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Environmental issues in Chile include deforestation, water scarcity, pollution, soil erosion, climate change, and biodiversity loss, especially in its industry-heavy "sacrifice zones". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The country of Chile is a virtual continental island that spans over (2,600 miles) 4,200 kilometers.
By 2022, Chile was ranked 16th of 164 for water stress in the world according to the University of Chile. [13] In April 2022, Chile instituted a four-tiered water rationing plan; the second level included a public announcement, the third would lower water pressure and the most extreme level would rotate water stoppages for 24 hours. [14]
The closure of certain stations was compounded by a water main break on Avenida Providencia, worsening transportation issues during peak hours. The San Joaquín station saw the destruction of fare validators for the bip! card, while stations like San Miguel, Chile España, and Estación Central were closed with no train stops. The Metro ...
The current President of Chile, Gabriel Boric (2022–2026), stated that before his term ends, the presidential delegate position will disappear. [31] The decentralisation agenda in Chile recently received impetus, with: a presidential advisory commission for decentralisation defining a decentralisation agenda
The same survey determined that 35 percent of the nation's Mapuches think the biggest issue for the government to resolve relates to their ancestral properties. [37] The official 2012 Chilean census found the number of Mapuches in Chile to be 1,508,722 [38] and the 2017 census a total of 1,745,147, representing around 10% of the population. [39]
The University of Chile made the student's statements public and suspended Professor Carmona for three days. Other professors advocated for a union between students and teachers to resolve this issue. Carmona resigned from his position as a tenured professor in 2018. [7] The mobilisation had been developing at first due to the international ...
Former president and current president of the Senate Eduardo Frei has denied there was corruption during his government, [16] and former president Ricardo Lagos has done likewise. The presidents of the four Concertación parties have all denied that their parties received or have ever received money from the government.
The election at the National Stadium in Santiago. 'Rechazo' campaign, 1 September 2022. According to the itinerary originally proposed for the constituent process, it was estimated that the plebiscite to approve or reject the text of the new Constitution would take place in September 2021, if the Constitutional Convention met its term of nine months and did not request the three-month ...