Testimonials

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Pablo Castro Méndez (54 years):

Fisherman - Sarstun, Livingston, Izabal, Guatemala

Climate changes affected my fishing. The fish that were here before have already migrated. The water is now very hot.

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María Angélica Méndez (14 years old):

Student - Aldea San Juan, Livingston, Izabal, Guatemala

When it rains hard, many people in my community cannot go out by boat because the sea is intense and people are scared.

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Angela Hernández Guevara (65 Years):

Housewife - California Village, Omoa, Honduras

The drought has affected our planting more than before..


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Rigoberto López (64 years):

President of the neighborhodd peasant production association of Marion El Marión Village, Tela, Atlántida, Honduras. 

We had a storm that destruyed a large part of the village and for this reason the school was even completely lost and we had to rebuild it.


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Josué Menjívar (45 years):

Fisherman, farmer and tour guide - Cerritos Village, Tela, Atlántida, Honduras

You have to go a lot into the sea, maybe six miles to catch fish and before you didn´t have to go very far because the fish were close to the shore.

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Martin Ac (39 years):


Farmer and tour guide -  San Miguel Village, Toledo, Belize

In addition, when it does not rain, the water levels drop a lot in the rivers and the availability of water for crops is reduced. 

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Leticia Alas (21 years):


Tour operator - Sarteneja, Corozal, Belize

This affects our livelihood as we depend on tourism.. This also effects our income as tourism has decreased.

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Ray Jacobs (54 years):


Fisherman - Punta Negra, Toledo, Belize.

Now i catch 10 to 15 pounds of fish a day which is what i used to catch in half and hour. The sun is so strong now and the heat so intense that all the fishing boats now have canopies.

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