The case has taken nearly 10 years to be heard with judges travelling to Peru to visit his village. View on euronews

A Peruvian farmer who says German energy giant RWE's emissions have contributed to the melting of Andean glaciers, increasing the flood risk to his home, took his case to court on Monday in a hearing that could set a precedent for climate litigation.

LIMA, Peru — A landmark climate lawsuit opens in a German court Monday, as a Peruvian farmer sues a German energy giant over the threat to his home from a mountain lake overflowing with glacier meltwater.

He wants the German company to pay 17,000 euros ($18,400) towards flood defences for his community, arguing that the fossil fuels the firm uses to generate electricity make it partly responsible for the flood risk.

A German court on Monday resumes hearing a landmark case brought by a Peruvian farmer who argues that the German energy giant RWE's emissions have contributed to the melting of Andean glaciers, increasing the flood risk to his home.

A German court is hearing a case by Peruvian farmer Saul Luciano Lliuya against energy giant RWE. The suit claims RWE's greenhouse gas emissions contribute to global warming, endangering Lliuya's hometown with potential flooding.

A German court is re-opening a significant climate-related legal case involving Peruvian farmer Saul Luciano Lliuya, who asserts that emissions from German energy company RWE have played a role in the melting of glaciers in the Andes.

A Peruvian farmer taking a German energy giant to court says he is battling for "climate justice" and wants the company to pay for the consequences of rising temperatures. We have done nothing to contribute to climate change and now we’re paying for it',

Peruvian farmer Saul Luciano Lliuya is suing German energy firm RWE, claiming its emissions contribute to glacier melting in the Andes, increasing flood risk to his home. The case could set a precedent for climate litigation,