Our region must ensure water for the present and the future with actions to mitigate climate change, a bell that also favors economic and social welfare. This is the theme of the Focus in the Americas sessions during World Water Week.
Hundreds of households in Guyana have gained access to adequate sanitation services. In their own words, they are “going up in life” by having a flushing toilet at home, a fixture that was once considered a luxury.
By Marle Reyes and Leticia Ramjag*
The water and sanitation sector in Latin America and the Caribbean can significantly benefit from the implementation of public-private partnership models (PPP), in different contexts and models, aiming at overcoming the shortage of quality water and sanitation services.
By Anne-Laure Mascle-Allemand*
On International Menstrual Hygiene Day, it is important to redouble the sense of urgency to provide better water, sanitation, hygiene, and solid waste services in order to guarantee equal opportunities to girls, adolescents, and women in Latin America and the Caribbean.
By Anamaria Nuñez and Julio Marenco
By Cinthya Pastor, María Eugenia Rivas and Tomás Serebrisky*
Did you know that oceans, lakes, seas and other open bodies of water could one day become the most important sources of freshwater? Desalination technologies offer a bright path ahead
Having a safe and quality water supply is essential for the socioeconomic well-being of today and tomorrow. Technological innovations that provide quality drinking water are essential for regional growth, economic success, and peace.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in the consumption of single-use plastics, highlighting the need for better reuse and recycling policies for those materials.
By: Giulia Carcasci, Marcela Zambrano y Germán Sturzenegger*
This month we celebrate World Water Day and the United Nations has invited us to reflect on an increasingly meaningful question: What is water worth to you? Most, if not all, people would agree that water is invaluable. After all, there’s a reason it’s called the “vital fluid.”
Uruguay has taken on the task of cleaning up the Bay of Montevideo from the source. Investing in sanitation networks and a wastewater plant that will no longer pollute the ecosystem.
Digital technologies are transforming humanity’s relationships with water, but to accelerate the adoption of digital solutions, we must challenge the status quo and provide our workforces with the strategy, culture and tools to succeed.
By Will Sarni*
It should come as no surprise that I am an advocate for the digital transformation of the water sector. Actually, I believe that digital technologies are transforming humanity’s relationships with water. This transformation is greater than the water sector.