How Countries Manage Water: Argentina
How Countries Manage Water: Argentina
By
Ben Miller, Emilie Sweigart
A close look at the country's top water-related challenges - and the government's efforts to address them.
This article is adapted from AQ's latest issue on the politics of water in Latin America.
More than 75% of Argentina is considered arid or semi-arid, with 85% of surface water belonging to the La Plata River Basin in the urbanized east.
With a notably high availability and quality of water in urban centers — home to 91.7% of the population — the nation’s primary challenge lies in the inequity of water access in rural areas. At 500 liters a day, Argentines’ water consumption is...
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