Noticias sobre Panama
Panama Canal builds water reserves against returning climate threat
The Panama Canal Authority is taking preemptive action against the potential return of El Niño, stockpiling water reserves since late 2025 to safeguard operations at one of the world's most critical trade arteries.
BIM: The technology rebuilding monuments and transforming water management
In 2019, fire destroyed part of one of Europe’s most iconic monuments.
IDB approves $900 million credit line to expand water and sanitation services in Panama
The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a Conditional Credit Line for Investment Projects (CCLIP) of $900 million aimed at improving the quality of life for the population of Panama, facilitating financing for water and sanitation projects.
Tedagua recognized by Panama’s Ministry of Environment for its commitment to sustainability
The only construction-sector company in Panama to earn recognition under the “Reduce Your Corporate Footprint – Carbon” program. Tedagua is moving toward third-party verification of its carbon footprint to achieve new levels of environmental excellence.
“PPPs are a strategic pillar of ACCIONA’s international expansion in the water sector”
With a growing international presence and a strategy firmly grounded in innovation, ACCIONA is positioning itself as a global benchmark in the operation and maintenance of water and sanitation networks.
Global Drought Hotspots report catalogs severe suffering, economic damage
Food, water, energy crises, human tragedies in 2023-2025 detailed in sweeping analysis by U.S. National Drought Mitigation Center and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
Rio Indio Lake Project established as a top priority for Panama’s national water security
The Panama Canal Board of Directors has approved —under Resolution No.
Panama Canal and U.S. Southern Command enhance cybersecurity cooperation
The Panama Canal and the United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) have entered into a Cyber Cooperation arrangement aimed at reinforcing digital security and ensuring the operational continuity of critical infrastructure in the face of emerging cyber threats.
Cote d’Ivoire is 10th African nation to join UN Water Convention
Faced with increasing water stress and climate change impacts on the water resources it shares with its neighbours, Cote d’Ivoire has joined the United Nations Water Convention – a UN treaty to improve joint water management across borders.
Drought, rainfall and floods undermine economic development in Latin America
A damning combination of El Niño and long-term climate change wreaked havoc across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, as outlined in a recent report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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.
“There is always an investor willing to put money to work in a performing asset”
Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) recently announced the closure of financings of close to $1 billion for two water assets in Chile: the Aconcagua desalination plant and pipeline, which will reduce inland water use by industry and thus help to mitigate water scarcity.
OHLA awarded contract worth over €50M for water treatment plant in Panama
OHLA continues to gain new projects in Panama, strengthening its presence in this country and in other Latin American markets, a region where the company has nearly 45 years of global experience.
Gender inequality in access to water: an outstanding issue as we celebrate Women’s Day on March 8
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In the face of severe drought, Panama Canal to invest $8.5B in climate resilience
The Panama Canal Authority has unveiled in a recent press release an ambitious plan to invest over $8.5 billion in sustainability projects over the next five years, signaling a proactive stance against climate change effects.
Water management in Panama: challenges and solutions for a sustainable future
Panama, with its 52 watersheds and extensive river network, has an extraordinary hydrological heritage (it has 52 watersheds that provide a water availability of 119 billion cubic meters, resulting in approximately 29,000 cubic meters of freshwater per capita available), but faces significant challenges in water management.
Water cooperation must remain at core of climate action to address security and health risks
Climate change is a major stress factor for the world’s water resources, heightening risks of conflict in shared basins, threatening health and undermining sustainable development.
The Panama Canal adapts: Strategic measures for water savings
It is not an exclusive concern of the Panama Canal or the country; it is a global problem that affects humanity.
Drought at Panama Canal leads to shipping disruptions
Low water levels in the Panama Canal have led to restrictions on vessel transit and long queues as vessels wait to get through, informs Reuters.
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.