# Author: Er Chatraj Manger Eleotronics Engineer , NIT Sikkim ,India https://nitsikkim.ac.in/
More than 75% of Argentina is considered arid or semi-arid, with 85% of surface water belonging to the La Plata River Basin in the urbanized east. With a notably high availability and quality of water in urban centres — home to 91.7% of the population, the nation’s primary challenge lies in the inequity of water access in rural areas. At 500 litres a day, Argentines’ water consumption is among the highest in the world, but those in drier areas sometimes lack access to safely managed drinking water. In the north-western province of Jujuy, fewer than 85% of households are connected to networked public infrastructure. Even regions with above average water sources including Buenos Aires province face drought and contamination from manufacturing, soy and livestock industries. In 2016, President Mauricio Macri launched the $12.96 billion National Water Plan, which sets a goal of raising universal access to potable water and sanitation coverage to 75% of the country by 2022, up from about 60% today. The National Water Plan also empowers the Office of Hydro Resources Management and includes adaptation to climate change, preservation of water resources, sanitation and reuse. The National Water and Sanitation Utility and the National Water Institute are collaborating on projects included in 24 bilateral agreements that Macri signed with the Netherlands to improve water infrastructure.
A government advisory group called on people to “save water”, store rainwater for irrigation and avoid burning waste to prevent wildfires on the wetlands around the river delta. https://www.americasquarterly.org/…/how-countries-manage- water-argentina .
