Social impacts and perceptions of climate change in the Tentami indian community in Bolivia

In recent years, the effects of climate change have increased dramatically, causing a series of impacts mainly affecting the lives of the world's poorest people. Among them is the Guarani indigenous people of Tentami Bolivia, which due to temperature and precipitation variations in the region;...

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Main Authors: Dávalos, Nelson Eduardo, Pereira Filho, Saulo Rodrigues
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas 2020
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Online Access:https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/vinculos/article/view/15599
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Summary:In recent years, the effects of climate change have increased dramatically, causing a series of impacts mainly affecting the lives of the world's poorest people. Among them is the Guarani indigenous people of Tentami Bolivia, which due to temperature and precipitation variations in the region; their agriculture, food, water availability and health have all been affected, putting them in an emergency and high vulnerability that is further aggravated by internal social and cultural factors such as customs and perceptions that people maintain. . It was evidenced that these tend to subjectively reduce the existing risks in their context by the daily facts, exposing themselves to waterborne diseases. Nos últimos anos, os efeitos da mudança climática aumentaram drasticamente, causando uma série de impactos afetando principalmente a vida da população mais pobre do planeta. Entre eles está o povo indígena Guarani de Tentami Bolívia, que devido às variações de temperatura e precipitação na região; a sua agricultura, alimentação, disponibilidade de água e saúde viram-se afetadas, colocando-os em uma situação de emergência e alta vulnerabilidade que se agrava, ainda mais, por fatores sociais e culturais internos, como costumes e percepções que as pessoas mantêm. Evidenciou-se que estas tendem a diminuir subjetivamente os riscos existentes em seu contexto pela cotidianidade dos fatos, se expondo a doenças de veiculação hídrica.