PLU Talk “Suffering from water in Oaxaca”

From the talk Rick gave at PLU late last month.

We all need water, said Rick McKenney, executive director of Water for Humans.


McKenney kicked off the second day of the Wang Center’s Water Symposium with a talk about the challenges and opportunities with water and sanitation in Oaxaca.

“Suffering from water – this is what Mexicans say when they are dealing with a lack of water,” McKenney said. “Mexico considers water a public right but there’s a juxtaposition and some tension there. How do you equitably charge people for this asset?”

By By Katie Scaff ’13