Homes or Water

This Interpress article does an excellent job of showing that development in Nicaragua has some difficult tradeoffs. It is specifically about housing development, employment, and the future water supply for Managua.

Because of the deforestation, chaotic urban growth around the capital, and lack of investment in the city’s sewage and water systems over the last 17 years, "there are areas in Managua where we can't pump water and we have to ration it up to 12 hours a day, while the companies pollute and exhaust the water supplies day after day," said Herrera.

The decision by the environmental and municipal authorities drew an angry reaction from the Chamber of the Construction Industry and the real estate industry.