David Carima washes glasses with water collected in a bucket at Casa Frida, a restaurant in the Macarena district of Bogotá, Colombia on May 24.
Photographer: Ivan Valencia/BloombergEnvironment
‘Every Drop Counts’: 24-Hour Water Shutoffs Disrupt Life in Bogotá
Water rationing is forcing residents, restaurants and hair salons to get creative in Colombia’s capital, with the new mayor crafting a long-term plan to adapt to climate change.
Every nine days, each resident of Bogotá has to spend 24 hours without running water.
It’s disrupting the rhythms of restaurants, hair salons and even taxis, with residents and businesses in Colombia’s capital doing their part to help restore key reservoir levels after a long drought.