Noticias sobre Paraguay
ECLAC warns: Latin America undervalues water despite having the world’s largest water reserves
Latin America has more fresh water per capita than any other region on Earth.
Sacyr secures US$250 million credit line from CAF
CAF, the development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, and Sacyr have signed an agreement establishing a credit line of up to USD 250 million to partially finance the Sacyr Group’s investments in CAF shareholder countries.
“Our expansion relies on adapting to each market with product, technology and local partnerships”
Since its foundation in 2006, Molecor has embraced a distinctive vision: combining in-house technological development with the manufacture of high-value PVC-O solutions for water infrastructure.
Sacyr awarded $292 million water reuse P3 project in Antofagasta, Chile
Sacyr Water has been awarded the wastewater treatment and distribution P3 contract for the city of Antofagasta, Chile, in a project tendered by Chile’s Sanitary Services Company, Econssa.
Paraguay to expand sanitation in Lake Ypacaraí watershed to improve environment
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $154 million loan and $7.7 million grant from the IDB CLIMA program for a first round of construction under the Comprehensive Sanitation Plan for the Lake Ypacaraí Watershed in Paraguay.
Argentina to open tender for privatizing waterway with a 30-year concession
The Argentine government announced on Tuesday its plan to launch a national and international public tender to privatize the country’s waterway through a 30-year concession, reports Reuters.
Paraguay’s Ministry of Public Works launches tender for water infrastructure projects
The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) of Paraguay has opened the tender process for Phase B of the Coastal Defence project in Pilar, aimed at enhancing urban development and public health in the city.
World Water Day 2024: Water as a conflict trigger and a tool for peace
Water plays a critical dual role in promoting peace and triggering conflicts on a global scale.
Empowering transboundary water governance with Decision Support Systems
Transboundary water governance presents complexities and uncertainties surpassing those of national water governance due to the involvement of diverse actors, interests, and interconnected environmental, socio-economic, cultural, and political processes.
AECOM announces major recruitment drive to bolster environmental, water, and energy projects
Key projects include the Mansfield sustainable drainage scheme in the UK, and the engineering design for Atome's 120MW Villeta Project, a green hydrogen-based fertilizer project in Paraguay.
WMO calls for better monitoring of increasingly erratic water cycle
The hydrological cycle is spinning out of balance as a result of climate change and human activities, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization, which provides an extensive assessment of global water resources.
Down the drain lies a promising climate and nature solution – UN report
Wastewater is a growing health and environmental threat, accounting for almost as much planet-warming emissions as the aviation industry.
“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.
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.
CAF provides $200 million loan to boost water supply in Formosa, Argentina
CAF, Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, approved financing for US$200 million to build the Aqueduct for Social and Productive Development in the province of Formosa.
Climate change vicious cycle spirals in Latin America and Caribbean
Extreme weather and climate shocks are becoming more acute in Latin America and the Caribbean, as the long-term warming trend and sea level rise accelerate, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Study proposes criteria to help delimit and conserve Cerrado wetlands
By José Tadeu Arantes | Agência FAPESP.
Climate crisis and anthropic pressure are destabilizing the Pantanal
By José Tadeu Arantes | Agência FAPESP
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.
Fire in the Amazon associated more with agricultural burning and deforestation than with drought
By Luciana Constantino, FAPESP.