WASH News Latin America
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IDB showcases water and sanitation providers from Latin America at Expo Zaragoza
17 Jun 08
To highlight successful solutions to the water and sanitation problems facing low-income communities in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Inter-American Development Bank will sponsor eight participants to Expo Zaragoza 2008. Case studies of water and sanitation initiatives in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras and Uruguay will be presented. The Bank has also commissioned [...]
Inés Restrepo, CINARA, selected to write essay for Expo Zaragoza 2008
16 Jun 08
Inés Restrepo of CINARA, Colombia, is one of more than 15 influential authors selected to write an essay for the Water Words collection for Expo Zaragoza 2008. Her essay “Water sustainability in rural communities: advances, experiences and lessons”, focuses on Latin America. Other essays writers are former Soviet Union president Mikhail Gorbachov, Indian environmentalist Vandana [...]
4th Caribbean Environmental Forum (CEF-4), 23-27 June 2008, St. George’s, Grenada
16 Jun 08
CEF-4 will be held in collaboration with the 14th Annual Wider Caribbean Waste Management Conference (ReCaribe), and the 1st Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF).Theme: “Climate Change, Water and Sanitation: A Shared Responsibility“Sessions include:New Challenges and Approaches to Human Health and Sanitation (mainly on wastewater treatment)Integrated Water Resources Management Concepts and Practices: Integrated Watershed and Coastal [...]
Peru: Government shortlists 93 projects for Ibero-American water, sanitation fund
11 Jun 08
Peruvian government authorities have shortlisted 93 sanitation projects to be submitted to the Spanish Ibero-American potable water fund by the country’s housing, construction and sanitation minister Enrique Cornejo. The 93 initiatives add up to an US$80mn investment and are designed to expand potable water and sanitation services. The projects “have been prioritized under the criteria [...]
IX Latin-American Workshop and Symposium on Anaerobic Digestion, 18-19 Oct 2008, Easter Island, Chile
10 Jun 08
Anaerobic digestion represents nowadays one of the most cost-effective alternatives for waste (water) treatment, which has experienced a fast development during the last three decades. This Latin-American Workshop and Symposium will offer a selected program including the latest research findings and technological applications on anaerobic wastewater treatment, solids stabilization and biogas production as a renewal [...]
Brazil: environment minister to propose 10-year basic sanitation plan
26 May 08
Brazil’s new environment minister Carlos Minc announced he will present a 10-year plan to alleviate the lack of basic sanitation in the country to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Minc said it was not his intention to divert funds from other ministries, but only to have his ministry participate in a strategy for environmental [...]
Peru: García passes bill to create environment ministry
26 May 08
Peruvian President Alan García has passed a bill to create the environment ministry. It will be headed by two deputy ministers: one for strategic development of natural resources (including the rainforest), and the other for environmental management.The creation of the ministry came on the eve of a joint Latin American and European Union summit expected [...]
Peru: US$80mn obtained from Spanish water and sanitation fund
26 May 08
Peru will obtain US$80mn in funding from the water and sanitation cooperation fund, created by the Spanish government. The fund, announced by Spain in November 2007, was launched on 16 May 2008 in Lima, during the Latin America and Caribbean-European Union heads of state summit. Peru will be the first country to receive resources from [...]
Colombia: Government announces US$5.2bn investment for potable water works
26 May 08
Colombia’s minister of environment, housing and territorial development Juan Lozano Ramírez announced the state will invest 9.2tn pesos (US$5.2bn) to expand and speed up potable water coverage throughout the country. The government is also considering obtaining external funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Potable water supply has become a national priority for authorities. The [...]
El Salvador: Anda plans to carry out mass installation of plastic water meters
25 May 08
El Salvador’s national water authority Anda (Administración Nacional de Acueductos y Alcantarillados) plans to install 15,700 plastic water meters throughout capital San Salvador. The meters will only be installed on request of the user. Many users with fixed rates are unlikely to request installation as this would lead to higher bills. ANDA hopes the installation [...]
