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US$200 mil. for Water & Sanitation in Argentina / US$200 milliones para agua y saneamiento en Argentina
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008From 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 [...]
A New Fund for Water and Sanitation in LAC / Nuevo fondo para agua y saneamiento en ALC / Novo fundo para água e saneamento em ALC
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
IDB and Spain establish new fund to improve water and sanitation in Latin America and Caribbean
The government of Spain and the Inter-American Development Bank signed an agreement to cooperate in the execution of the Fund for Cooperation for Water and Sanitation, a Spanish initiative that is expected to provide up [...]
PAHO’s Commitment at the Clinton Global Initiative
Saturday, September 27th, 2008From the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO):
PAHO Joins Clinton Global Initiative to Save Mothers’ and Children’s Lives
Five-year, $60.5 million program will improve maternal and child health through low-cost interventions in 10 Latin American countries
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced a new program of proven, low-cost interventions for maternal and child health that will benefit [...]
IDB Grants to Jump-Start Water & Sanitation Projects / Donaciones del BID para impulsar proyectos de agua y saneamiento / Doações do BID para projetos de saneamento e água
Sunday, September 21st, 2008From the Inter-American Development (IDB):
IDB offers grants to jump-start water and sanitation projects
Aquafund will finance project preparation and technical assistance to develop solutions for pressing water and sanitation problems
Latin American and Caribbean governments that want to improve water and sanitation services can now apply for grants from the Aquafund, a new source of financing approved [...]
Progress Toward MDGs in Sanitation in LAC
Sunday, August 17th, 2008One of my first posts here on The Temas Blog concerned the 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) progress report on reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) regarding drinking water and sanitation. So it’s probably fitting as I approach the second anniversary of the The Temas Blog to be discussing the latest update just released [...]
The Disease Burden Associated with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008Last month the World Health Organization (WHO) released, without much fanfare, Safer Water, Better Health, its estimate of how many deaths or how much “disease burden” can be attributed to deficiencies in water, sanitation and hygiene (WSH).
Access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation is key to improving health conditions in developing countries. Water-related diseases [...]
Why is LAC Slow to Tap Carbon Funds?
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008The Dominican Republic’s Environment Secretariat (SEMARENA) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) recently co-hosted an event in Santo Domingo designed to prompt Dominicans into tapping the many international funding opportunities for projects related, directly or directly, to climate change (”carbon markets”).
And well they should! For some [...]
Is Vaccination for Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Cost-Effective in LAC?
Thursday, June 19th, 2008A recent issue of the Pan American Journal of Public Health, the scientific journal published by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), contained an article* that looks at the cost-effectiveness of universal rotavirus vaccination program in Brazil among children age five or younger. Brazil introduced such a vaccination program in March 2006 on purely [...]
EIB & IDB to Team Up on Climate Change Mitigation in LAC
Thursday, June 5th, 2008From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
EIB & IDB to increase co-financing in Latin America, with special emphasis on climate change mitigation
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have agreed to strengthen their cooperation and cofinancing to support strategic development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean.
In their meeting in the [...]
Funding Expansion of São Paulo’s Water/Sanitation Services
Monday, June 2nd, 2008From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
IDB approves US$250 million for Brazilian water utility Sabesp
Resources will help company meet needs of São Paulo’s growing population and support expansion of wastewater treatment systems
The Inter-American Development Bank today approved US$250 million in financing for Sabesp, the water and wastewater company of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, to [...]
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