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Desidia Crónica: La Crisis del Agua en El Salvador
By: Rose Anderson
Posted: Apr 13 09
Witnessed: 4399 times
Regions: El Salvador
Issues: Environment, Sanitation, Water
Tags: derechos de agua, el crisis del agua, el salvador
Aunque en El Salvador el agua no escasea, casi el 60% de la población rural no tiene acceso a agua confiable, lo que obliga a mujeres y niñas a caminar largas distancias para abastecerse, o pagar altos precios, por agua
de dudosa calidad. En las ciudades, el agua casi nunca falta en barrios ricos, donde las piscinas son comunes; mientras, en zonas pobres, el agua cae pocas horas al día o sólo en la noche, multiplicando el gasto que, en ocasiones, llega hasta el 10% de los ingresos familiares.
A través de historias cotidianas,"Desidia Crónica"documenta las fallas de un sistema no regulado, que premia el derroche y permite el acceso desigual, situación que demanda pronto atención al derecho humano al agua en El Salvador.
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