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98% connected: a sanitation network with social innovation

November 12, 2020 Por Lourdes Álvarez Prado Leave a Comment

On World’s Toilet Day, Peru’s experience is a powerful reminder that access to sanitation has multiple advantages for public health and the environment. By: Lourdes Álvarez, Tania Páez, Roxana Pérez y Yanina Rumiche* When one thinks about a drinking water and sanitation program, the first thing that comes to mind is building quality infrastructure. But once it is in … [Read more...] about 98% connected: a sanitation network with social innovation

TOWARD A WORLD FREE OF UNTREATED WASTEWATER: BREAKING THE CATCH-22 SITUATION FACED BY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

March 19, 2017 Por Autor Invitado Leave a Comment

*By Manzoor Qadir, Assistant Director at the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), Canada. Policies and investments that move from mitigation to prevention make wastewater profitable and safe for public health  The use of untreated wastewater in low-income countries faces a ‘Catch 22’ situation: it provides critical benefits to … [Read more...] about TOWARD A WORLD FREE OF UNTREATED WASTEWATER: BREAKING THE CATCH-22 SITUATION FACED BY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

November 8, 2016 Por Autor Invitado Leave a Comment

*By Dr. Joakim Harlin, UN-Water Vice Chair and Chief, Freshwater Ecosystems Unit of UNEP. We usually talk about the water and sanitation crisis in terms of what people lack when they don’t have safe water to drink or a decent toilet: dignity, health, and especially for women and girls, safety. But what if we focused on the human potential that could be unlocked by water … [Read more...] about UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Urban Wastewater Treatment in Brazil

September 8, 2016 Por Autor Invitado Leave a Comment

Challenges and solutions applied for sewage treatment in Brazil *by Marcos von Sperling Brazil is a country with continental dimensions and, as a result, has a large diversity in climatic, economic and cultural characteristics. As for other developing countries, sewage treatment is a major challenge. This is reflected in the difficulties in having a high coverage of sewage … [Read more...] about Urban Wastewater Treatment in Brazil

How Latin America and the Caribbean can help avert a water crisis

September 19, 2013 Por Autor Invitado Leave a Comment

Op-Ed article by Crystal Fenwick and Fernando Miralles* With immense swathes of tropical and sub-tropical zones and a seemingly bountiful supply of freshwater, Latin America and the Caribbean is rarely associated with water scarcity. Indeed, according to the UN, Latin America and the Caribbean is home to one-tenth of world’s population while generating one-third of its water … [Read more...] about How Latin America and the Caribbean can help avert a water crisis

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