Providing universal water and sanitation services is a goal that all Latin American and Caribbean countries share. To achieve it, we need to collect data that lets us clearly measure the progress and the gaps we need to address. By Analia Gomez Vidal y Jesse Madden Libra* Achieving universal water and sanitation services are goals common to all countries in Latin America … [Read more...] about Dripping data: closing the information gap in the water and sanitation sector
Knowledge
Smart water management and integrated solid waste management: How Korea is doing it
By Cinthya Pastor, María Eugenia Rivas and Tomás Serebrisky* The IDB’s 2020 flagship book, From Structures to Services, seeks to motivate us to think about today’s basic infrastructure services and how technological disruption will change the way these services will be delivered in the future. Latin America and the Caribbean have pending challenges in relation to … [Read more...] about Smart water management and integrated solid waste management: How Korea is doing it
World Toilet Day 2017: Where does our poo go? Looking at wastewater through the lens of the Circular Sanitation Economy
November is a special month in the world of Toilets. Each November global stakeholders come together to shine a spotlight on a very important grand challenge - addressing the global sanitation crisis. If there’s one thing that unites humanity, it’s the call of nature. But depending on where we live, it’s not always possible to dispose of our bodily waste safely and … [Read more...] about World Toilet Day 2017: Where does our poo go? Looking at wastewater through the lens of the Circular Sanitation Economy
BRAZILIAN WATER COMPANY CASE DEMONSTRATES RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR NATURAL SOLUTIONS
Brazilian water company case demonstrates return on investment for natural solutions *by Daniel Shemie, Timm Kroeger and Claudio Klemz, The Nature Conservancy Balneário Camboriú is both a famous Brazilian beach destination and a water supply management puzzle. The population of the city is just 170,000 year-round but swells to over 800,000 during the summer high season. Like … [Read more...] about BRAZILIAN WATER COMPANY CASE DEMONSTRATES RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR NATURAL SOLUTIONS
KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT WISDOM IS LIKE WATER IN THE SAND
Ipsa scientia potestas est. Knowledge itself is Power, claimed Francis Bacon in 1597. Power to grow, to move, to hurt, to surprise, to change. Also, water itself is power. Power to quench, to refresh, to yield. To create energy, to provoke conflicts, to create life. Put together the two: Knowledge in the Water sector. It is indeed a powerful thing. … [Read more...] about KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT WISDOM IS LIKE WATER IN THE SAND