Conieco: Small firms need more flexibility to comply with regulation

Mexico's national council of industrial ecologists, Conieco, is proposing to simplify formal procedures and increase autonomy levels so that small and micro-sized companies can more capably comply wit...

• Chile

   DGA: Large-scale agricultural projects should present EIS

  In order to evaluate their overall impact, large-scale agricultural projects should form part of the...   more

• Jamaica

   Government to improve potable water, sewerage services in Kingston, St Catherine

  The Jamaican government is carrying out several projects to improve potable water distribution and s...   more

• Mexico

   NADB, Oomapas to invite bids for Sonora water projects

  The North American Development Bank (NADB) has placed an international invitation to bid on two proj...   more

• Brazil

   Minister: Sanitation regulations should be ready by year-end

  Brazil's cities minister Márcio Fortes said the regulations governing the national basic sanitation ...   more

• Peru

   Barranca beaches declared in state of emergency due to lack of sewage treatment

  The Peruvian government has declared a state of emergency on the beaches in Barranca district, in Li...   more

• Peru

   Japanese, German banks to support sanitation sector

  Japanese and German banks will help finance projects in Peru's sanitation sector, according to housi...   more

• Bolivia

   Government confirms US$20mn CAF loan for natural disasters program

  Bolivia has confirmed a US$20mn loan from the Andean Development Corporation (CAF) to finance its na...   more

• Chile

   Escondida: New desalination plant could up cash costs 10-15%

  Cash costs at Chilean copper mine Escondida will likely increase 10-15% from current levels once the...   more

• Colombia

   EPM to invest US$2.2bn from 2009-11, launches new international division

  Colombia's Medellín-based multi-utility EPM will invest 5tn pesos (US$2.2bn) during the 2009-11 peri...   more