The Economy Journal - Infrastructure and Climate Change in Latin America http://www.theeconomyjournal.eu/ The Economy Journal en <![CDATA[ ​Aguas Andinas' biofactories in Chile wins a UN award for promoting global health ]]> https://www.theeconomyjournal.eu/texto-diario/mostrar/1624139/aguas-andinas-biofactories-in-chile-wins-award-for-promoting-global-health Fri, 08 Nov 2019 11:21:19 +0100 Aguas Andinas has caused a paradigm shift by transforming three water treatment plants in Santiago into “biofactories”.

]]> <![CDATA[ ​Climate change and right to water in Latin America ]]> https://www.theeconomyjournal.eu/texto-diario/mostrar/1618607/climate-change-and-right-to-water-and-in-latin-america Mon, 04 Nov 2019 10:32:57 +0100 The negative effects of climate change on access to water in certain regions of the world.

]]> <![CDATA[ ​The situation of public-private collaboration in sanitation services in Chile ]]> https://www.theeconomyjournal.eu/texto-diario/mostrar/1605593/the-situation-of-public-private-collaboration-in-sanitation-services-in-chile Tue, 22 Oct 2019 10:24:06 +0200 The sanitation services management model implemented in Chile has achieved coverage and quality levels as in no other country in Latin America.

]]> <![CDATA[ ​James Close: “In the next 20 years we will have to build as many infrastructures as in the entire history of mankind” ]]> https://www.theeconomyjournal.eu/texto-diario/mostrar/1612323/james-close-in-the-next-20-years-we-will-have-to-build-as-many-infrastructures-as-in-the-entire-history-of-mankind Mon, 28 Oct 2019 21:19:18 +0100

Interview with the responsible for the London Waste and Recycling Board's Circular Economy Programme and former director of the World Bank's Climate Change group.


]]> <![CDATA[ ​The current situation of sanitation in Latin America confronted with Climate Change ]]> https://www.theeconomyjournal.eu/texto-diario/mostrar/1614488/the-current-situation-of-sanitation-in-latin-america-confronted-with-climate-change Wed, 30 Oct 2019 12:47:04 +0100 Latin American countries possess a high volume of renewable water resources per capita

]]> <![CDATA[ ​Water treatment companies and their contribution to confronting climate change in Chile ]]> https://www.theeconomyjournal.eu/texto-diario/mostrar/1616047/water-treatment-companies-and-their-contribution-to-confronting-climate-change-in-chile Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:16:20 +0100 The urban water cycle in Chile presents different realities, taking into account the enormous geographical and climatic diversity.

]]> <![CDATA[ ​Franz Rojas: "The management and sustainability of water resources require increasing hydraulic infrastructure" ]]> https://www.theeconomyjournal.eu/texto-diario/mostrar/1616070/franz-rojas-the-management-and-sustainability-of-water-resources-require-increasing-hydraulic-infrastructure Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:53:22 +0100 Franz Rojas is coordinator of the Water Agenda and Vice President of Social Development of the Latin American development bank CAF.

]]> <![CDATA[ ​The challenges of public-private collaboration in infrastructure in Latin America ]]> https://www.theeconomyjournal.eu/texto-diario/mostrar/1614613/the-remains-of-public-private-collaboration-in-infrastructure-in-latin-america Wed, 30 Oct 2019 13:32:12 +0100 Latin America needs to allocate 5% of its GDP over the next decade to improve transport, energy and telecommunications systems.

]]> <![CDATA[ ​The challenges of a Latin America confronted with climate change ]]> https://www.theeconomyjournal.eu/texto-diario/mostrar/1615908/the-challenges-of-latin-america-confronted-with-climate-change Thu, 31 Oct 2019 11:05:37 +0100 During the last four decades, we have exceeded our planet's capacity so much that we now have to act urgently to make that deficit good.

]]> <![CDATA[ Richard Damania: “If we don't take measures, water will be scarce in regions where it is now abundant” ]]> https://www.theeconomyjournal.eu/texto-diario/mostrar/1612331/richard-damania-if-we-dont-take-measures-water-will-be-scarce-in-regions-where-it-is-now-abundant Mon, 28 Oct 2019 21:34:50 +0100 Richard Damania is a senior economic advisor to the World Bank and the world's leading economist in water practice at the World Bank.

]]> <![CDATA[ ​Which Latin American countries are better prepared to cope with climate change? ]]> https://www.theeconomyjournal.eu/texto-diario/mostrar/1602491/which-latin-american-countries-are-better-prepared-to-cope-with-climate-change Fri, 18 Oct 2019 10:39:23 +0200 The reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions is essential to be able to manage the risks of climate change throughout the world

]]> <![CDATA[ ​Sergio Margulis: “Development is a necessary condition for resilience to climate change” ]]> https://www.theeconomyjournal.eu/texto-diario/mostrar/1611906/sergio-margulis-development-is-necessary-condition-for-resilience-to-climate-change Mon, 28 Oct 2019 15:14:59 +0100 "We have only got one planet". This is a phrase coined by Sergio Margulis, considered one of the leading experts in environmental economics in Brazil. Currently, he works as Senior Advisor of the Institute for Sustainability, based in Rio de Janeiro.

]]> <![CDATA[ ​Where are the thousands of millions for the 2030 Agenda? ]]> https://www.theeconomyjournal.eu/texto-diario/mostrar/1611924/where-are-the-thousands-of-millions-for-the-2030-agenda Mon, 28 Oct 2019 15:34:00 +0100 If the necessary resources are not allocated, it will be impossible to achieve the sustainable development goals.

]]> <![CDATA[ How climate change affects economic growth ]]> https://www.theeconomyjournal.eu/texto-diario/mostrar/1604355/the-deterioration-in-water-quality-has-reduced-economic-growth-by-third-in-some-countries Mon, 21 Oct 2019 10:22:01 +0200 The World Bank report, published in August of 2019, fully explains the deterioration in water quality, and its effects on the economy.

]]> <![CDATA[ ​Adaptation and Mitigation of Infrastructure Services to Climate Change. The case of Chile ]]> https://www.theeconomyjournal.eu/texto-diario/mostrar/1611917/adaptation-and-mitigation-of-infrastructure-services-to-climate-change-the-case-of-chile Mon, 28 Oct 2019 15:19:28 +0100 The same as for the majority of the countries in the region, in recent years climate change probably was not on Chile's initial infrastructure diary.

]]> <![CDATA[ ​The future of water and sanitation services in Latin America ]]> https://www.theeconomyjournal.eu/texto-diario/mostrar/1612968/the-future-of-water-and-sanitation-services-in-latin-america Tue, 29 Oct 2019 14:01:06 +0100 Urban operators in areas with more than 300,000 inhabitants provide services to 60% of the urban population.

]]> <![CDATA[ ​Is Latin America prepared for the effects of climate change? ]]> https://www.theeconomyjournal.eu/texto-diario/mostrar/1612703/is-latin-america-prepared-for-the-effects-of-climate-change Tue, 29 Oct 2019 10:59:19 +0100 The effects of climate change are global in scope and unprecedented in scale. If drastic measures are not taken right now, it will be more difficult and expensive to adapt to the effects in the immediate future.

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