Two billion people worldwide will live in informal settlements in 2030. Investing in safe sanitation in these populations is essential to achieve the goals of sustainable development. Hypolitte is a sixteen-year-old Haitian teenager who loves to study and play soccer with her friends. She lives with her mother in Bicentenaire, a bidonville near the sea in the city of … [Read more...] about Investing in safe sanitation in informal settlements
Optimal sanitation: Focus on the Americas at World Water Week 2019
The Inter-American Development Bank is coordinating the Focus on the Americas sessions during World Water Week in Sweden’s capital, with a focus on adopting a new paradigm to close the gap in secure sanitation services in the region. En español aquí. Providing safe sanitation for all in Latin America requires not only significant investments, but a change of … [Read more...] about Optimal sanitation: Focus on the Americas at World Water Week 2019
David and goliath: a false dilemma for innovation in the WASH sector
Innovation in the WASH sector does not need to come from the big players. Startups are key to produce disruptive changes -for the better- in water and sanitation. Being an entrepreneur is a daunting task. You face dozens of challenges every single day. The digital platform you developed has too many bugs. Your prototype is taking much longer to develop than planned. … [Read more...] about David and goliath: a false dilemma for innovation in the WASH sector
Awards for Innovation in water and sanitation 2019
The IDB-FEMSA Awards to innovation on water and sanitation are reaching their tenth anniversary in 2019 and will be celebrating the occasion with a special edition. This year we are launching Ideas into Action an award specifically for water and sanitation utilities in the region. First, second, and third place winners of the IDB-FEMSA Awards will receive US$15,000, … [Read more...] about Awards for Innovation in water and sanitation 2019
Rights for all: water and sanitation 4,000 meters above sea level
World Water Day calls for ensuring water for all. Peru’s Andean communities are taking steps to warrant water and sanitation rights 4,000 meters above sea level. In Romatambo, Peru, at the foothills of the snow-covered Caullaraju, on the white Andes Mountains and 4,000 meters above sea level, temperatures usually drop below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit) in the summer and never … [Read more...] about Rights for all: water and sanitation 4,000 meters above sea level