Janderson Silva’s family struggles to sell bananas due to the drought-stricken Solimões River. Their boat is damaged and in need of costly repairs. The low water level of the river forces them to carry their bananas over 1.5 kilometers to reach navigable water. Manacapuru, Manaus, Brasil.
The Amazon River is experiencing record low-water levels due to severe drought intensified by climate change. This ecological crisis threatens biodiversity, disrupts ecosystems, and impacts local communities reliant on rivers for survival. As droughts intensify, many settlers face the difficult choice of abandoning their land and livelihoods for urban areas, changing the social fabric of this region permanently. This project makes the effects of climate change, which can so often be abstract or difficult to represent, appear as a tangible and concrete reality shaping the futures of vulnerable communities closely connected with the natural world.
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