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A Seine River in the Americas?
August 7th, 2024
Via El Pais, commentary on whether – after watching athletes and officials bathe in the Seine River during the Paris Olympics – some viewers from other countries probably wondered: could something like this happen in my city? As a development specialist, I was thrilled by France’s decision to use the Olympics to showcase the extraordinary […]
Read more »Does the Paper Industry Need To Cut Its Water Usage?
October 25th, 2023
In Paso de Los Toros, Uruguay, a new paper mill operated by Finnish ownership is drawing around 129 million liters of water per day from a river estuary, BBC News reports. The new facility cements Uruguay as one of the world’s leading producers in the pulp and paper sector, an industry that has drawn scrutiny from […]
Read more »Uruguay Wasn’t Supposed to Run Out of Water
August 10th, 2023
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on the devastating drought has hit Uruguay, a country that seemed to have abundant fresh water: Uruguayans have been drinking, cooking and bathing with salty water for months. The longest drought the country has ever recorded left its capital, Montevideo, almost completely dry, forcing the city to […]
Read more »Drought Leaves Millions In Uruguay Without Tap Water Fit For Drinking
July 15th, 2023
Via The Guardian, a report on Uruguay’s ongoing water crisis where – after years of underinvestment – reservoirs have had to be topped up from estuary, raising health concerns: More than half of Uruguay’s 3.5 million citizens are without access to tap water fit for drinking, and experts say the situation could continue for months. […]
Read more »Thirsty Uruguayans Blast Google’s Plan To Exploit Water Supply
July 11th, 2023
Via The Guardian, an article on Uruguay’s water crisis: A plan to build a Google data centre that will use millions of litres of water a day has sparked anger in Uruguay, which is suffering its worst drought in 74 years. Water shortages are so severe in the country that a state of emergency has been […]
Read more »Uruguay: One City’s Desperate Quest To Avoid Running Dry
June 25th, 2023
Courtesy of CNN, an article on Uruguay’s drought which is so severe that one city has resorted to putting salt in tap water and drilling wells in parks: Uruguay, grappling with a multi-year drought and high temperatures, is running dry. The situation has become so bad that residents are being forced to drink salty tap water and […]
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