Eduardo Zegarra discusses in El País the drought affecting Panama Canal
According to Eduardo Zegarra, climate change is the main cause of the problems in the Panama Canal, but it is not the only one: “There is a serious problem with the very inefficient use of water for human consumption in Panama City. The rates paid by the population are quite low. They do not even cover the basic costs of production”.
Our senior researcher shared his thougths in an article in El País on the economic impacts of the drought-related jam in the Canal.