A 2020 move to open a futures water market on the Chicago exchange has resulted in a heated conflict between those who say monetizing is a positive step, and those who see speculation as bad for the environment and traditional peoples.
The people of Potosí, Bolivia, like those of Tierra Amarilla, Chile, want to imagine a different kind of extraction, write Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zuniga Silva.
By Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zuniga Silva
Peoples Dispatch
In late July, a large sinkhole appeared near the town of Tierra Amarilla
How were riverside settlements built in the past and how have today’s urban densification and technological advancements influence the way they are built?