Sewage System
5.3 % population
http://www.wradio.com.co/multimedia/fotogalerias/fotos-las-malas-condiciones-de-un-hospital-en-albania-municipio-de-la-guajira/20160527/fotogaleria/3144803.aspx#156509
Hospital in Albania , La Guajira - Colombia
http://static.elespectador.com/especiales/1408-guajira/index.html
bicycles
http://www.gentedecabecera.com/2016/04/transporte-para-los-ninos-de-la-alta-guajira/
trucks
https://laotracara.co/nota-ciudadania/grito-en-la-guajira/ Mototaxis
http://www.radiosantafe.com/2009/11/18/tricimovil-o-mototaxi-un-medio-de-transporte-alterno-que-se-convierte-en-problema/
Donkeis
http://www.wradio.com.co/noticias/actualidad/profesor-de-manaure-denuncia-que-toda-una-familia-esta-en-estado-critico-de-desnutricion/20160526/nota/3144377.aspx
School in Manaure, La Guajira - Colombia
Illiteracy : 60%
Rural population

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UNDERNOURISHMENT
http://www.elheraldo.co/la-guajira/muere-otra-nina-por-
desnutricion-en-la-guajira-267940
http://www.elheraldo.co/la-guajira/confirman-la-muerte-de-otro-nino-wayuu-por-
desnutricion-270767
http://www.elheraldo.co/la-guajira/muertes-de-ninos-wayuu-este-ano-ya-superan-las-de-todo-2015-270830
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2008 – 2013 4,151 children died
Child mortality rate: nearly 45 %
Chronic undernourishment in children: 30 %
44 children have died in 2016 (August)
Signs of undernourishment
Canal Capital (2015). Reviva el especial de Noticias Capital "Genocidio Wayúu"
Especiales Canal Capital. youtube:

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FOOD INSECURITY
Siapana is one of the most affected regions due to the drought.
http://static.elespectador.com/especiales/1408-guajira/index.html
Low level of the streams in Guajira – Colombia
http://www.taringa.net/post/noticias/17998209/La-Guajira-Se-Esta-Quedando-Sin-Agua.html
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NO RAINY SEASON SINCE 2012
Ranchería River in La Guajira - Colombia
Photo: Ada Luz Daza Hernández
Mining industry. El Cerrejón in Guajira - Colombia
https://laotracara.co/nota-ciudadania/grito-en-la-guajira/
17 mll Lts/day vs. 13 mll Lts/day
MINING INDUSTRY PEOPLE
WATER COMPSUMPTION

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El Niño Phenomenon
Dry jagüey (well) in Nazareth due to the lack of rain.
http://static.elespectador.com/especiales/1408-guajira/index.html
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CORRUPTION

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Venezuela
Selling of smuggled venezuelan products in Uribia
http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2015/08/150819_colombia_alta_guajira_crisis_nc?ocid=socialflow_facebook
http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2015/08/150819_colombia_alta_guajira_crisis_nc
Food shortage in Venezuela
Reopening of the border between Venezuela and Colombia
http://www.elperiodicodelara.com/2016/07/venezuela-y-colombia-fijan-condiciones.html
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Water management
Mill instaled between 1957 and 1963
http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2015/08/150819_colombia_alta_guajira_crisis_nc?ocid=socialflow_facebook
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 CORRUPTION
 LACK OF FINANTIAL RESOURCES
 LACK OF MAINTEINANCE
El Cercado dam
Photo: Ada Luz Daza Hernández
 Irrigation: rice and oil palm
 Mining industry
El CERCADO
DAM
 Energy generation
 Drinking water supply

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Public Calamity
http://www.taringa.net/post/noticias/17998209/La-Guajira-Se-Esta-Quedando-Sin-Agua.html
Dead animals due to the drought in La Guajira - Colombia
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2014 – Public calamity – Colombian Government
2015 – Precautionary measures - ICHR
2016 - Open the floodgates of El Cercado dam - SCJ

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OBJECTIVES
 To identify sources of water that can be potential alternatives
in Guajira
 To define measures that can improve supply and access to
drinking water for Wayuu community in short and long term
 To define policies based on water-management and climate-
change adaptation that ensures the food security for them
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METHODOLOGY
 To know Wayuu culture
 To conduct Census per Rancheria and estimate population
density in the region
 To identify and geo-reference sources of water, both current
and potential sources
 To estimate the proportion of population benefitting or
lacking access to current sources of water
 To identify other sources of livelihood for the Wayuu
Community
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EXPECTED RESULTS
A framework for policy initiatives:
 to improve water management in La Guajira, and
 to reduce impact of the severe weather (as droughts).
We foresee the potential of this framework to be adopted by
and extended to areas affected by droughts in other developing
countries.
We also hope to recommend policies to define long-term
climate adaptation measures for the Wayuu community.
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TOURISM
Las Salinas de Manaure
http://caracol.com.co/radio/2016/04/21/judicial/1461274115_634562.html
El Cabo de la vela
https://www.theadventurejunkies.com/wayuu-guajira-desert-photos/National Park Serranía de Macuira
http://ahivoyviajando.blogspot.co.at/p/colombia-el-riesgo-es-que-te-quieras.html
Touristic rancheria
https://www.theadventurejunkies.com/wayuu-guajira-desert-photos/
Photo: Jinna Sánchez
Wayuu mochila bags and chicnchorros
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Typical Wayuu dresses and accessories
http://www.rafastienda.com/web/index.php/mantas-wayuu/

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Concentrated solar works by mirrors reflecting rays onto a central tower in Morroco (Pic: Masdar/Flickr)
http://sumo.ly/fbbq via @ClimateHome
2,190 KWh/m2/year
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 Canal Capital (2015). Reviva el especial de Noticias Capital: “Genocidio Wayúu”. Especiales Canal Capital. Youtube.
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