JOURNAL ARTICLE

Mining, Water Conflicts, and Climate Change in Chile's Atacama Desert.

  • Published In: Current History, 2025, v. 124, n. 859. P. 61 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Akchurin, Maria 3 of 3

Abstract

Global demand for lithium and copper is rising, fueled by the renewable energy transition. Chile is the top producer of copper and the second-largest producer of lithium in the world. It is also recognized as the most water-stressed country in the Americas. Socio-environmental conflicts around water, more visible over the past several decades, are intensifying. While some view water primarily as a productive resource that will enable Chile to keep growing its economy, civil society groups are calling for environmental justice and arguing that local communities also deserve to benefit from the renewable energy transition rather than becoming green sacrifice zones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Current History. 2025/02, Vol. 124, Issue 859, p61
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Mining and Mineral Resources
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0011-3530
  • DOI:10.1525/curh.2025.124.859.61
  • Accession Number:182579270
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