Adapting to melting glaciers

The Challenge

• In the Andes, shrinking glaciers and other climate change impacts are endangering 
  the supply of water to downstream ecosystems and millions1
   of people.
• There is little data about the flow of water in Andean catchment areas, and whether 
  adaptation measures are working.
• Many sites in the Andes are difficult to access, which makes monitoring and 
  maintaining equipment challenging.
• A network of low-cost, community-maintained sensors is filling this information 
  chasm and driving collaboration, evidence-based decision-making, and adaptation 
  in the region.