Noticias sobre Honduras
IDB approves $250 million Loan to improve Guatemala’s Motagua River Basin
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $250 million loan to help Guatemala enhance the environment of the Motagua River Basin and the quality of life of its residents.
Six women who made history in the last decades in defense of water
On this 8th of March, as many hard-won achievements of the feminist movement face persistent threats and scrutiny, we reflect on what the women who spearheaded transformative, non-violent change in modern societies would think today.
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.
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.
Only 36 per cent of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding met in 2023
In advance of World Water Day, Action Against Hunger calls for support to close the water funding gap.
11 countries assess national progress on water and sanitation
300 SWA partners from all constituencies in eleven SWA partner countries conducted a Country Self-Assessment, complementary to other ongoing global monitoring systems such as GLAAS or JMP.
Unprecedented drought emergency demands urgent action
The Global Drought Snapshot report, released by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Friday, coinciding with COP 28, paint a grim picture of the scale of lives and livelihoods lost to droughts.
IDB approves $56 million to improve water and sanitation services in Honduras
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved up to $56.1 million in financing to enhance the continuity of and quality of access to water and sanitation services for the residents of Honduras’s Central District.
The Heads of State Initiatives for Water and Sanitation
To date, 11 countries are developing national water, sanitation and hygiene Heads of State Initiatives: Benin, Ethiopia, Ghana, Honduras, Indonesia, Liberia, Malawi, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
New analysis finds a 70% funding cap for water programs in 41 countries
Action Against Hunger calls on donors to close the water funding gap to help tackle rising hunger.
Mapping Honduras’ water supply
In Tegucigalpa and surrounding areas, Hondurans often wait weeks for tap water to flow.
Plastic waste pollutes Central American waterways and coasts
Lake Suchitlan, in El Salvador, looks like a colourful blanket, covered in floating plastic waste.
Intensifying storms could displace over 200 million people in next 20 years
Our mission is to provide emergency shelter to families who have lost their home to disaster, enabling them to rebuild their lives.
Sistema de Humedales de la Isla de Guanaja recognized as Honduras’ 12th Wetland
Honduras has designated Sistema de Humedales de la Isla de Guanaja, located in the Caribbean Sea and representative of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, as its 12th Wetland of International Importance (“Ramsar Site”).
New report shows impacts of climate change and extreme weather in Latin America and Caribbean
Climate change and extreme weather are threatening human health and safety, food, water and energy security and the environment in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Honduras to improve drinking water and sanitation services with support from IDB
Nearly 31,000 households in rural areas and towns of up to 30,000 inhabitants will gain access to water and sanitation services with a us$45 million loan approved by the IDB.
2020 on track to be one of three warmest years on record
Climate change continued its relentless march in 2020, which is on track to be one of the three warmest years on record.
Lack of sewerage connections to households hindering sanitation progress
Millions of households fail to benefit from sanitation investments because not enough sewerage infrastructure connects directly to households, according to a World Bank report released on World Toilet Day under the auspices of the Bank’s Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) initiative.
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.
Honduras designates Laguna de Alvarado as its 11th Wetland of International Importance
Honduras has designated a new Wetland of International Importance: Sistema de Humedal Laguna de Alvarado (no.