Haiti’s Earthquake: LatAm’s Biggest Stories of the 2010s
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Manmade problems are still exacerbating a tragedy provoked by natural disaster.
Environment & Sustainability
Inside the dramatic turnaround that made Colombia’s second city a model for water management.
MEDELLÍN— For much of the 20th century, the Medellín River was an open sewer, collecting the untreated human and industrial waste of the Aburrá Valley. Stretching through the valley’s center, Medellín — a fast-growing city with a reputation for entrepreneurship— turned its collective back and closed its collective nose. Warehouses and rail tracks buffered the city from the rank … Read more
NOVO AQ: Uma crise invisível
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A seca e outros desafios relacionados à escassez de água representam uma ameaça crescente para milhões de latino-americanos. Mas alguns governos e empresas estão abrindo novos caminhos em direção ao futuro.
Oil, Sewage, Heavy Metals: The Pollution Plaguing Latin America’s Water
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AQ looks at four rivers and one infamous bay that underscore Latin America’s water crisis.
El esfuerzo para salvar el malbec argentino
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El cambio climático está agravando la escasez de agua en la región productora de vinos, poniendo en riesgo una especialidad Argentina.
NUEVA AQ: La crisis invisible de América Latina
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Sequías y otros retos relacionados con el agua amenazan a millones de Latinoamericanos. Pero algunos gobiernos y empresas están señalando soluciones.
La Lima moderna está seca. Una tecnología preincaica podría abastecer el agua que necesita.
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Para prevenir una crisis en el futuro, la ciudad desierta más grande de América Latina está mirando al pasado.
How Countries Manage Water: Venezuela
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A close look at the country’s top water-related challenges – and the government’s efforts to address them.
How Countries Manage Water: Peru
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A close look at the country’s top water-related challenges – and the government’s efforts to address them.
How Countries Manage Water: Mexico
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A close look at the country’s top water-related challenges – and the government’s efforts to address them.
How Countries Manage Water: Colombia
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A close look at the country’s top water-related challenges – and the government’s efforts to address them.
How Countries Manage Water: Chile
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A close look at the country’s top water-related challenges – and the government’s efforts to address them.
How Countries Manage Water: Brazil
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A close look at the country’s top water-related challenges – and the government’s efforts to address them.
Four Strategies to Protect Latin America’s Water
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It’s not too late for the region to take action on climate change and its toll on water.
How to Stop Drought from Becoming Famine
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The former chief of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization on how agribusiness can preserve vital water resources.
