Water insecurity in Costa Rica

Water security is not the first environmental challenge that comes to mind when one mentions Costa Rica. Perhaps tropical deforestation or biodiversity loss probably come to mind before water resources. The nation, as a whole, is water wealthy. The available water in Costa Rica is 2.8 × 104 m3/person-year while only 1.5 × 103 m3/year is used, allowing some growth in resource […]

via Water Security Challenges in Costa Rica? — Wendy Jepson