"Leasing the Rain" by William Finnegan
"The world is running out of fresh water, and the fight to control it has begun." In this excerpt from a recent article in The New Yorker, William Finnegan recounts his effort to understand Bolivia's -- and the world's -- water woes. Timeline: Cochabamba Water Revolt
In April of 2000, a battle for control of Cochabamba's water system left six dead and dozens wounded. Read the chronology of events leading up to and following the sale of Bolivia's utilities to a private, multi-national water consortium, Aguas del Tunari, and the subsequent clash between the people of Cochabamba and the government. |