Welcome to the world of water. Join contributor Kaitlin Spiridellis as she travels across six continents to gain a better understanding of the disparities in how people experience drinking water.
Here, you can expect conversations with researchers, non governmental organizations (NGOs), development firms and municipalities about water resources in specific regions across the globe.
Spiridellis is traveling through Vanderbilt University's Michael B. Keegan Traveling Fellowship. During her time at Vanderbilt, she worked for three years in Vanderbilt's Drinking Water Justice Lab. Spiridellis has studied the impact of drinking water contaminants on human body organ systems.
Join her as she travels, writes and shares her experiences from around the world.
Drinking water around the world
Starting in Mexico City this past August, I traversed Latin America, visiting communities in Colombia, Chile, Rapa Nui/Easter Island, Perú, Argentina, and Uruguay. I spent anywhere from a few days to a few weeks in each location, conversing with knowledgeable individuals to better understand the role of drinking water in different environmental systems. While it would be impossible to generalize the realities in each community to a city, region, or country, three main disparities persist: scarcity versus abundance, industrial versus human uses, and urban versus rural settings.
