Colombia: Drip Irrigation, Sun and Solar Do 'God's Work' and a Colombian Desert Blooms

Jul 10, 2019 | Thin Lei Win, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Home to Colombia's largest indigenous group, the matrilineal Wayuu, and neglected by successive governments, the arid La Guajira is a region of barren landscapes, intense heat, little infrastructure, and where a number of former mayors have been imprisoned on corruption charges. Decreasing rainfall due to climate change exacerbates the harsh conditions. A prolonged drought between 2012 and 2016 contributed to food shortages and the death of children and animals, aid workers said.