Bolivia
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Wildo & his daughter Daisy. Their animals, which are their bank account, are under threat from a changing climate.
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Like many rural Bolivians, Wildo Quintana Campos struggles to grow enough food due to lack of rainfall.
CAFOD has been working in Bolivia, the poorest country in South America, for more than twenty years.
Landlocked and exposed to extremes of climate, Bolivia has taken a radical position on climate change, including calling for a tribunal to look at how industrialised countries are responsible for climate change.
Although there are indigenous people in Bolivia, they have faced discrimination. This has changed recently as indigenous identity and community organisations have grown in strength, and now the president - Evo Morales – is of indigenous descent.
We work with indigenous communities, social organisations and local authorities in order to ensure that:
- Natural resources are properly and transparently managed.
- The voices of the most disadvantaged and poorest people are heard by decision makers.
- All Bolivians have a say in the things that affect their lives.
- Human rights are understood and respected.
- The impacts of climate change are understood and that communities are able to cope with these changes in climate.
- The media fairly portrays Bolivia’s poorest people.
- People have a legal right to the land they have farmed for hundreds of years.
