Glacier melt in Peru becomes more than a climate issue

The United States spent $30 million on climate change assistance in Peru in fiscal year 2010, according to documents provided by the State Department. The funding, allocated as part of the 2009 Copenhagen Accord, went mostly to preserving the Amazon rainforest in Peru.
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The Peruvian government is asking Washington and other allies for at least $350 million every year through 2030 to build reservoirs and dams, and improve irrigation, said Hart.
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But Peruvian officials say the United States has a majority share of the responsibility to help Peru, because of the close trade alliance between the two nations, and because the United States is the world's second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases.

"We are knocking on many doors, and obviously the U.S. is one big door we are knocking on," said Hart.

July 2010: State of emergency in Peru due to the intense cold | Momento 24

The Peruvian government declared ‘a state of emergency in more than half the country due to the cold weather that reached 24 degrees below zero, killing hundreds of people. “

Regional authorities, in this situation, will be able to use ‘emergency funds to ensure medicines, blankets and shelter for those most affected. “

The state of emergency affected, so far 16 of the 24 departments of Peru, mostly in the Andean region in the south of the country.

Lima, the Peruvian capital, recorded the lowest temperatures in 46 years, as well as the surrounding areas.