The melting of the Andean mountains affects agriculture and ecology.
With high-end technology experts are trying to establish what is expected for the future.
The key topic is "to be adapted" experts said.
“There used to be a lot of snow. Now we’re sad because our mountain has melted,” said Samuel Mendoza, who lives near Chacaltaya Mountain, which stands 5,400 meters above sea level in the Cordillera Real of the Bolivian Andes. Between 1970 and 1980, the mountain was home to the world’s highest ski slope.
The most famous Bolivian mountain climber, Bernardo Guarachi, or Pata de Cabra as he is known, also expresses his sadness when he sees the mountain. “I first visited this glacier in 1974. Then it was snow-capped; today we see pure rock.”
See full Press Release: http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/2012/11/06/bolivia-glacier-retreat-climate-change-andean-countries
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