
Why water poverty is a problem of power
Water poverty is not only about scarcity or infrastructure. It is about who controls resources, whose voice is heard in decision-making, and whose needs are treated as optional.
Writing on the Chilean arpillera lineage, creative testimony, transformational leadership coaching, and thirty years inside public water governance.

Water poverty is not only about scarcity or infrastructure. It is about who controls resources, whose voice is heard in decision-making, and whose needs are treated as optional.

Two decades of work on integrity in the water sector have shown that corruption is not a side issue — it is a direct cause of failed services, inequality, and lost trust.

Blended finance is often presented as a silver bullet for water and sanitation funding. This article explores where it helps, where it risks distorting priorities, and what integrity demands.

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