Chile faces a number of challenges arising from years of drought caused by climate change: outdated legislation based on water abundance; large parts of the country suffering from drought; fragmented water management; geographical move of agriculture towards the South, where there is still water; little or no recycling or collection and storage of rainwater; pollution of rivers and silting of deltas.
In recent years, the Netherlands has also been confronted with changing weather patterns, which for the first time in our country lead to drought in the spring and / or summer, and serious surpluses at other times of the year (the Netherlands has extensive experience with this).
Dutch water policy is based on the inherent interdependence of our country with water through rivers, the coast and an important part of the land that is under water. But that policy is constantly evolving based on new experiences, knowledge, and technology, partly prompted by the increasing drought.
The Netherlands and Chile can complement each other well in this field and exchange knowledge and experiences that yield mutual benefits.