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Chile, Brazil: water utilities become energy producers with biogas
Chilean natural gas distributor Metrogas and water utility Aguas Andinas started up operations at the country’s first biogas plant installed at the Farfana water treatment complex on the outskir… more →
Sanitation Updates
Post-construction support and sustainability in community-managed rural water supply
dietvorst wrote 1 week ago: Bakalian, A. and Wakeman, W. (eds) (2009). Post-construction support and sustainability in community … more →
Post-construction support and sustainability in community-managed rural water supply
dietvorst wrote 1 week ago: Bakalian, A. and Wakeman, W. (eds) (2009). Post-construction support and sustainability in community … more →
Henk Holtslag: Dutch International Volunteer of the Year
dietvorst wrote 2 weeks ago: Henk Holtslag Dutch public broadcasting organisation NCRV has awarded the International Mambapoint V … more →
Barbados: water authority bankrupcy forces water rates increase
dietvorst wrote 3 weeks ago: The July 1st [2009] increase in water rates is necessary because the Barbados Water Authority (BWA), … more →
Water safety plan manual
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Bartram, J. … [et al] (2009). Water safety plan manual: step-by-step risk management for drink … more →
Water Integrity Network Case Information Sheets
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Corruption in the water sector both puts at risk the lives of billions of people and slows developme … more →
El Salvador: Anda to modify potable water subsidy
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: El Salvador’s national aqueduct and sewerage authority Anda [Administración Nacional de Acuedu … more →
Peru: local water utilities bankrupt, new legislation proposed
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: The majority of Peru’s 50 regional water utilities (EPS) are on the brink of bankruptcy … more →
Biogas: Chilean water utility inaugurates largest plant in South America
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Chilean natural gas distributor Metrogas and water utility Aguas Andinas started up operations at th … more →
Chile, Brazil: water utilities become energy producers with biogas
dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: Chilean natural gas distributor Metrogas and water utility Aguas Andinas started up operations at th … more →
JOB POST: Capacity Builder, Intellectual Disabilities, Bolivia (Texto en ingles y español)
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Andrea Shettle, MSW wrote 2 months ago: Texto en español Capacity Builder in Intellectual Disabilities-Ricerca y Cooperazione, El Alto, Boli … more →
Nanotechnology for clean water
dietvorst wrote 2 months ago: Can nanotechnology provide solutions to water treatment in the developing world and improve access … more →
Portal ODM - Acompanhamento Municipal dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento do Milênio
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dietvorst wrote 2 months ago: This portal was launched in Brazil to help citizens monitor the status of the Millennium Developmen … more →
Nicaragua: decentralised water financing bill under discussion
dietvorst wrote 2 months ago: The environmental and natural resources committee of the Nicaraguan congress has started debating a … more →
Peru, Lima: investing in large-scale desalination, but what about plugging the leaks first
dietvorst wrote 2 months ago: While a US$280mn desalination project is being proposed to provide drinking water to the Peruvian ca … more →
Guatemala: Global Water and Peace Corps collaborate in Healthy Schools program
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dietvorst wrote 3 months ago: Having developed many water systems in Guatemala, Global Water saw an opportunity to assist the Peac … more →
Peru, Lima: using carbon bonds to finance wastewater treatment
dietvorst wrote 3 months ago: The Andean Development Corporation (CAF) and Peru’s state water utility Sedapal have signed … more →
Peru, Lima: using carbon bonds to finance wastewater treatment
dietvorst wrote 3 months ago: The Andean Development Corporation (CAF) and Peru’s state water utility Sedapal have signed an … more →
Peru: sanitation - two out of three installations not used!
dietvorst wrote 3 months ago: Such is the observation made by “Alternative Pro-poor Sanitation Solutions in Peru” (APS … more →
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