Abstract
AbstractThis Chapter discusses the first country of the Global South of the book, Costa Rica. It argues that despite the reputation of Costa Rica as an environmental leader, it has long struggled with water (in)equity and (un)sustainability. The chapter introduces groundwater law and governance, where it highlights that in Costa Rica there is no defined and integrated groundwater policy or groundwater/water law. Instead, Costa Rica has relied on a mix of policies, laws and ordinances to try to achieve equity and sustainable use of groundwater. Many of the existing groundwater problems in Costa Rica are exquisitely presented in the case study of Guácimo, Caribbean. The discussion in the case study highlights the problem of groundwater resources pollution due to the exponential growth of the monoculture of pineapples.
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