Noticias sobre Costa Rica
NASA Gauges plant stress in Costa Rican drought
NASA's ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) has imaged the stress on Costa Rican vegetation caused by a massive regional drought that led the Central American nation's government to declare a state of emergency on July 23.
Facilitating countries in Africa and the Middle East for water-related sustainable development
Effective planning and policy implementation through strengthening and realigning enabling environments are critical to driving success in achieving SDG 6.
Víctor Arroyo (IFI): “Water companies must harness innovation from internal and external sources”
Víctor Arroyo, Director, IFI (International Financing Institutions) and Strategic Markets, Isle Utilities, was one of the speakers at the 11th Water Economy Forum held on July 2nd in Puebla, Mexico, where he took part in the fourth session about the technology revolution in the water sector.
Ancient intervention could boost dwindling water reserves in coastal Peru
Methods from 1,400 years ago could boost water availability during Lima’s dry season, according to new Imperial College London research.
What is decentralized treatment?
A decentralized water and wastewater treatment strategy can provide the efficiency and flexibility needed to deal with water challenges around the globe.
WMO embarks on new strategy on hydrology and water resources
Water stress, water-related hazards and water quality pose increasing challenges to modern society.
José Miguel Zeledón: “The objective of Costa Rica is to put on the table the issue of sanitation”
The 5th Latin American Conference on Sanitation, Latinosan, was held in Costa Rica last April.
Mario Schreider: “In Latin America there has been significant progress regarding legal frameworks”
In 2015, global leaders adopted a set of global goals to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all, as part of a new sustainable development agenda.
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.
CABEI loans Costa Rica US$111.13 million for drinking water and sanitation projects
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) granted a loan for an amount of US$111.13 million to the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AYA) to partially finance the execution of the "Potable Water and Sanitation in Coastal Zones, Quality Management and Service Efficiency Program."
Best practices to improve sanitation in Latin America
The 5th Latin American Conference on Sanitation brought together over 1,400 people from 30 countries in order to continue the regional debate on bridging sanitation gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean.
SoCalGas awarded US$3m to create twice as much renewable natural gas from wastewater
Southern California Gas announced the California Energy Commission has awarded the company a $3 million grant to fund the next phase of development of a new technology that doubles the amount of renewable energy created from the decomposition of organic material at wastewater treatment plants.
Water, sanitation, health issues in conflicts must be addressed
On the 4 April 2019, at the opening of the Sanitation and Water for All Sector Ministers’ Meeting in Costa Rica, Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF, presented a high-reaching goal to provide safe drinking water to 60 million more people by 2021 and to cut open defecation for 250 million.
Norma Martínez (Corsa): “One of the challenges is that we must support the trend to reuse water”
The Corsa Group is a pioneering Spanish company in the area of engineering and technology within the water sector.
When more women are decision-makers, the environment wins
When more women are involved in group decisions about land management, the group conserves more—particularly when offered financial incentives to do so, according to a new CU Boulder study published this week in Nature Climate Change.
PoreDesigner improves protein channel design for water treatment, bioseparations
Written by Jamie Oberdick.
IHA and World Bank promote sustainable hydro in Zambezi basin
Africa’s fourth largest river basin, the Zambezi, offers vast hydropower resources that are key to supporting sustainable economic development and prosperity across southern Africa.
Time to speed up commitments on SDG 6
Will the world reach the goal of safe water and sanitation for all? This year will be critical, since governments, companies and civil society must now demonstrate that they are willing to make the necessary commitments.
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.