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Water sources in Latin America depend mainly but not exclusively on the hydrological cycle. However, the collection of water availability data in every stage of the hydrological cycle demands knowledge and resources beyond governments’ capacities, so they focus their efforts on specific stages of the water cycle, in particular uses, and on specific aspects.
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Arana, V. (2016). The State of Water Sources. In: Water and Territory in Latin America. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30343-7_3
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