Noticias sobre Colombia
Foreign ministers flag climate change as major spark for conflicts
By Laurie Goering. Food and water scarcity, in particular, are becoming important drivers of conflict and need to become a security priority now, ministers say.
Idrica improves water quality and supply in Colombia
In the current context, access to quality water is key to fighting the Coronavirus pandemic.
Deadline extended for $1m assessment fund for sustainable hydropower projects
New deadline for applications is 1 June 2020.
WOP-LAC operators take action against COVID-19
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that has been affecting the world since last December, and Latin America for about a month, social isolation, hygiene and, fundamentally, handwashing, have proven to be the most efficient measures to prevent the spread of the virus.
Desalination plant expansion project ensures resilient, sustainable water supply in Chile
BHP’s Escondida Water Supply Expansion project supplies the world’s largest copper mine with 100-percent desalinated water, removing the need for groundwater.
Success Story: Celebrating 5 years and 5 projects with EPM
In 2015, we began our first project with Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM), a public utility service company that provides electricity, gas, water, sanitation, and telecommunication services.
IHA launches $1m assessment fund for sustainable hydropower projects
First call for proposals announced with April 2020 application deadline.
Competition to develop water management solutions in Colombia
IHE Delft, La Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito, The Nature Conservancy Council and Stockholm Environment Institute have joined forces to create an open competition to create sustainable solutions for managing Colombia’s largest river, the Magdalena.
Lahars: the threat of water under the volcano
In many volcanic eruptions it is not only the lava and the flows of gases and debris that are lethal.
Colombia designates two new Wetlands of International Importance
Colombia has designated two new Wetlands of International Importance: Complejo de Humedales Urbanos del Distrito Capital de Bogotá (Urban Wetland Complex of the Capital District…
Safe, affordable sanitation a pipe dream for too many households in global south
New research finds nearly two-thirds of sewage and human waste in 15 major cities is unsafely managed, worsening urban sanitation crisis.
MIYA presents WSC/ IDB Water Efficiency Program to help stop the water crisis in Latin America
Miya Bahamas has, over a six-year period, overseen the decrease in water loss around Nassau and developed strategies to promote water efficiency in the long term for the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC).
Disaster hacks: South American cities harness tech and nature to tackle flooding
By Anastasia Moloney.
Nearly 16 million people still practice open defecation in Latin America and the Caribbean
PAHO urges countries to accelerate actions to reduce inequalities in access to sanitation services for rural populations.
GoAigua: experts in the digitalisation of the sector
This has been the evolution of GoAigua: we review the company's milestones over the past year, one year after its official launching in the water sector.
“In the water sector there has been a change in the way of thinking necessary for digitalization”
Throughout his 25-year career, Ferran Mas has always been involved with IoT.
Mapping international drug use through the world’s largest wastewater study
A seven-year project monitoring illicit drug use in 37 countries via wastewater samples shows that cocaine use was skyrocketing in Europe in 2017 and Australia had a serious problem with methamphetamine.
Digitalisation experiences in the water sector
Schneider Electric has been working for a decade now on the digital transformation of the water industry.
The climate crisis needs your short film
What do you need to say about climate?
Javier Figueras (ABB): “We are part of the water sector and manufacture for the water sector”
The digitalisation of the water sector requires the use of appropriate measurement and analysis equipment, for the large amount of information generated while managing the resource. We interview Javier Figueras after he joined the technology leader ABB.