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Colombia's capital city Bogotá is in the midst of a water crisis. The city's authority has announced that residents will have to ration water as drought, fueled by El Niño, pushes reservoirs toward record lows.

Bogotá and dozens of surrounding towns have been divided into nine different zones with domestic running water cut off for 24 hours in each zone on a rotation that will reset every 10 days.

Tap the link in our bio to find out more about why this is happening.

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Useful Links:

London and WLC
Check out the latest consultation draft and discussion on the Whole Life Carbon component of the London Plan.
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Verifying net zero in buildings
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