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Evaporated lake threatens Bolivia’s Uru

Bolivia’s second-largest lake has suffered from years of drought, and most of the Uru tribal members who used to fish for survival have moved on in search of a new, sustainable way to keep their culture alive. Jillian Kitchener reports.
THIS patch of cracked desert was once Bolivia's second-largest lake.
And it was the source of life for the ancient Uru people.
But after years of drought, a community that survived invasions by the Incas and colonization by conquistadors is facing eradication due to climate change.
(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) RENE AYMA FUENTES, PRESIDENT OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD OF THE 23 LAKE POOPO FISHING COOPERATIVES, SAYING:
"The lake has dried once again, for the third year in a row. The first year it dried out was 2014, when we were witnesses of a natural disaster in which millions and millions of fish, birds, aquatic plants, died. Currently, there are no birds or plants as you can see."
Instead, a sacrifice to Mother Earth in the shallow waters that ARE left.
According to a local university, the temperature of the Bolivian highlands has increased 0.9 celsius. And scientists say when it DOES rain, the increased temperature makes the water evaporate much faster than it used to.
In the past eight years, scores of tribal members have left their homes along lake Poopo.
Now, the Uru people are farming or selling crafts, as they search for a sustainable way to keep their culture alive.





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