Argentina
Climate change impacts
By the end of the day on May 11, the average Canadian will have produced as much greenhouse gases as the average Argentinian will produce over the course of the entire year. Therefore, May 11th (131 days into the year) is "Climate Change Impacts in Argentina Day."
As a result of climate change, Argentina is facing a few key impacts both now and in the future: retreating glaciers; increasing precipitation and flooding; socio-economic and environmental impacts of increased El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)events; mosquito-borne diseases; decline in agriculture; and deforestation.
For more information on these impacts, see Chapter 13 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report, Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.
Story
"When the lagoon started to grow, in 1997, people thought it was temporary. Around these regions, it's natural to see how lagoons grow in certain seasons of the year; but they always go back to their natural size. We thought that this was going to be the case. So we waited… but La Picasa lagoon never reduced. It kept on growing and growing until it flooded all our fields, our homes, our production. The water took away what always has characterized this region: agriculture and farming."
To read the rest of Osvaldo Bonino’s story, visit WWF's Climate Witness page.
Photo credit: WWF/Pikielny
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