@article{fdi:010052664,
  title = {{C}limate change threats to environment in the tropical {A}ndes : glaciers and water resources},
  author = {{C}hevallier, {P}ierre and {P}ouyaud, {B}ernard and {S}uarez, {W}. and {C}ondom, {T}homas},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}lmost all of the world's glaciers in the tropical latitudes are located in the {C}entral {A}ndes ({P}eru, {B}olivia, {E}cuador and {C}olombia). {D}ue to their high altitude, to the high level of radiation and to the tropical climate dynamics, they all are particularly threatened by climate change, as a result of not only warming, but also of changing variability of precipitation. {M}any glaciers are of crucial importance for the livelihood of the local populations and even for three capitals, {L}ima ({P}eru), {L}a {P}az ({B}olivia) and {Q}uito ({E}cuador), which depend on them for water and energy supplies. {T}his paper shows that after a period of increased flow due to the glacier melt disequilibrium, the available water resource will decrease along with the rapid shrinking of the glaciers considered as water reservoirs. {T}he case of the {C}ordillera {B}lanca ({P}eru) is analyzed more in detail with the mid-term (20 years) and long-term (1-2 centuries) impact of the glacier shrinking on the local water resources. {A}ssociated risks for the population and consequences for the human activities (tourism, hydropower, agriculture and stockbreeding, large-scale irrigation) are described at each stage of the mountain range.},
  keywords = {{W}ater resources ; {W}ater uses ; {H}igh mountains ; {T}ropical glaciers ; {C}entral ; {A}ndes},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{R}egional {E}nvironmental {C}hange},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {{S}uppl. 1},
  pages = {{S}179--{S}187},
  ISSN = {1436-3798},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10113-010-0177-6},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010052664},
}