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How Countries Manage Water: Chile

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.

Chile’s long territory comprises different climate zones — from the Atacama, world’s driest (nonpolar) desert, to glacier-fed rivers in Patagonia, the Andes in the east and Pacific Ocean islands to the west. Chile has developed a strong track record of distributing the vital resource to the population, although...

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