AECID
AECID is a public administration that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Water and gender: the role of Spanish Cooperation
The Spanish Water and Sanitation Cooperation Fund (FCAS) promotes programmes with a gender approach in Latin America and the Caribbean, to reduce the gap in access to water and sanitation. Photos by Miguel Llzana (AECID) and text written by Arantxa Freire (Tragsatec).
Alfonso Alonzo: “We expect that in 15 years all waste water will be treated”
Alfonso Alonzo, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala, is the president of the Conference of Ibero-American Water Directors (CODIA) since its 19th meeting in La Antigua, Guatemala, on November 5-8, 2018, until the 20th meeting, to be held in Dominican Republic in November 2019. We talk with him at length about the challenges of […]
José Miguel Zeledón: “The objective of Costa Rica is to put on the table the issue of sanitation”
The 5th Latin American Conference on Sanitation, Latinosan, was held in Costa Rica last April. The objective of the conference was to reflect upon the best strategies and practices to leave no one behind with regard to sanitation. We interview José Miguel Zeledón, Water Director of Costa Rica, to look into the challenges of sanitation and water […]
Mario Schreider: “In Latin America there has been significant progress regarding legal frameworks”
In 2015, global leaders adopted a set of global goals to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all, as part of a new sustainable development agenda. Each goal has specific targets that should be met in the coming 15 years. One of them focuses on Integrated Water Resource Management, a key issue […]
Maureen Ballestero: “We need to explain the damage that the lack of sanitation causes”
Maureen Ballestero is an expert in water resource and natural resource management in Costa Rica; she has also supported for years the management of non-profit organizations. She has been one of the professionals most involved in organising the Latin American Conference on Sanitation, Latinosan, held last April in her country. We talk with her about […]