Noticias sobre Paraguay
Webuild wins $144 mln water treatment project for pulp mill in Paraguay
Webuild’s subsidiary Fisia Italimpianti will deliver three water plants for pulp mill near Concepción. Project will enrich the business portfolio of Fisia Italimpianti. Fisia Italimpianti strengthens Webuild’s ranking as global leader in water sector in latest ENR survey.
Global actions on World Environment Day underscore urgent need to protect the planet
Individuals, communities, civil society, businesses and governments around the world marked World Environment Day under the theme #OnlyOneEarth, with official celebrations held in Stockholm and host country Sweden announcing a ban on issuing new licenses for the extraction of coal, oil, and natural gas from 1 July this year to protect people and planet.
The Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, is at risk of collapse
Once a model for sustainable land use, scientists alert world to “the tragedy of the commons” afflicting one of Earth’s most biodiverse ecosystems.
CAF approves US$160 million loan for water and sanitation projects in Paraguay
The Board of Directors of CAF, Development Bank of Latin America, approved credit for USD 160 million for the Republic of Paraguay to finance the Project for the Construction of…
SACYR raises ebitda by 28% to €923 million in a year with a record backlog
The operating cash flow increases to 15%, to € 629 million, which to cutting net recourse debt by 19%, to € 681 million; this fulfills the company’s commitment to reducing it below € 700 million.
Extreme weather driven by climate change cost the world billions in 2021
Study identifies ten extreme events, influenced by climate change, that each caused $1.5 billion damage or more.
Water Finance and Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean. On the road to Dakar 2022
As part of the preparatory process for the 9th World Water Forum which will take plan in March 2022 in Dakar (Senegal), CAF, a member of the Board of Governors, organized the Conference on Water Finance and Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean: On the road to Dakar 2022.
WMO: Extreme weather events will be the new norm
WMO's new report finds that the past 7 years set to be the warmest on record, sea level rise at new high.
Study reveals drastic decline of aquatic insect population in Paraná River basin
By José Tadeu Arantes | Agência FAPESP – Research conducted in Brazil for more than 20 years in the Paraná River basin shows a drastic fall in the number of aquatic insects in the region, which is considered well-preserved and distant from the negative impacts of agriculture, cattle breeding, and urbanization.
New report shows impacts of climate change and extreme weather in Latin America and Caribbean
Climate change and extreme weather are threatening human health and safety, food, water and energy security and the environment in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Researchers identify the causes of the extreme drought that affected the Pantanal
The extreme drought suffered by the Pantanal in 2019-20, considered the worst in the last 50 years, was caused by natural climate conditions similar to those underlying the 2014-16 water crisis in São Paulo state.
ACCIONA completes the sanitation works of the Bay and metropolitan area of Asunción (Paraguay)
The project includes, among other installations, the extension and rehabilitation of 58 kilometres of piping, the construction of a wastewater pumping station and a water pretreatment plant, plus their operation and maintenance for one year.
500,000 people to have access to better water & sanitation services in Argentina
The World Bank Board of Directors approved a US$ 300 million loan to expand and improve water and sanitation services in Metropolitan Buenos Aires, particularly in the most vulnerable areas.
Extreme weather driven by climate change cost the world billions in 2020
Report identifies ten extreme events, influenced by climate change, that each caused $1.5 billion damage or more. Storm Ciara which struck UK and Europe in February cost $2.7 billion and killed 14 people. Floods, windstorms, tropical cyclones and fires killed thousands of people across the globe.
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.
Severe drought in South America
Large parts of South America are in the grip of a serious drought.
A new water treatment plant transforms life for a community in the Pantanal, Paraguay
Before the water treatment facility was built on Margarita Island, the 350 residents of the tiny Paraguayan community drank straight from the Paraguay River.
15 countries show interest in acceding to Water Convention
Transboundary waters cover nearly half of the earth’s land surface and account for 60 per cent of global freshwater.
CAF to finance plan to boost climate resilience of La Plata basin countries
The Project for the Implementation of the River Plate Strategic Actions Program (PPM), led by the Intergovernmental La Plata Basin Committee (CIC) in partnership with the…
World Bank to finance US$245M for Argentina’s sanitation services in Matanza-Riachuelo river basin
The World Bank Board of Directors approved two loans totaling US$395 million to continue with the construction of sanitation infrastructure in the Matanza-Riachuelo river basin and to support Buenos Aires Province in the implementation of the social tariff for electricity.