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
The most innovative solutions: Meet the winners of the IDB-FEMSA and Ideas into Action Awards
The winners of the IDB-FEMSA Award are RENAR Green Strategy, in the Water category; Zhana Solutions, in the Sanitation category; and Dipterra, in the Solid Waste category. The winner of the Ideas into Action Award is The Closing the Gap Project, presented by Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM). The festival of innovation in water, sanitation, and solid waste has revealed … [Read more...] about The most innovative solutions: Meet the winners of the IDB-FEMSA and Ideas into Action Awards
Groundwaters: the value of the invisible
Groundwater supplies up to 60% of the water in some Latin American and Caribbean countries. They are an invisible resource, but essential for the present and future of the region. By María Augusta Olmedo and Paulina González* When we think of natural water sources, we generally imagine a river, a stream, a lake, flows that we can see with the naked eye. However, … [Read more...] about Groundwaters: the value of the invisible
Presenting the semifinalists of the 2021 BID-FEMSA Award
26 semifinalists in the categories of water, sanitation, and solid waste are moving to the second round of application, in which the jury will define the nine finalists who will compete for three prizes of US $10,000. The call for the BID-FEMSA 2021 Award was a big success. More than 200 proposals were received, which indicates once again that the innovation ecosystem in … [Read more...] about Presenting the semifinalists of the 2021 BID-FEMSA Award