Noticias sobre Bolivia
“Latin America faces institutional and regulatory challenges that affect decision making”
Hugo Contreras, Director of Water Strategy for Latin America, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), was one of the speakers at the 11th Water Economy Forum held on July 2nd in Puebla, Mexico, where he took part in the second session on water security in Latin American cities.
More than 700,000 people will benefit from San José 2 hydropower plant in Cochabamba, Bolivia
The project’s total investment was $287.53 million, 33% of which was financed by CAF, thus contributing to the nation’s sustainable development and improving the quality of life of its rural population.
Glaciers are melting and air pollution is the cause
Deep inside the layers of ice sitting atop the Andes Mountains in Peru is evidence of the earliest human-caused air pollution.
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.
Water security in large cities
The news on droughts and water vulnerability have not only affected the agricultural sector in the past years; rather, they threat water security in cities head on.
Carlota Real (CAF): “Including a gender approach in water projects is crucial”
In this interview for our 'Women and Water' cycle, Carlota Real tells us about her view from a position at an international organisation such as the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), where she works as a Water Specialist, providing support to the Knowledge Management team.
Gender equality depends on water
Ahead of World Water Day, it is vital to point out that adults, young women and girls bear the brunt of the more than 2.1 billion people with no access to clean water and the 2.4 billion that lack adequate sanitation.
Giant animals lived in Amazonian mega-wetland
A land of giants.
Water challenges and opportunities in Latin America
Even though it has incalculable water resources, the water culture in Latin America leads to inefficient water use in almost all contexts of use.
IWA and IDB launch the digital platform “AquaRating Community of Practice”
A digital platform with the purpose of promoting a transformation in the improvement of the management of companies in the water sector worldwide: AquaRating Community of Practice.
Amazon Tall Tower Observatory, used to investigate links between tropical forest & global climate
Conducting science in the Amazon requires not only surmounting major logistical challenges but also climbing stairs – many stairs, almost 1,500 in a single climb if possible.
Patricia Mejías: “30% of the world’s population lives in countries with high water stress”
The Water Dialogues, held in Madrid last October, are annual meetings held to discuss different topics, in order to promote the exchange of knowledge and experiences between Latin America and Spain with regards to issues of interest for the water sector.
Global Omnium consolidates its position in Latin America as a technology leader
Global Omnium, thanks to the digital transformation it started ten years ago, is consolidating its position as a technology leader internationally; it is the company that governments and institutions wanting to implement solutions to optimise water and energy resources are turning to.
“Not only do we bring water somewhere, we also bring dignity and progress”
Photographs: Pablo González-Cebrián/ Smart Water Magazine.
Using satellites to measure rates of ice mass loss in glaciers
If you compare historical photos of glaciers with those taken more recently, you can see that where there was formerly ice there is now very often nothing but rock.
Julián Suárez (CAF): “Water should be considered a part of the urban ecosystem”
You can read the original interview in Spanish in iAgua.
The water path in Latin America
Representatives from public authorities, international cooperation and private companies get together to outline water challenges in the Latin American region
Water in Bolivia: EIB finances supply and sanitation projects that will benefit 200,000 people
European Investment Bank (EIB) provides USD 63.5m to finance “My Water V” programme of Bolivia’s Ministry of the Environment and Water.