Climate Adaptation
Water Is Such a Big Deal in Chile That It’s Getting a Ministry
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Managing shrinking water reserves has become such a big ticket item in Chile that the South American nation is giving H2O its own ministry.
The government sent a bill to congress that will transform the Public Works Ministry into the Public Works and Water Resources Ministry, an entity that will oversee and coordinate the 43 institutions in Chile that deal with water.