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    Support for Colombia’s Water and Sanitation Reforms

    Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

    From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
    IDB supports Colombia’s water and sanitation reforms

    US$250 million loan tied to program to reach universal service coverage in Colombian cities and sharply reduce the coverage gap in rural areas by 2019

    Colombia will consolidate its water and sanitation service delivery model and will seek to accelerate service expansion efforts as part [...]

    Making Belize Tourism More Sustainable?

    Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

    Temas Note: What I like about this loan is that it explicitly seeks to incorporate “sustainable tourism criteria” (hopefully the recently announced global criteria) into the master plan that the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will help the Government of Belize to develop, and it makes provisions for helping small businesses meet the costs of upgrading [...]

    Helping Belize Clean Up Its Act

    Monday, November 24th, 2008

    From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
    Belize will improve Solid Waste Management with IDB Support

    Program will build new waste disposal facilities in the country’s Western Corridor

    Belize will receive a US$11,150,000 loan from the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) to improve solid waste management practices, reduce environmental pollution and enhance the image of Belize in the eco-tourism [...]

    Further IDB Support for Peru’s “Water for All” Program / Mas Apoyo del BID para el Programa Peruano “Agua para Todos”

    Monday, November 24th, 2008

    From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
    IDB supports the second phase of Peru’s water and sanitation reform program

    US$130 million policy-based loan linked to measures that will expand water and sanitation coverage in low-income communities

    The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$130 million policy-based credit to the Peruvian Government, as part of an effort that will [...]

    LAC Water Center Created / Crean Centro del Agua para ALC

    Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

    Temas Note: While the idea of a center focussed on water and sanitation issues in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region generally appeals to me, I have to ask why in this form, in this locale, and with these sponsors?  Doesn’t the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) already have a Pan American Center for [...]

    IDB to Host LAC Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility / BID celebrará conferencia regional sobre responsabilidad social empresarial

    Friday, November 21st, 2008

    From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
    IDB to hold regional conference on corporate social responsibility

    In Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, December 4-5

    The Inter-American Development Bank will host December 4-5 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, the 6th Inter-American Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

    The event organized by the IDB’s Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) and Colombia’s National Industry Association [...]

    IDB Finances Mexican Work on Climate Change / BID financiará agenda de México sobre cambio climático

    Friday, November 21st, 2008

    From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
    IDB supports climate change agenda in Mexico

    Finances innovations and reforms for climate change mitigation and adaptation, along with climate action plans in over 10 Mexican states

    The Inter-American Development Bank will finance the first national study on the economic impact of climate change, measures to mitigate that impact and climate change [...]

    US$200 mil. for Water & Sanitation in Argentina / US$200 milliones para agua y saneamiento en Argentina

    Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

    From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
    Argentina receives US$200 million in financing for potable water and sanitation program

    The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$200 million loan to expand potable water and sanitation services in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area and suburbs.

    This project is part of a wider expansion program which seeks to add 1.5 [...]

    Energy Efficiency Loan to Brazil’s Largest Flat Steelmaker / Empréstimo para financiar eficiência energética em siderúrgica brasileira

    Monday, November 10th, 2008

    By my count, this is the second loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to Usiminas to improve energy efficiency in their steelmaking, cut carbon emissions and calculate their carbon footprint. The loan from last May covered its Ouro Branco mill, this one its new Santana do Paraiso mill, both in Minas Gerais state.

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    Apoyo del BID para eficiencia energética en El Salvador y Guatemala

    Thursday, November 6th, 2008

    Desde el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID):
    BID apoya eficiencia energética en El Salvador y Guatemala

    Dos cooperaciones técnicas por un total de US$1.266.000 financiarán el diseño y la implementación de medidas para disminuir el consumo de energía

    El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo anunció la aprobación de dos donaciones del Fondo de la Iniciativa en Energía Sostenible y [...]

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