Droughts, floods and economic uncertainty: Portraits of the Wayuu people in northern Colombia
Climate change is rapidly altering the way of life of the Indigenous Wayuu people, a semi-nomadic Indigenous group living in ...
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Facing Climate Catastrophe: The Struggle of the Wayuu in La Guajira
The Wayuu people in La Guajira, spanning Colombia and Venezuela, face severe climate change impacts. Prolonged droughts and erratic rainfall lead to water scarcity and food insecurity. Their ...
Renewable energy ambitions in northern Colombia collide with Indigenous worries
The La Guajira region in northern Colombia, home to the Indigenous Wayuu community, holds vast potential for renewable energy ...
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Indigenous resistance stalls Colombia’s potential renewable energy boom in La Guajira
CABO DE LA VELA, Colombia (AP) — Giant wind turbines tower over a cemetery sacred to Zoyla Velasquez and her Indigenous Wayuu community, native to the La Guajira region in northern Colombia.
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Renewable Energy Ambitions in Northern Colombia Collide With Indigenous Worries
The Wayuu say this isn’t happening. Rising tensions Construction started on the La Guajira 1 wind farm — which looms over the cemetery near Cabo de la Vela — in 2020 after a mix of legal ...