Noticias sobre Uruguay
2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat and high-impact weather
The year 2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat, retreating ice and record sea levels driven by greenhouse gases from human activities.
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.
Launch of GovernAgua: Transforming water governance in South America
GovernAgua is a two-year project funded by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI).
“Latin America faces institutional and regulatory challenges that affect decision making”
Hugo Contreras, Director of Water Strategy for Latin America, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), was one of the speakers at the 11th Water Economy Forum held on July 2nd in Puebla, Mexico, where he took part in the second session on water security in Latin American cities.
Rogerio Koehn: “The most important challenge for water security is resilience to climate change”
The 11th Water Economy Forum will be held on July 2nd in Puebla, Mexico.
Algae management around the world
With last week’s MPC-Buoy project installation in Uruguay, a new country of algae management projects was added to the list for LG Sonic.
IHA releases 2019 Hydropower Status Report charting growth in renewable hydro
More than 21.8 gigawatts (GW) of renewable hydroelectric capacity was put into operation last year, according to the 2019 Hydropower Status Report which is published on the eve of the World Hydropower Congress in Paris.
Patricia Mejías: “30% of the world’s population lives in countries with high water stress”
The Water Dialogues, held in Madrid last October, are annual meetings held to discuss different topics, in order to promote the exchange of knowledge and experiences between Latin America and Spain with regards to issues of interest for the water sector.