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1 – 10 of 13Rising temperatures and reduced rainfall have strained power systems across Central America in recent months, with hydroelectric dams generating less power while demand rises…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287453
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The capital obtains almost all of its water from rainfall, rather than from subterranean aquifers. Concerns are mounting over water security as increasing temperatures and longer…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286560
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The situation, which began in northern regions, quickly spread, affecting the entire basin by September. Since January, large areas of the basin have been in a state of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286018
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Reducing water supplies are an established problem in the area, and recent events highlight long-term mismanagement of the water-supply infrastructure that has allowed the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285323
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The situation has sent policymakers scrambling to identify fixes, as shippers explore alternative routes and the country faces the loss of hundreds of millions of US dollars in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284982
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The region is highly vulnerable to climate variability. The Dry Corridor -- a band of territory that runs from Guatemala to Panama and is home to around one-quarter of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281538
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The water crisis raises questions about prevailing attitudes to water as a resource at a time of increasing climate variability, and highlights tensions between human and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280818
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In these meetings, civil society representatives will participate in designing hydrographic basins management and future sanitation plans, and make proposals to protect springs…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273484
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Such impacts look set to worsen, affecting biodiversity and human society alike. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Atlas suggests, in its worst-case scenario…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273461
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Melting glaciers.