Noticias sobre Bolivia
ECLAC warns: Latin America undervalues water despite having the world’s largest water reserves
Latin America has more fresh water per capita than any other region on Earth.
“The benefits of joint water-climate action span human, economic, and planetary dimensions”
As climate and water challenges grow more urgent, Jennifer Sara draws on decades of global experience to share insights on financing resilient utilities, mobilising investment, and ensuring water takes its rightful place at the centre of climate action.
We are vastly overestimating the amount of freshwater available for lithium mining
New research led by UMass Amherst hydrologists sounds the alarm over mining practices that have immediate implications for transition to low-carbon economy.
Shrinking Andean glaciers threaten water supply of 90 million people
Shrinking glaciers in the Andes threaten the water supplies of 90 million people. Andean glaciers are thinning by 0.7 metres a year, 35 percent faster than the global average.
Unique drainage and irrigation system gave way to the ‘Neolithic Revolution’ in the Amazon
A pre-Columbian society in the Amazon developed a sophisticated agricultural engineering system that allowed them to produce maize throughout the year, according to a recent…
Strategies for safe and equitable access to water: a catalyst for global peace and security
Experts have devised a blueprint to ensure safe, equitable and sustainable global access to clean water.
Argentina to open tender for privatizing waterway with a 30-year concession
The Argentine government announced on Tuesday its plan to launch a national and international public tender to privatize the country’s waterway through a 30-year concession, reports Reuters.
World Bank approves $250M for Chile’s sustainable water resources management program
The World Bank (WB) Board of Executive Directors approved a new project to support Chile’s Just Water Transition program and more sustainable and equitable water resources management.
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…
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.
CAF approves US$240 million to improve water security in Bolivia
This loan is expected to increase the area under irrigation by around 13,600 hectares, as well as improve productivity and efficient water use, benefiting 15,000 families throughout the country.
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.
World Bank approved a US$150M loan to support water resource management in rural Bolivia
The World Bank Board of Directors approved a US$150 million loan for the Plurinational State of Bolivia to improve water resource management in 15 basins and 256 municipalities throughout the country.
Climate change main driver of exceptional drought in Amazon River
Since mid 2023 the Amazon River Basin (ARB) has been in a state of exceptional drought, driven by low rainfall and consistently high temperatures for the entire year 2023 across the basin.
World Bank supports irrigation projects in Peru with US$100 million financing
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a loan to support irrigation projects that address the effects of climate change in Peru.
“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.
Collecting clean water from fog
Researchers have for the first time combined water harvesting from fog with a water treatment method powered exclusively by solar energy.
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).
Rubén Alejandro Méndez appointed as Bolivia’s new Minister of Environment and Water
This Wednesday morning, the President of Bolivia, Luis Arce Catacora, officially appointed Rubén Alejandro Méndez Estrada as the new Minister of Environment and Water, replacing Juan Santos Cruz, who resigned due to alleged bribery cases within this government department.
Bolivia to improve water security with $500 million in IDB financing
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a line of credit of up to $500 million to boost Bolivia’s water security and help ensure a sustainable supply of irrigation and drinking water.