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Improving Water and Sanitation in Paraguay / Mejorar servicios de agua y saneamiento en Paraguay
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009From the World Bank:
Paraguay: WB Approves US$64 Million to Improve Water, Sanitation for Most Vulnerable
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$64 million loan to increase the efficiency, coverage and sustainability of water and sanitation services in Paraguay. The project will directly benefit almost 17 percent of Paraguayans, especially the most vulnerable [...]
Cleaning Up the Medellín River / Limpieza del río Medellín
Friday, February 27th, 2009From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
Medellín will complete historic river clean-up with IDB financing
$450 million loan will help turn Colombia’s second largest city into one of Latin America’s cleanest urban areas
The City of Medellín will complete an ambitious program to rehabilitate a vital river and improve the quality of life of local communities with up [...]
US$71.5 mil. for Water and Sanitation in Espírito Santo
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009From the World Bank:
World Bank Approves US$71.5 Million Additional Finance for Water and Coastal Pollution Management
The World Bank today approved an additional finance of US$71.5 million to the State of Espírito Santo, in Southeastern Brazil, to carry out activities under the Espírito Santo Water and Coastal Pollution Management Project, which aims to provide improved water [...]
DR & Central America Agree on Common Health, Pharma Policies/Programs
Saturday, January 31st, 2009It doesn’t get much attention outside this corner of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), but the annual Meeting of the Health Sector of Central America and the Dominican Republic (Reunión del Sector Salud de Centro América y República Dominicana - RESSCAD) is quietly doing important work to change health policy among its seven member [...]
Improving Potable Water & Sewage Treatment in Mexico
Saturday, January 3rd, 2009According to Mexico’s Environment Secretariat, SEMARNAT, at the end of 2008 Mexico finally reached a 90% rate for providing potable water to its population (it has been hovering at 89% for several years), representing 92.73 million inhabitants.
Additions in sewage connections have raised Mexico’s sanitation service coverage nationally to 86.1%.
In 2008 49 sewage treatment plants were [...]
Brazil to Release GHG Inventory for Waste & Sanitation Sectors / Brasil vai divulgar dados sobre a emissão de gases de efeito estufa do setor de resíduos sólidos e efluentes
Monday, December 29th, 2008While many developing nations — including most Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) nations — are content to submit the minimum communication required under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Brazil has not taken the easy route. If you check the Temas listing of national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories, you’ll see that no less [...]
A Water and Sanitation Atlas for Brazil
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008Last month a branch of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (”Fiocruz“), the Institute of Communication and Scientific and Technological Information in Health (Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde - Icict), in partnership with the Health Ministry’s (MS) General Coordination for Environmental Health Surveillance (Coordenação Geral de Vigilância em Saúde Ambiental - CGVAM), [...]
Keeping the Environmental Policy Agenda Funded in Mexico / Mantener financiado el programa de política ambiental de México
Friday, December 19th, 2008From the World Bank:
US$401 Million for Environmental Sustainability
The World Bank (WB) Executive Board of Directors approved today a US$401 million loan to the Mexican government for the Environmental Sustainability Development Policy Project to compensate for a tight public sector budget during this trimester.
This financing is in addition to the US$300.75 million loan approved last October [...]
Improving Water and Sanitation Services in Greater Managua / Mejorando servicios de agua y saneamiento en el área metropolitana de Managua
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008From the World Bank:
US$40 Million to Improve Water and Sanitation Services
Project benefits low-income population in Managua
The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved yesterday a US$20 million grant and a US$20 million credit to the Nicaraguan government. The funds will be used to increase access to reliable water and sanitation services for the population living in [...]
Improving Sanitation and Water Quality in Canelones / Mejorando saneamiento y calidad del agua en Canelones
Monday, December 15th, 2008From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
Uruguay to improve sanitation and water quality in coastal area
IDB credit for up to US$80 million will finance sewer service expansion in Ciudad de la Costa and improve water quality in rivers, beaches
Uruguay will seek to improve the quality of life of people in Ciudad de la Costa, its second [...]