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International demand for gold, groceries, and energy is driving destructive policies that pollute and deplete the water supplies of rural communities and parched cities.

Humala’s 2014 ban on informal mining has made for good press, but done little for the local communities the mines pollute or the majority of mine workers they employ.

Humala’s 2014 ban on informal mining has made for good press, but done little for the local communities the mines pollute or the majority of mine workers they employ.

Climate-linked threats to economies, human health, and agro-ecosystems undoubtedly will occupy a growing place in the politics of land and water in the Andes.

Peru’s 2009 water reform is not about alleviating water conflict, but about brokering the interests of international institutions and private sector investors.

In the shadow of fast-melting glaciers, delegations from around the world convened in Lima, Peru in December 2014 for the

Peru’s 2009 water reform is not about alleviating water conflict, but about brokering the interests of international institutions and private sector investors.

In the shadow of fast-melting glaciers, delegations from around the world convened in Lima, Peru in December 2014 for the

Original publication by Chilean poet Raúl Zurita, with translation by poet Daniel Borzutzky.

The Hidrotambo hydroelectric dam threatens one of Ecuador’s richest food-producing regions, without reducing Ecuador’s reliance on fossil fuels.

The Hidrotambo hydroelectric dam threatens one of Ecuador’s richest food-producing regions, without reducing Ecuador’s reliance on fossil fuels.

"We have seen that there is bountiful knowledge and bravery here to defend the right to water. We are always united."