Peruvian RREE : SUMMIT JOHANNESBURG 2002: SUMMARY OF PROJECT VULNERABILITY

I. BASIC DATA OF THE PROJECT
1.Name of the Project: Physical Recovery Operations PRO on Andean Glaciers

II.MULTISECTORIAL
1)Public:
i)Ministries: Environment - Energy - Agriculture - Defense - Education -
Public                                                                                                                                                                                                 ii) Entities: CONAM-COES-DGA-SENAMHI - Huascarán

2)Goverments :
i) Communal: Selected Near Glacier Communities
ii) Local: Hydrological basins
iii) Regional: Determined by the mountainous chain
iv) Central: Congress: Executive

3)Private:
i) ONG's: Those that are associated to work with communities by trajectory
ii) Companies: Suppliers of air liquefacción systems , Environmental Instrumental, Precipitation  Induction Services .

4)Academic: Departments of Physics and Environmental Engineering of Regional Universities.  PUCP, UNALM, UNSAAC, UNSAN.

III.UNIDAD EJECUTORA: GNTM : Grupo Nacional de Trabajo en Montaña

4.TEMA/SUB-TOPIC
1.Poverty  Relief
2.Environment Preservation
3.Employment Generation

5.Location of the Project
( Departament Cusco & Provincia(s) )

6.Financing
Total cost  project_________US $1´500,000
National Contribute_________________US $500,000
External Contribute __________________US $1´000,000

7.Duration of the Project (pilot: 3 years and 9 months, Regular operations after)
8.Population  Addressee
Communities Periglaciales, Departments of Physics, Electronic, Environmental Engineering

9.PROJECT PROFILE
Objective:
Recovery of Continental Glaciers Areas , by PRO Physical Recovery Operations
                                                Selective Clouds Seeding +  Ice preservation

The Selective Clouds seed with  (liquid Nitrogen or  AgI) over the blank areas will be carried out  after a permanent pursuit in Real Time of prevailing conditions, looking to increase  the natural efficiency of  solid phase precipitation .

The Ice Preservation has to be carried out in sure growth areas of the glacier, favorable for their coat conditions and security, only where  possible with:
1) recirculation of a percentage of  water thaw,
2) use of infrared transparent blankets to preserv ice around isotherm 0°C,
3) superficially excuse  liquid nitrogen to preserv ice phase..

The realization of such PRO is justified  because humanity any time lights a fuel, increase Planet Enthropy. By sustaintability  principles these increases would require a effort  in order to reduce it and preserve life, nonexistent to the date in natural degraded areas as Continental Glaciers. In Perú  Snowed Andes are the Natural Zonal  Thermal Radiator.

The  Continental Glaciers  are a commom benefit, and so hidrologycal patrimony  of the States. They have a  temper influence in the local climate. The Generating Companies of Energy and of Drinkable Water that use their waters  will commit to contribute part of the requirements of the local PRO.

The Environmental Instrumentation required for the scientific realization of the PhRO will be matter of ITC. and managed coordinately with CONCYTEC, Departments of Physics, Geophysics, Electronic and Environmental Engineering., in their initial stage. You can point out: Networkstations, LIDAR, automatic Meteorological Stations,   Ice Infrared Sensors, aerostats, airships.

The instrumentation and generation  of Liquid Nitrogen, requires the financing and installation of the Systems for liquid air,  in Select   Near Glaciers Communities, committed for the effective realization of the PRO.
The colateral benefits for the community  will be:
1) Obtain a Solar energy generation  plant
2) To be able to preserve genetic samples in neuter atmospheres
3) Low temperature Treatment of farm tools.
Communities should be part of the project Huascarán to reduce communication costs and to contemplate this aspect inside the functions of the team, they will have the supervision of ONG.s and appropriate Scientist (Universities, Institutes, by Network)

The realization of the PRO requires the Institution for the specific environmental function which is the effective work for Recovering Andes Glaciers Areas .