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‘Water Grabs’ Pose Big Threat to Farmers Amid Water Crises In South America
June 25th, 2024
Via Mongabay, a report on ‘water grabs’ posing a big threat to farmers amid water crises in South America: A new report by shows how investors and agribusiness are taking control of water in Latin America by purchasing rights to land or water to secure access and grow water-intensive crops, such as avocados. The researchers […]
Read more »Brazil-Bolivia Dam Reignites Debates on Hydropower in the Amazon
February 3rd, 2024
Via Diálogo Chino, a look at how communities have pushed back on a proposed Ribeirão dam, a joint initiative by Brazil and Bolivia on the Madeira River, decrying dams’ impacts and seeking alternatives in solar: On a hot August day in the city of Guajará-Mirim, in Brazil’s Rondônia state, more than 140 people packed into a […]
Read more »Why the Rush to Mine Lithium Could Dry Up the High Andes
October 5th, 2023
Courtesy of Yale e360, a look at how the water impacts of a mining boom in an arid Andes region of Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia, home to half the world’s reserves: What environmental price should the world be willing to pay for the metals needed to switch to electric vehicles? The question is being asked […]
Read more »World’s Highest Navigable Lake Is Drying Out
September 4th, 2023
Via CNN, a report on Lake Titicaca, parts of which have dried out due to falling water levels: Water levels at Lake Titicaca – the highest navigable lake in the world and South America’s largest – are dropping precipitously after an unprecedented winter heat wave. The shocking decline is affecting tourism, fishing and agriculture, which locals rely […]
Read more »Water, Not Lithium, Is The Resource Latin America Should Worry About
August 19th, 2023
Via Rest of World, commentary on how water, not lithium, is the resource Latin America should worry about: As fires, storms, and heat ravage large swathes of the planet, the world seems to have ramped up its efforts to address climate change. At the heart of this drive is the emergence of “climate tech” — a […]
Read more »This Machine Runs on Water: Lithium in Latin America
June 12th, 2023
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a look at the water usage and water pollution problem associated with South America’s lithium industry: Lithium is the next big mining boom given that the mineral can be utilized for lithium batteries which are currently, and for the foreseeable future, in high demand as the world craves green energy. South America […]
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