AMLO pledges to repeal water decrees
The decrees, signed by President Peña Nieto, have created a stir in Mexico due to claims that they will enable the privatization of some of the country's water reservoirs.
The decrees, signed by President Peña Nieto, have created a stir in Mexico due to claims that they will enable the privatization of some of the country's water reservoirs.
The city government of Santa Marta submitted a modified version of the project for review, as requested by the housing ministry to give its technical approval.
More than US$50mn in financing come through Brazil's Programa Avançar Cidades program.
Members of the legislative committee on the environment and climate change currently draft a bill which caused a stir last week over concerns of water privatization.
The country's infrastructure needs were found to have increased in the last two years, with the deficit in the urban roads sector reaching US$60bn.
An analysis by a group of civil society organizations claimed that some decrees signed by President Enrique Peña Nieto earlier this month open the doors to the privatization of several water sources.
The country's water council approved its first internal operational rules and an action plan to protect hydrological resources, which will serve as the basis for recommendations for the upcoming administration.
Paraná's water utility plans to increase sanitation coverage in the locality to 80% by 2030.
Brazilian water utility Casan is investing US$20mn in the project.
President Lenín Moreno held a meeting with the World Bank's representative for the Andean region, Alberto Rodríguez, who said the additional funds will be approved on Friday and the first disbursements will take place in the next few weeks.