Monitoring climate change over regions of complex terrain, such as Peru and the Andean area, is a crucial international

scientific
and political priority. The communities and ecosystems in these areas are unique, fragile and extremely sensitive to climate variations

A pilot showcase on the socio-economic

benefits of climate services for the coffee
Human-induced climate change may exacerbate
and maize sector in Cusco was successfully
current problems of glacier retreat, soil and land
presented at the international COP20
degradation, loss of biodiversity and water scarcity
meeting in Lima 2014, making use of
of the Andean socio-ecosystems
this opportunity for high-level communication
with political decision-makers

is a project twinned to the WMO Global

CLIMANDES is establishing regional Framework for Climate Services that
and national partnerships aims to enhance the ability Such changes pose major threats to
to enhanceadaptation strategies of the Peruvian community to respond water supplies, affecting agriculture,
and reduce vulnerability to the regional impacts of climate livestock and dairy productivity as well
to climate impacts, variability and change as hydropower generation, human health
ultimately increasing and food production, with the potential
the resilience of Andean to disrupt national economies across
socio-ecosystems the Andean region

High quality climate services are extremely important

Rural Andean communities are especially vulnerable to the
for Peru to deliver quick responses to extreme events and plan
impacts of climate variability and change due to their dependence
adaptation measures to reduce vulnerability and increase
on the natural environment and a lack of adaptation strategies
resilience of the Andean socio-ecosystems

Servicio Nacional de
Metereologia e Hidrología
de Perú - SENAMHI