New York, Mar 24 (EFE).- Approximately 8,000 lacquered clay balls in various shades of blue created by 100 children from the Americas were fashioned into water droplets to form a wave. The art piece was unveiled Thursday in New York during parallel events at the United Nations Water Conference. “Be the drop that shapes the …
Puerto Morelos (Mexico), Nov 30 (EFE).- Access to basic services such as drinking water is important to prevent families in the “dry corridor” of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala from migrating to other countries, said Daniel Oporto, director for Latin America at Water for People. In an interview with EFE, Oporto spoke …
Puerto Morelos (Mexico), Dec 1 (EFE).- Reducing debt default and encouraging users of drinking water systems to pay fair rates in rural areas is one of the biggest challenges facing the public sector in Latin America, said Claudia Vera, general coordinator of the water and sanitation for rural and indigenous communities project at Paraguay’s National …
Puerto Morelos, Mexico, Nov 30 (EFE).- Access to drinking water has been key to transforming areas affected by guerrilla warfare and armed conflicts in Colombia, according to the non-profit civil society organization Fundación PLAN. The Colombian municipality of Tumaco, affected by armed movements and forced displacement, is one of the success stories of the organization’s …
Puerto Morelos (Mexico), Nov 30 (EFE).- Giving women dignity and improving their quality of life in Latin America is one of the main contributions of the Lazos de Agua initiative, a program that has brought drinking water to 200,000 people in the region, says Andrea Mota, Sustainability & Stakeholders Engagement Director at Coca-Cola Company Latin …