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The Wayuu community in Colombia constitutes about half of the population of the department of La Guajira, located in the northeast of the country. Between 2008 and 2013, about 4,151 children have died in La Guajira. Among these, 278 deaths were due to undernourishment. The shortage of food in this region is a consequence of bad water management policies and loss of crops due to the prolonged drought between 2012 and 2016 and corruption In future; it is anticipated that the effects of climate change will further deteriorate their conditions. We want to highlight the plausible case of extinction of the Wayuu community in Colombia owing to the bad water management, severe drought conditions and corruption,resulting into food insecurity and undernourishment in the community. This paper concludes with recommendations to build the capacity of the Wayuu community for access to water and adaptation measures to climate change.
Author(s): Contreras D, Bhamidipati S, Contreras S, Toquica M
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: Resilience Academy – Capstone Conference
Year of Conference: 2017
Acceptance date: 02/04/2016
URL: https://www.munichre-foundation.org/dms/MRS/Documents/Resilience-Academy/2017-Resilience-Academy-Diana-Contreras/2017%20Resilience%20Academy%20Diana%20Contreras.pdf
