
Water and Waste: The week in 10 stories

COLOMBIA
The housing ministry finished water projects worth US$306mn in 2017.
MEXICO
The construction of the El Zapotillo dam is stalled due to a dispute between the Jalisco and Guanajuato states.
Mexico City said it had made progress on its climate action program (PACCM) for 2014-20.
Federal water authority Conagua reported significant progress in reaching a number of potable water and sanitation targets.
CHILE
The public works ministry (MOP) presented a plan to adapt infrastructure to the risks related to climate change.
BRAZIL
Paraná water utility Sanepar obtained a US$450mn loan from state-owned lender Caixa to finance water and sewerage expansions.
Development bank BNDES will provide US$30mn to install water cisterns next year in semiarid areas.
ARGENTINA
Córdoba province opened eight bids for a US$35mn project to install a sewer system that will benefit five municipalities.
PANAMA
The legislature advanced a bill to establish a regulatory framework for the integrated management of water resources.
COSTA RICA
Approximately 75% of the tasks included in the general recovery plan for the areas hit by Hurricane Otto in 2016 have been completed.
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