Wells of Privilege: Collective Resource, Private Solutions: Unequal Adaptation to Drinking Water Scarcity in Samaipata, Bolivia

This paper examines how residents of Samaipata, Bolivia, adapt to clean water scarcity amid climate change within a cooperative-based water system. Drawing on hydrosocial and political ecology perspectives, this study employs the concepts of access and commoning. Through a mixed-methods approach, this research shows how unequal access to adaptation strategies shape unequal access to clean water.…