A successful innovation strategy in Latin America and the Caribbean must combine technology with social innovation and new business and management models. Nya is an 11-year-old who, in 2008 had to take a long eight-hour walk to fetch water from the pond. She could not even imagine that 2 years later, the United Nations General Assembly would recognize the human right to … [Read more...] about Be a Source of Innovation for the water, sanitation, and solid waste sector!
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Upstream Women, Episode 1: Menstrual Hygiene
Podcast transcription Hello, I'm Anamaría Nuñez, and you're listening to Radio BID, a podcast specially designed for the virtual tour of the Inter-American Development Bank. How about we talk about hygiene today? Yes, menstrual hygiene. No, no, no, don't leave. Menstrual hygiene is a very important topic, and we can discuss it without myths or taboos. Why is it so … [Read more...] about Upstream Women, Episode 1: Menstrual Hygiene
Creating an innovation ecosystem in the water sector: lessons from the field
Innovation needs supporting ecosystems that allow the development and implementation of new solutions to provide more and better water and sanitation services. By Hila Cohen* The need for innovation in the water sector is evident for many citizens from Latin America and the Caribbean. As highlighted in previous posts, equitable and reliable access to water and sanitation … [Read more...] about Creating an innovation ecosystem in the water sector: lessons from the field
Dripping data: closing the information gap in the water and sanitation sector
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
Pushing the limits: How to expand the green bond market in a sustainable way
By Adrian Ortega-Andrade and Isabelle Braly-Cartillier* Since the first green bond was issued in 2007, the green bond market has grown exponentially, surpassing the US$1 trillion milestone in cumulative issuance (CBI, 2021). This rapid growth is due in part to the commitment reached in Paris in 2015 to limit the rise in average global temperature to below 1.5 degrees … [Read more...] about Pushing the limits: How to expand the green bond market in a sustainable way