Water shortages

The cancellation of a massive brewery project in Mexico has the local private sector up in arms, as the coronavirus and plummeting oil prices leave the energy industry waiting for news on energy infrastructure projects worth tens of billions of dollars. More

As water demand grows across Latin America, securing this resource for all becomes a bigger and bigger challenge. Water infrastructure struggles to keep pace with fast-growing cities, many rural regions still lack services and, in some cases, industries are finding they must invest large sums to ensure supply. This report examines the situation of water operators in Mexico, miners in Chile, frackers in Argentina and big hydro in Brazil, as well as the movement toward desalination in the region. More