October 15, 2024 11:07 AM

Colombia and Ecuador fight to save vital wetlands amid drought

Rural communities in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador are fighting to protect fragile high-altitude wetlands that regulate the area's water cycles, as sharp water and energy rationing hit both nations. Colombia and Ecuador -- both largely dependent on hydroelectric dams for energy -- have been battered by a strong El Nino weather pattern that has caused drought conditions, which scientists say were further exacerbated by climate change and damaging human activity. Grassroots activists in the ...