Water shortages fuel discontent in Cuba and elsewhere in the Caribbean

Deteriorating infrastructure in Cuba has led to major losses of freshwater through leaking pipes, and the state is struggling to compensate for the problems. Citizens are taking to the streets to demand basic access to fresh water. Farah Nibbs, an assistant professor of emergency and disaster health systems at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, explains the many layers behind this problem.

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