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UN Women VIDEO
Colombia - Indigenous Women - Water
Scarcity, Rights, Advocacy
In some parts of the world it's as rare as gold — and
getting a hold of some, nearly impossible. To one of Colombia's largest
indigenous groups indigenous groups, Wayuu, that gold is fresh water. Soon
their water will be siphoned from Wayuu lands through new pipes to a nearby
town, where the population is not indigenous. As struggles for ethnic rights,
such as access to water, are recreated across the country, the community deals
with an additional strain on their resources — climate change. Due to a changing
climate, water has become even scarcer, leaving the community without a wet
season for up to two years at times — before they would at least get this
yearly. This documentary tracks one extraordinary woman fighting for her
community's very survival.