Panama 🇵🇦 Faces Water Shortage

Yikes, climate change impacts Panama’s water supply. This in turn impacts the Panama Canal, and transporting food and other trade items. > A solution needs to be found lest global trade, which has become more unstable this year, gets even more so. Trade volumes through the Panama Canal have fallen 49% compared to its peak. The Panama Canal is reliant on rainwater…. > Water levels of the Panama Canal are the second lowest they have been in 110 years. via **[The BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68467529)\*\* > …if canal authorities do not respond to mounting climate extremes, they risk losing business down the line. > **[Source: Foreign Policy](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/15/panama-suez-canal-global-shipping-crisis-climate-change-drought/)\*\* What would happen to Panama without the income from The Panama Canal? Worse yet, what happens without ample water supply?