Water Samples: Practice and For Real
The author of the following text is seen in the photo left taking a sample of riverbed sediment. David Vollrath is a political scientist. He was sent to Cajamarcain in northern Peru courtesy of the Welthaus Bielefeld mit dem Weltwärts-Programm des BMZ (“World House” is a development policy agency in Bielefeld Germany). He works for the non-governmental organization (NGO) GRUFIDES. In this report, David addresses the main conflicts surrounding mining projects, including severely dwindling or blocked waterways. What does the water quality at existing sources tell us, and how can the data be interpreted? The following is a somewhat shortened version of the original article. This and other articles can be read in their entirety (in German) on David’s Blog. (All photos by David Vollrath)
