Decalaration of Cochabamba: XXXV Annual Meeting Interciencia Association--Bolivian Association for the Advancement of Science (Abac)/Declaracion de Cochabamba: XXXV Reunion Anual de la Asociacion Interciencia--Asociacion Boliviana Para El Avance de la Ciencia (ABAC‪)‬

The supreme duty of the men and women who dedicate their life to study and to science is that of sharing their knowledge, discoveries and inquiries with the whole of mankind, because human beings share the desire of a good life, rather than just that of a mere survival as a species on earth. In fulfillment of such supreme duty, the delegations of member countries of the Interciencia Association present in Cochabamba, and the Vice-Ministry of Science and Technology of Bolivia, have ascertained that the perceptions of indigenous nations have been ratified through the analysis of the measurements of our planet's temperature, the melting of its glaciers, the increase in atmospheric, water and soil pollution, the alarming reduction of the forest-covered surface and the consequent desertification process. They also ascertained that, in this manner, the most somber predictions are on the way to becoming a reality. We concur with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that the figures confirm this change, and furthermore, that the existence of other substantial damages caused by human actions should be mentioned.