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
Desalination: the future of water?
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 … [Read more...] about Desalination: the future of water?
The Plastics Pandemic
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* In recent years, we have all read or heard about how plastic waste has reached every corner of the planet: oceans, glaciers, inside fish, and … [Read more...] about The Plastics Pandemic
Our vital liquid, really?
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.” Sadly, we appear to be treating water as the exact opposite of that precept – and we’ve begun to … [Read more...] about Our vital liquid, really?
Sustained efforts in sanitation yield results in Montevideo
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. The Cerro, a neighborhood on the western outskirts of Montevideo derives its name from the hill (“cerro”) on which it is built. The growing community is bustling with children and there is a … [Read more...] about Sustained efforts in sanitation yield results in Montevideo