Noticias sobre Argentina
For mining in arid regions to be responsible, we must change how we think about water
A research team led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in collaboration with the University of Alaska-Anchorage and Columbia University, has conducted the widest-ever…
“More private investment is needed to meet people’s water needs”
The World Bank is currently the largest multilateral financier dedicated to water initiatives in developing nations.
World Water Day 2024: Water as a conflict trigger and a tool for peace
Water plays a critical dual role in promoting peace and triggering conflicts on a global scale.
Empowering transboundary water governance with Decision Support Systems
Transboundary water governance presents complexities and uncertainties surpassing those of national water governance due to the involvement of diverse actors, interests, and interconnected environmental, socio-economic, cultural, and political processes.
WMO confirms that 2023 smashes global temperature record
2023 annual average global temperature 1.45 ± 0.12 °C above pre-industrial levels.
2023: A historic climatic year, as WMO Secretary-General Taalas successfully completes his mandate
Key climate indicators and impacts worsen Greenhouse gas levels continue to increase Huge socio-economic climate-related impacts highlight need for Early Warnings for All WMO…
Drought data shows “an unprecedented emergency on a planetary scale”
UNCCD launches ‘Global Drought Snapshot’ report at COP28 in collaboration with International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA).
2023 shatters climate records, with major impacts
2023 has shattered climate records, accompanied by extreme weather which has left a trail of devastation and despair, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Javier Milei announces privatization plans for Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos (AySA)
Javier Milei confirmed last Wednesday that he maintains the privatization plans for AySA. The Kirchner government decided to nationalize the company in March 2006, creating Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos (AySA). Currently, AySA is led by Malena Galmarini since 2019.
Saudi Fund for Development signs $100M loan agreement to support the water sector in Argentina
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Chief Executive Officer, H.E.
WEG supplies products for water supply project in Argentina
WEG solutions will help in providing potable water supply for the Province of Córdoba.
Contract for interim management of integrated water cycle in Syracuse
In 2022, Agenda21500 obtained its first contract in Italy involving supply and sanitation project management thanks to the trust placed by Servizi Integrati Acque del Mediterraneo – SIAM S.p.A, in the city of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy.
WMO calls for better monitoring of increasingly erratic water cycle
The hydrological cycle is spinning out of balance as a result of climate change and human activities, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization, which provides an extensive assessment of global water resources.
A promising method for the degradation of nanoplastics in water
Researchers from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) have developed a process based on the photo-Fenton method that allows polystyrene nanoplastics to be efficiently degraded in water.
“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.
Exceptional heat and rain, wildfires and floods mark summer of extremes
Dangerous weather – intense heat and devastating rainfall – has impacted large parts of the Northern hemisphere in this summer of extremes, causing major damage to the people’s health and the environment.
IPCC elects Jim Skea as the new Chair
Jim Skea of the United Kingdom is the newly elected Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
CAF provides $200 million loan to boost water supply in Formosa, Argentina
CAF, Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, approved financing for US$200 million to build the Aqueduct for Social and Productive Development in the province of Formosa.
Climate change vicious cycle spirals in Latin America and Caribbean
Extreme weather and climate shocks are becoming more acute in Latin America and the Caribbean, as the long-term warming trend and sea level rise accelerate, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Water temperature found to not impact blue-green algae blooms
Even if most cyanobacteria blooms in Canada's lakes happen during the hottest periods of summer, water temperature seems to have little to no impact on the development of these potentially toxic bacteria better known as blue-green algae.