Situation Junta de Vigilancia Río Elqui (JVRE) manages the supply of water from the Elqui River to 5,000 irrigators within Chile’s Coquimbo region, 300 miles north of Santiago. The area supports a major agricultural sector, producing grapes for export and for pisco – the Chilean national drink, along with other fruit and vegetable crops. There is increasing conflict in many parts of Chile as local communities, mining companies, and agricul

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