Water & Waste: The week in 10 stories
BNamericas provides a roundup of the most important Water & Waste news in Latin America.
BNamericas provides a roundup of the most important Water & Waste news in Latin America.
The US$51mn project involves building coastal defenses across a 7.7km section of the northern Colombian city's sea border in order to contain the rise in sea levels.
While the investment required for the plant amounts to US$400mn, the US$1mn studies are being financed by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (Cabei).
Proceeds will be invested in a PPP with northeast Brazil's Pernambuco state water utility Compesa.
The two projects will be financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB).
The strategy will also serve to face the effects of the dry season in aqueducts located in Veraguas province.
The federal government is now assisting three provinces affected by heavy rains, while one city has declared a 'catastrophe'.
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia have all struggled to cope with flooding as experts warned of a return of the El Niño phenomenon.
Benedito Braga was confirmed as the new CEO of Brazil's largest water utility.
The state-run bank is the main player in terms of financing for the country's sanitation sector.