Cochabamba, Bolivia
After the failure of the Copenhagen Climate Conference in December 2009, Evo Morales, the president of Bolivia, called for a worldwide meeting of indigenous people about global warming. Morales is an outspoken advocate for indigenous rights and a critic of how developed nations are dealing with climate issues. The conference brought together more than 20,000 activists and delegates from about 50 nations. It concluded with a statement calling for the creation of an international climate justice tribunal, a global referendum on climate change and a goal of reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to preindustrial levels, among other demands.
Bolivian Conference Chooses Mother Earth Over Father Time
Thousands of activists and representatives from dozens of nations discuss how to save the Earth, or, as indigenous Andean people say: Pachamama
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Bolivian Climate Summit Produces Final Report
Activists and governmental representatives wrap up Cochabamba Climate Conference
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Agua Blanca: Hydroelectric Power in Peril Due to Melting Glaciers
A Bolivian town gets wired with hydro power, but the glacier water that runs the works is threatened
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Bolivia: Climate Change Delegates Rally for International Climate Justice Tribunal
Delegates at Cochabamba conference recommend the creation of a climate justice tribunal
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