Source - Latin America and the Caribbean



Brazil: IDB Approves Water and Sanitation Program

23 Aug 02

The Inter-American Development Bank announced the approval of a USD 47.6 million (EUR 49.13) loan to the state owned company Saneamento de Goiás S/A to improve and expand the drinking water system and enhance wastewater disposal in the city of Goiânia and

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Latin America And The Caribbean: Establishment of Water Partnership Program

13 Aug 02

The Netherlands and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) signed the documents of an arrangement to establish a EUR 9.7 million (USD 10 million) IDB-Netherlands Water Partnership Program to support water-related projects and activities in Latin Americ

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Latin America: Water Education and Training Network Initiated

13 Aug 02

The idea to form the Latin American Water Education and Training Network (LA-WETnet) was triggered via a series of informal consultations during and after the 3rd WET Symposium in Delft, The Netherlands (November 2001).

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Mexico: Nearly all Drinking Water Contaminated

13 Aug 02

Ninety-five percent of Mexico's fresh water supply is contaminated, and 25 percent of the country's water treatment plants operate inadequately, according to a recent report published by El Economista.

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Mexico/USA: Countries Finally Reach Water Deal

15 Jul 02

The United States and Mexico have agreed on a water pact that could give relief to farmers in the drought-stricken Rio Grande Valley and end Mexico's debt of around 1.5 million acre-feet (1.

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Bolivia: EC Chooses Water as Priority Sector for Development Cooperation

01 Jul 02

The European Commission (EC) has started a cooperation strategy programme* with Bolivia which will last until 2006.

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Haiti: Flow of Aid and Water Dry Up

01 Jul 02

Few people have access to clean water in Haiti, and most must pay for it. The Inter-American Development Bank could help, but a US$ 54 million (EUR 55 million) loan to improve access to potable water is on hold because of Haiti's political crisis.

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Peru: Water Privatisation in Peru, Broken Promise Sparks Riots

01 Jul 02

President Alejandro Toledo has declared a month-long state of emergency in southern Peru, after three days of violent protests.

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