Noticias sobre Ecuador
EIB provides $100 million to Ecuador for water, sanitation and waste management
This new $100 million loan builds on an initial $100 million EIB loan to BDE to expand water and sanitation services across Ecuador. The operation targets underserved communities and strengthens climate resilience.
“We need to plan cities with smart water concepts to achieve water reliability, and affordability”
Fabián Folgar, Vice President of Sales for Latin America at Bentley Systems, has over two decades of experience advancing digital transformation in critical infrastructure.
Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0: efforts ramp up to stem plastic tide at its source
In a decisive move to combat marine plastic pollution, six public development banks have launched Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0, expanding on the success of its first phase.
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.
IDB supports Argentina in response to Bahía Blanca flooding emergency with $200 million
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the national government of Argentina have joined efforts to respond to devastating floods in the city of Bahía Blanca through a flexible and innovative financial mechanism designed for emergencies.
Green Climate Fund approves $103 million in financing for early warning systems in seven countries
Led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the five-year project will bolster multi-hazard early warning systems in Antigua and Barbuda, Cambodia, Chad, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, and Somalia, and directly benefit more than 26 million people.
EIB grants US$100 million loan for Ecuador’s water and sanitation
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will collaborate with the Development Bank of Ecuador (BDE) to improve water supply and sanitation networks across the country.
Debt for nature swaps as a growing solution for financial relief and conservation
Countries with lower credit ratings are increasingly utilizing debt-for-nature swaps to manage their financial liabilities while supporting environmental conservation initiatives.
El Niño exacerbates effects of drought on Amazon groundwater and increases fire risk, study finds
Article by Luciana Constantino, Agência FAPESP
Multilateral development banks drive technological innovation in water utilities
The opening day of the Spain Smart Water Summit presented a detailed overview of the trends and challenges facing technological innovations in the water utilities sector.
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.
Drone and geospatial team becomes first to map the Coca River in the Amazon basin
The geology along Ecuador's Coca River is moving in fast-forward.
Costa Rica implements electricity rationing amid severe drought
Costa Rica has announced measures to ration electricity due to dwindling water levels in its hydroelectric reservoirs, thus becoming the latest Latin American country to announce rationing due to water scarcity, reports Phys.org.
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.
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.
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.
Climate change’s impact on coastal flooding to increase 5-times over this century, says UNDP
Latin America, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are at the forefront, projected to lose significant land and critical infrastructure to permanent inundation.
Aguas de Quito to invest US$293.4 million to expand drinking water and sanitation services
Quito’s Metropolitan Public Company for Drinking Water and Sanitation (Epmaps-Agua de Quito), in Ecuador, has announced it will be investing US$195.5 million in drinking water projects and US$87.9 million in sanitation infrastructure to expand its capacity, reports Bnamericas.
“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.
EU to invest 45 billion euros in Latin America and Caribbean
During the EU – Latin America and the Caribbean Business Roundtable, organized by CAF, the European Commission and the IDB, Ursula Von der Leyen announced the investment of 45,000 million euros in the region.