Day Two Photos and Reflections

Marco Zapata

• In the past we fought over oil. In the future we will be fighting over water.
• The problem is not only water quantity; untreated waste is going directly into most rivers in the region.
  

Pradeep Mool

• Himalayan glaciers are retreating at rates that are among the fastest in the world.
• Glacial lake outbursts can destroy land, natural resources, and infrastructure up to 50 km downstream.
  

Teresa Ore

• There is increasing demand for water in Peru and much concern and conflict over the prospect of privatization of water in the region.

John Gierke and Miriam Rios-Sanchez

• Remote sensing provides capabilities for regional characterizations and monitoring of landscape hazards.
• Advanced sensor technologies and digital image processing techniques can be used to characterize geologic structure.
• Thermal imaging can be used to examine processes such as groundwater recharge/discharge systems.