Conflicts and struggles like urbanization processes and the productive use of water have impacted the relationship of Latin American and Caribbean societies with water for centuries. This volume of the Handbook »The Anthropocene as Multiple Crisis« focuses on water in the main macro-regions of Latin America from the colonial regime to the contemporary era of the Anthropocene. The contributions enrich contemporary debates surrounding the genealogy of the Anthropocene in Latin America with critical perspectives from the social sciences and the humanities.

Susana Herrera Lima is a full professor and researcher at the department of sociocultural studies of the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO) at Universidad de Guadalajara. She obtained her PhD in social scientific studies and her master's degree in science and culture communication. Her lines of research are located at the intersection between public communication of science and communication of socio-environmental problems. She is also a scientific director of the CALAS Laboratory of Knowledge »The Anthropocene as Multiple Crises: Latin American Perspectives«.
Ricardo Gutiérrez holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Buenos Aires and a doctorate in political science from John Hopkins University. He is professor and dean of the School of Policy and Government at Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM) and lead investigator at CONICET (Argentina).
Sofía Mendoza Bohne is head of sociourban studies at the University Center for Social Sciences and Humanities (CUCSH) at Universidad de Guadalajara. She obtained her doctorate in history from Universität Bielefeld, and a master's degree in social sciences from Universidad de Guadalajara. She is a scientific director of the CALAS Laboratory of Knowledge »The Anthropocene as Multiple Crises: Latin American Perspectives«.