LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 24 October 2018

In this October edition of Latin American Regional Report: Andean Group we begin by looking at Bolivia where access to water has long been an explosive issue, particularly given the early 2000 conflict which arose in Cochabamba, Bolivia’s third-largest city, over the attempted privatisation of an ever-dwindling water supply. The new 2009 constitution which was passed under the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) government led by President Evo Morales (which took office in 2006), guarantees access to water as a right. We consider how, nearly two decades on, the issue continues to pose various challenges for the current government.

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