Noticias sobre Panama
As water-related disasters mount, experts push for early warning systems
It was an ecological timb bomb.
IDB Invest provides Grupo Ortiz $50 million to expand access to enhanced water supply in Panama
IDB Invest has provided a facility of $50 million to Consorcio Anillo Hidraulico, a joint venture between subsidiaries of Ortiz Construcciones y Proyectos, S.A.
World Environment Day brings solutions to plastic pollution into focus
Individuals, communities, civil society, businesses and governments around the world today marked World Environment Day with a focus on solutions to plastic pollution, with official celebrations held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, with the support of the Netherlands.
Blanca Antizar on promoting innovation & diversity in Latin America’s water sector at IDB Assembly
“To innovate, we need mechanisms that bring all parties to the table” Dr.
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.
European Investment Bank report urges public sector to address microplastics in water
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the lending arm of the European Union, has released a new report on “Microplastics and micropollutants in Water’ during the Our Ocean Conference in Panama.
Sacyr receives National Innovation Award 2022
The King and Queen of Spain presented Manuel Manrique, Chairman of Sacyr, with the award in the Large Company category. The Ministry for Science and Innovation recognizes Sacyr’s business model “based on innovation and a new vision on the deployment of infrastructures and services”.
UN: Trapped sediment in dams ‘endangers’ water supplies
Trapped sediment has robbed roughly 50,000 large dams worldwide of an estimated 13% to 19% of their combined original storage capacity, and total losses will reach 23% to 28% by 2050, UN research warns.
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.
John Bowleg: “Degradation of water resources and loss of biodiversity must be urgently halted”
Climate change, urban sprawl, population growth and water quality degradation mean that the planet is facing new challenges that require lasting and resilient solutions.
Seven Seas Water completes management transition
Seven Seas Water Group, a multi-national provider of Water-as-a-Service® (“WaaS”) solutions, announced appointments to its executive team that completes its management transition to support the execution of its strategic growth plan and provide excellence in water and wastewater treatment solutions for its customers.
R&D&I, the key to more efficient and sustainable water management
Population growth and the effects of climate change pose clear challenges to the water sector.
TecnoConverting in charge of settling processes in a drinking water treatment plant in Panama
TecnoConverting Engineering has built the lamella clarifiers and the walls for the flocculation tanks in one of the main drinking water treatment plants in Panama.
Sacyr increases turnover by 7% and EBITDA by 17% to 194 million euros
In the complex global environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Sacyr has improved its turnover, its EBITDA and its operating cash flow, an indication of the soundness of the group’s strategy with a focus on concession assets.
Franz Rojas (CAF) at INVESTAGUA: “Latin America needs to double the investment in water”
INVESTAGUA, an on-line event held between April 12 and April 23, brings together senior officials from public authorities responsible for integrated water cycle management.
World Water Day – SUEZ leverages all its expertise to protect water resources
On the occasion of World Water Day, established by the United Nations (UN) on March 22, whose theme this year is “what water means to people and how we can better protect it,”…
In Panama SUEZ wins a contract to optimize the capital’s drinking water network
IDAAN , Panama’s National Institute of Water and Wastewater Distribution has entrusted SUEZ a technical assistance contract to improve the institute’s operational and economic management of its services.
Panama City will invest $305 million to upgrade water infrastructure
Panama City authorities have given green light to a plan that will invest $305 million in improvements to infrastructure for drinking water, wastewater and stormwater management, reports the Panama City News Herald.
IDB supports water, sanitation and energy reforms in Panama
The second reform support program will contribute to the sustainability of the energy sector and the increase in drinking water and sanitation coverage.
Digitalisation will allow us to reinvent sustainability in the water and wastewater sector
The companies in the water and wastewater sector play a key role in building a sustainable future; but to do so, they must renovate themselves, claim that responsibility within the community and make it visible with the help of new technologies.