Insights on the hydrological cycle and its interaction with anthropic pressures: the Katari basin and minor Titicaca lake
Rotman A. Criollo Manjarrez
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA, UIB-CSIC),
Esporles, 07190, Spain
Laura Scheiber
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA,
CSIC), Spanish Research Council, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Laura Poza
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA,
CSIC), Spanish Research Council, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Sonia Valdivielso Mijangos
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA,
CSIC), Spanish Research Council, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Pedro Simunovic
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA,
CSIC), Spanish Research Council, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Enric Vázquez-Suñé
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA,
CSIC), Spanish Research Council, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
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Short summary
In the current climate and socioeconomic context, The Katari and Minor Lake Titicaca basin (Bolivia) has special interest because of the sensitive and vulnerable environment and ecosystems around the Titicaca Lake. These environments support traditional local human populations and other beneficial human activities. That is why we made workshops with local authorities and performed a global vision of the aquifer behavior and its vulnerability, which would generate a better decision-make process.
In the current climate and socioeconomic context, The Katari and Minor Lake Titicaca basin...