Twenty years ago I kissed the tarmac on my return to the US. Last week, I almost extended my stay. Reflections on 20 years of visits to a developing nation.
All of this is great but have you looked behind the shiny facade? The country dumps all the sewage in rivers and lakes and doesn’t have a single decent sewage treatment plant. The Michelin quality dish for $15 might as well be made with local produce that’s irrigated with a random sewer filled river.
Yes, AND we can still pay attention to the overwhelmingly positive slope of the curve. There will be budget and appetite for water treatment as the economy thrives and the population awakens to higher order needs.
All of this is great but have you looked behind the shiny facade? The country dumps all the sewage in rivers and lakes and doesn’t have a single decent sewage treatment plant. The Michelin quality dish for $15 might as well be made with local produce that’s irrigated with a random sewer filled river.
Yes, AND we can still pay attention to the overwhelmingly positive slope of the curve. There will be budget and appetite for water treatment as the economy thrives and the population awakens to higher order needs.