No Water For Venezuelan Electricity

This article about the collapse of electricity production in Venezuela focuses on the corruption and economic mismanagement in that country.  But it is yet another example of climate change fostering food, water, and related crises that lead to political instability.  Corruption and economic mismanagement are relatively common across the world’s political landscape – just look at the turn to austerity in Europe and the US.  But not having enough water for a dam that has been creating electricity since the late 1960s is rather uncommon – unfortunately, it is something we will see more and more of in the coming years.