Noticias sobre Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua commissions second Water-as-a-Service desalination plant in one year
Antigua and Barbuda has taken another step toward strengthening its potable water supply with the opening of the Barnacle Point seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant.
Critical water scarcity threatens the Caribbean, according to CAF study
A new comprehensive study conducted by CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean has provided more detailed analysis of the water security challenges facing Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.
Green Climate Fund approves $103 million in financing for early warning systems in seven countries
Led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the five-year project will bolster multi-hazard early warning systems in Antigua and Barbuda, Cambodia, Chad, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, and Somalia, and directly benefit more than 26 million people.
APUA signs agreement with Seven Seas Water Group to expand water production
The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) and Seven Seas Water Group (SSWG), a multinational provider of Water-as-a-Service® (WaaS) solutions, jointly announced the signing of a 12-year Build-Own-Operate-Transfer agreement.
“Halfway into the SDG period we are failing the most vulnerable in terms of water security”
The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) recently published the world's first-ever "Global Water Security Assessment", highlighting significant development challenges.
Neno Kukuric: “It is therefore urgent to conduct an assessment of groundwater in Latin America”
The 7th edition of the Latin America-Spain Water Dialogues will take place on October 6, 2021. Register here.
Water shortage exacerbates disaster risk
With record breaking high temperatures around the world and increasing droughts, climate change exacerbates water supply problems and thus increases the vulnerability of societies.
GWP and partners to build drought management capacity in the Caribbean
“Climate change is real…there is no doubt about it!
World pledges to protect polluted, degraded planet & adopts blueprint for more sustainable future
At a meeting of the world’s top environmental body, ministers lay groundwork for a new model of development to protect planet’s degraded resources Ministers agree to tackle…
UN warns of rising levels of toxic brine as desalination plants meet growing water needs
World’s 16,000 desalination plants discharge 142 million cubic meters of brine daily — 50% more than previously estimated; Enough in a year to cover Florida under a foot (30.5 cm) of brine.