The coronovarius pandemic (COVID-19) is a reminder of how vital safe water and sanitation services are to all. Today as we commemorate World Water Day, we remind you of the importance of taking care of the resource, but in this particular year we want to underline the importance of taking care of ourselves and our communities. Washing your hands thoroughly with soap and … [Read more...] about Water and soap against coronavirus in Latin America and the Caribbean
Sergio I. Campos G.
Sergio I. Campos G. es el Jefe de la División de Agua y Saneamiento del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Es economista con experiencia en banca de inversión y políticas públicas. Actualmente es responsable de proyectos de agua, saneamiento y residuos sólidos, cooperación técnica y producción de conocimiento sectorial, gestión del Fondo Español para Agua y Saneamiento en América Latina y el Caribe y AquaFund, además de otras iniciativas. Antes de unirse al Banco, trabajó en áreas como financiamiento de infraestructura, adquisiciones, capital privado, ingeniería y consultoría de negocios.
World Water Forum: Latin America and the Caribbean aim for a future with water for all
The World Water Forum is being held March 18-23 in Brazil’s capital, bringing together the sector’s top specialists. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) was in charge of coordinating the Regional Process of the Americas, focusing on the continent’s water resources situation. The World Water Forum 2018 opened in Brasilia, Brazil, with a call to make quality water and … [Read more...] about World Water Forum: Latin America and the Caribbean aim for a future with water for all
Take the waste out of wastewater
Wastewater is a byproduct of human activity. Like most byproducts, it can have some sort of a second life. Just like steam, a byproduct of combustion and boiling water powered the industrial revolution; we are in need right now of a new revolution that recognizes that wastewater is actually a resource rather than a wasteful byproduct of our daily lives. That revolution is … [Read more...] about Take the waste out of wastewater
Fresh water and sanitation ideas: We award prizes to the best research projects
We will award prizes of US$1,000 each for the most innovating water and sanitation projects in the Americas. Winners will have a chance to present them at the World Water Forum “You need ideas to wage a war,” goes a popular saying in Spanish. And our region is waging an all-out war against a chronic lack of water, sanitation and solid waste handling. In tune with the proverb, … [Read more...] about Fresh water and sanitation ideas: We award prizes to the best research projects
Menstruating: a challenge in the sky and on land
Access to water and sanitation and its impact on menstrual hygiene distresses women both on Earth and in space Hardly anybody knows that the menstrual cycle at zero gravity is one of the logistic variables for space missions. Since the sixties, over 60 women astronauts have had to figure out how to deal with their periods aboard spaceships. The physical impacts as well as … [Read more...] about Menstruating: a challenge in the sky and on land