Noticias sobre Ecuador
“At GoAigua we vouch for more efficient management that is closer to the citizen”
Interview with Chema Nebot, Business Development Director at GoAigua Question: GoAigua was presented approximately one year ago.
Research finds Sierra Nevada is home to the oldest underground water recharge system in Europe
Scientists from the University of Granada, the IGME, and the Universities of Cologne and Lisbon have demonstrated that the careo irrigation channels of Sierra Nevada constitute the oldest underground aquifer recharge system on the continent.
Franz Rojas: “Without water there is no growth, nor can there be any progress”
The 5th Water Dialogues, held in Madrid on October 2nd, are annual meeting fora held to discuss different topics, in order to promote the exchange of knowledge and experiences on issues of interest for the water sector between Latin America and Spain.
Incubating an innovative mindset for sustainable water use in cities, industry and agriculture
Top international and local leaders will meet this week in Guayaquil, Ecuador to build consensual actions to address some of the most critical issues confronting the planet today.
ACCIONA and Siemens consolidate their alliance to develop water projects
The first agreement was signed in 2018, and ACCIONA became the first company in the sector to be certified by the German company as an EPC partner for the water industry.
AI helps shrink Amazon dams’ greenhouse gas emissions
Hydropower dams can provide large quantities of energy with carbon footprints as low as sources like solar and wind.
GoAigua consolidates its position in Latin America & becomes a digital leader in water management
GoAigua is pioneer in the digital transformation in the world of water.
Isle to Showcase TAG at IWA-IDB Conference in Guayaquil, Ecuador
The water sector is undergoing rapid technological advancements, and there are great efficiencies to be gained when paired with staff training and development.
Forests, water filled sponges
In addition to their roles as carbon sinks, forests are a decisive element for climate regulation and the maintenance of the water cycle and they are the main obstacle to desertification.
“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.
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.
IDB-FEMSA Award to innovation on water & sanitation opens call for 2019
The IDB-FEMSA Awards to innovation on water and sanitation are reaching their tenth anniversary in 2019 and will be celebrating the occasion with a special edition that calls on those who have innovative solutions to compete for a special prize.
Aqualia acquires the French company Services Publics et Industries Environnement (SPIE)
The acquisition of the company involves the entry of Aqualia in the French water management market. SPIE provides its services to 140,000 inhabitants in the Île de France region.
Global Omnium: a trajectory linked to the environment
Global Omnium is a business group with more than 125 years of experience in water management, a sector with a great impact on the environment, where the company has forged a path of success, doing business in all of Spain as well as in countries such as Angola, Colombia, Qatar or Ecuador.
Fang Li appointed as Director of WRI China
World Resources Institute (WRI) has appointed Dr.
María Peña (ICEX): “Water is increasingly gaining more weight in our activities”
This week, a series of seminars on 'FAIR WATER: Tackling Global Water Challenges’ will be held in Washington, sponsored by the ICEX, the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade.
IHA releases 2019 Hydropower Status Report charting growth in renewable hydro
More than 21.8 gigawatts (GW) of renewable hydroelectric capacity was put into operation last year, according to the 2019 Hydropower Status Report which is published on the eve of the World Hydropower Congress in Paris.
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.
ACCIONA Agua completes the structural assembly of the La Pradera pumping station in Ecuador
The project is now 77% complete.
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.