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The Rivers Run Dry and the Lights Go Out: A Warming Nation’s Doom Loop
January 1st, 2025

Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how an extraordinary drought has drained Ecuador’s rivers and reservoirs, leading to power outages of up to 14 hours. Some fear this is the beginning of a larger global crisis: Just a decade ago, the small, resource-rich nation of Ecuador was embarking on a bold transition […]

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Damming or Damning the Amazon: Assessing Ecuador / China Cooperation
November 24th, 2017

Via Mongabay, an article on Ecuador’s partnership with China and what it may mean for rivers in the Amazon: In 2008, Ecuador, led by President Rafael Correa, approved a new constitution based upon Buen Vivr (the ”Good Life”), committing the nation to indigenous rights, environmental sustainability and state sovereignty. However, Correa quickly aligned the nation […]

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Melting Andean Glaciers May Leave South America High & Dry
May 7th, 2008

According to a recent report, about 99 percent of the Chacaltaya glacier in Bolivia has disappeared since 1940. Such loss of glaciers in the Andes mountain range is threatening the water supply of 30 million people in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, leaving mountain communities, agriculture, and entire ecosystems high and dry. For example, as noted […]

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