This photo taken from a bus in El Alto speaks of the growing water pressures faced by the twin cities of La Paz and El Alto. In many neighbourhoods of El Alto taps have carried little or now water -- or only during a few hours each day. As the population continues to grow and the glaciers continue to melt, less and less water has to be shared by more and more people. There is simply less water to go around...
Graffiti in El Alto, Bolivia: "All people have a right to the water." (Photo Johannes M Luetz)
Numerous media have picked up the story:
Glacier threat to Bolivia capital
BBC World News, 4 December 2009: David Shukman gives a guided tour of what could be the world's first capital city to run out of water. Video:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8394324.stm
A Tale of Climate Change
New York Times, 14 December 2009: The glaciers that have long provided water and electricity to a part of Bolivia are melting and disappearing. Audio slide show:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/12/14/science/earth/14bolivia_ss.html
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