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A migrant, of the Wayuu Indigenous group, plays with a chicken in the Belen neighborhood on the outskirts of Riohacha, Colombia, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)Lanao said Corpoguajira has created a Climate Change Plan to cut emissions and boost community and ecosystem resilience.
The shift in weather patterns is undeniable to Camilo Martinez, La Guajira base manager for the Danish Refugee Council, which has a strong presence in the region. With 14 years of experience in the area, he has witnessed these changes firsthand.“Years ago when I arrived here, there was fog and in certain hours of the morning it was cold. Today that has stopped, as well as in the snow peaks on the nearby mountains ... you don’t see that much anymore,” Martinez told The Associated Press at the Uyatpana Indigenous community, on the outskirts of Maicao.Martinez says the months the rainy season starts has changed, but also the intensity of the rain too when it eventually comes.
Scientific evidence of climate change in La Guajira, supported by data from Colombia’s Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology, and Environmental Studies (IDEAM) and various studies, includes rising temperatures, prolonged droughts like the 2012–2016 crisis, irregular rainfall patterns, and increased desertification.An Indigenous woman from the Wayuu community carries a little goat in the Somos Unidos neighborhood on the outskirts of Maicao, Colombia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
An Indigenous woman from the Wayuu community carries a little goat in the Somos Unidos neighborhood on the outskirts of Maicao, Colombia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Last year’s heat was the hottest Gonzalez, the community leader, can remember.Aubrey Plaza, left, and Margaret Qualley pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Honey Dont!’' at the 78th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Aubrey Plaza, from left, writer Tricia Cooke, director Ethan Coen, Margaret Qualley, and Charlie Day pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Honey Dont!’' at the 78th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Aubrey Plaza, from left, writer Tricia Cooke, director Ethan Coen, Margaret Qualley, and Charlie Day pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Honey Dont!’' at the 78th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Samia Hilmi, from left, Elsa Houben, Babette Verbeek, director Luc Dardenne, director Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Janaina Halloy and Lucie Laruelle pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Jeunes Meres’ at the 78th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Samia Hilmi, from left, Elsa Houben, Babette Verbeek, director Luc Dardenne, director Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Janaina Halloy and Lucie Laruelle pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Jeunes Meres’ at the 78th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)