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Brazil: sewerage worst public service in country
09 Dec 07
Sewerage is the worst public service in Brazil and grows less than 1 percentage point a year, while computer access grows by four percentage points every year.
Latin America: the impact of climate change on water, sanitation, and diarrhoeal diseases
09 Nov 07
Between 1970 and 1999, 30 natural disasters involved hurricanes, floods, droughts, or tsunamis, all of which potentially contribute to increases in waterborne illnesses.
Honduras: capital municipality needs EUR 249 million to control water services says Sanaa
09 Nov 07
The capital municipality of Honduras will need to set aside 6.84 billion lempiras (EUR 249 million) in order to gain control of its water services.
Dominican Republic: government adopts total community participation model
09 Nov 07
A pilot project carried out by local NGOs in nine communities has succesfully demonstrated to the government how to transfer the operation and management of small rural water systems to local control.
Latin America: WSP and CARE build support for small-scale water and sanitation operators
30 Sep 07
Small-scale operators play a significant role in water service provision in Latin America, especially in the ever-growing urban concentrations in the region where the majority of the poor live.
Latin America: IDB signs MOU with SNV and WBCSD to push for market-based public services
30 Sep 07
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the SNV Netherlands Development Corporation and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), promoting commercial participation in public service provision
Brazil: Lula says investing in slums to oust gangs
29 Jul 07
The Brazilian government will spend EUR 1,3 billion to bring running water and other basic services to Rio de Janeiro slums to counter drug gangs that control many of the poor areas, says President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Latin America: climate change threatens water supply
29 Jul 07
Global warming is drying up mountain lakes and wetlands in the Andes and threatening water supplies to major South American cities such as La Paz, Bogota and Quito, World Bank research shows.
Dominican Republic: families spend nearly half of minimum wage on water
29 Jul 07
Nearly half of the monthly minimum wage is spent on water, says Davir Toribio, president of the national water bottlers' and purifiers' association.
Honduras: new projects funded by Water for People, IFC/Netherlands, Japan and World Bank
13 Jul 07
The Water and Sanitation Sector Modernization Project “will not only enable an environment that develops and strengthens service providers, but also fosters transparency and improves the effectiveness in the water sector,” says Jane Armitage, World Bank Director for Central America.
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