Noticias sobre Dominican Republic
PepsiCo claims full water replenishment at high-risk sites
PepsiCo has achieved two water-related targets set under its sustainability programme, pep+: fully replenishing the water it uses at company-owned facilities in high water-risk areas, and adopting a globally recognised water stewardship standard across all such sites.
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.
CABEI strengthens water security in the Dominican Republic through strategic investments
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) has consolidated its role as a key partner in improving drinking water access and water security in the Dominican Republic, positioning water infrastructure as a cornerstone of social well-being and sustainable development.
Non-revenue water in LATAM: The role of AI in cutting water losses
Water leaks in Latin America are a huge problem for the region.
Research reveals hurricane impact on water resources
Tropical storms like hurricanes are not only terrifying, but also incredibly costly for coastal regions across the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
Optimizing water network operation and leak reduction. Opportunities to export Spanish experiences
The implementation of advanced leak detection, smart metering, and IoT technologies can significantly reduce water losses, lower operational costs, and contribute to the overall sustainability of water resources.
OPEC Fund approves close to US$1.2 billion new development funding
The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) is significantly stepping up its development support with nearly US$1.2 billion in new funding since June.
Five water challenges in Latin America
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today and is exacerbating the global water crisis. Climate variability, along with extreme phenomena such as droughts and floods, is having a devastating impact on the availability of drinking water in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Jose Carlos Gil Jara appointed Director of Sales – Europe at Turing
Turing, a pioneering digital solutions provider leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize asset performance across the water value chain, has appointed Jose Carlos Gil Jara as the new Director of Sales for Europe.
Global momentum for climate action surges as 38 nations embrace the Freshwater Challenge
The Freshwater Challenge aims to ensure 300,000km of degraded rivers and 350 million hectares of degraded wetlands are committed to restoration by 2030, and to protect freshwater ecosystems.
Panama is the first Latin American country to join UN Water Convention
By becoming the first country from Latin America to accede to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention), Panama made a decisive step to support the sustainable use of transboundary water resources through cooperation across borders.
The Dominican Republic signs the Water Pact 2021-2036
The President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, signed on Monday the Dominican Water Pact 2021-2036 (Pacto Dominicano por el Agua 2021-2036), considering it essential for life as water is a vital resource.
World Bank to provide US$250m for water and sanitation services in the Dominican Republic
The World Bank approved a US$250 million loan to support the efforts of the Government of the Dominican Republic to improve access to safely managed water and sanitation services (WSS) and improve the capacity and efficiency of WSS institutions.
10 states in Africa, Middle East and Latin America commit to join key water-sharing treaty
In an unprecedented political push for cross-border water cooperation, Ministers from Africa, Latin America and the Middle East have declared at the UN Water Conference their country’s resolve to join a key United Nations accord known as the Water Convention.
Bottled water masks world’s failure to supply safe water for all, can slow sustainable development
Needed to provide safe water to roughly 2 billion people without it: an annual investment less than half the US$ 270 billion now spent each year on bottled water.
IDB and IDB Invest provided $26 billion in climate financing over five years
Investing in climate adaptation can save lives and property, preventing future damage.
The Dominican Republic adds two wetlands to the List of Wetlands of International Importance
The Dominican Republic has named two new Wetlands of International Importance: “Humedales de Montecristi y la Línea Noroeste” and “Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Redonda y Limón”.
ACCIONA starts work on extension of water supply network in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
The project, valued at around €101 million, will improve the quality of drinking water for around 850,000 people in the urban area of the nation’s capital.
“A secondary effect of applying Sea4Value findings is an increase in desalination efficiencies”
In 2019, in an UN-backed report, experts warned of rising levels of toxic brine as a result of a growing number of seawater desalination plants being built around the world to meet growing water needs.
Water Finance and Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean. On the road to Dakar 2022
As part of the preparatory process for the 9th World Water Forum which will take plan in March 2022 in Dakar (Senegal), CAF, a member of the Board of Governors, organized the Conference on Water Finance and Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean: On the road to Dakar 2022.