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Colombia, Hyundai Team Up for Sewer Project
7 May 2013 - 11:01 by Local Press Report
SEOUL (Korea Times) — Hyundai Engineering & Construction said on May 7 that it would participate in a project to improve sewer systems in Colombia, following a similar project in Bangladesh last year.
Colombian Mines Corporation Receives Water Permits
1 May 2013 - 09:28 by Local Press Report
VANCOUVER (Market Wire) — Colombian Mines Corporation is pleased to announce that it has been awarded water diversion and discharge permits for the Company's El Dovio gold - polymetallic project.
Chile’s Endesa Expects Movement on HidroAysen Project in Next Few Months
30 Apr 2013 - 09:31 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
CHILE, SANTIAGO — Jorge Rosenblut, the president of Chilean electricity utility Endesa, said last week that he expected news on the company’s $3.2 billion USD HidroAysen project in the next couple of months.
Colombian Court Gives Miners Relief
30 Apr 2013 - 09:43 by Local Press Report
BOGOTA (Stockhouse) — Colombia will revert to its previous mining code on May 11, a high court ruled last week. The change comes both as a relief to miners and prospectors in the country and a looming monkey
Heavy Rains Cause Colombian Aqueduct Collapse
4 Apr 2013 - 08:11 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
CHILE, SANTIAGO — A landslide has knocked out the water supply of 12,000 citizens of the town of Rovira in central Colombia.
Latin American Governments Infringe on Indigenous Rights in Support of Mining Sector: RRI
29 Mar 2013 - 08:15 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
washington, dc, united states — Four Latin American governments were found to be giving away natural resources located primarily found in areas where indigenous communities live in an effort to increase economic development, ac
Cali, Colombia Signs Water Fund Agreement With the Nature Conservancy
28 Mar 2013 - 07:35 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Colombia, CALI — Authorities in the Colombian city of Cali have signed a new Water Fund Agreement with environmental NGO The Nature Conservancy.
Colombian Banana Growers Seek Solution to Crisis
26 Mar 2013 - 09:54 by Local Press Report
SANTIAGO (Fresh Plaza) — The Banana Growers Association from Magdalena and La Guajira (Asbama) asked the National Government to create an agenda that would allow them to look for solutions to the crisis in this sector.
Colombian Forces Clash With Peaceful Dam Protesters
19 Mar 2013 - 09:39 by Local Press Report
BOGOTA (International Rivers) — Colombian police and soldiers interrupted a peaceful protest by communities affected by Ituango Dam on March 14th.
Acueducto de Bogota Insists Its Water Quality Is Fine
18 Mar 2013 - 07:42 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Colombia, BOGOTA — Acueducto de Bogota, the water provider in the Colombian capital, last week offered assurances that the water provided to 9 million residents of the city and neighboring municipalities is fit for
Israeli Company Wins Colombia Desal Project
8 Mar 2013 - 09:16 by Local Press Report
PUERTO GAITAN (The Jerusalem Post) — Amiad Water Systems, an Upper Galilee-based international water-filtration firm, this week signed an $8 million agreement to implement its technologies in a Colombian oil field. The company wi
Colombian Rebel Bombings Disrupt Water, Power Supplies
7 Mar 2013 - 10:35 by Local Press Report
BOGOTA (Global Post) — Three simultaneous bombings on Tuesday interrupted electricity and water service in the Pacific port city of Tumaco, Colombian authorities said, blaming the attack on leftist FARC rebels. Th
Colombian Report Warns Glaciers Could Be Lost in 30 Years
6 Mar 2013 - 10:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Colombia, BOGOTA — Over the last 30 years, more than half of Colombia’s glacier mass has melted away due to rising temperatures caused by climate change, according to a new report by the Colombian Institute of Hydr
Colombia's Medellin River Turned Dark Blue
26 Feb 2013 - 09:07 by Local Press Report
MEDELLIN (Colombia Reports) — The Medellin River, a heavily polluted waterway with concrete banks, turned a handsome shade of blue Saturday. Despite the aesthetic improvement, officials suspect environmental crime.
South African Mining Company Sues Colombian Small Town Over Protests
20 Feb 2013 - 08:39 by Local Press Report
PIEDRAS (Colombia Reports) — The Colombian branch of the South African-based gold mining conglomerate AngloGold Ashanti is taking the municipality of Piedras in the central Colombian department of Tolima to court claiming that
Colombia’s Cundinamarca Region Allocates $266 Million for Water Crisis
18 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Colombia, BOGOTA — Cundinamarca Governor Alvaro Cruz Vargas last week announced an investment of $212.5 million USD for water and sanitation projects to address water issues in the Bogota River basin.
Red Cross President Committed to Provide Aid to Colombia
15 Feb 2013 - 08:45 by Local Press Report
BOGOTA (ICRC) — Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), today concluded a four-day visit to Colombia, the site of the ICRC's largest humanitarian operation in the Americas.&
Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure on the Rise in Latin America
13 Feb 2013 - 10:57 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, WASHINGTON DC — Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are becoming more prevalent throughout the Latin American region, as governments look to expand infrastructure development and increase access to basic services
FARC Allegedly Plans Attack on Bogotá’s Water
7 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Colombia, BOGOTA — The City Ombudsman’s Office has claimed that Colombian insurgent group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) plans to launch a bomb attack on the water supply of the capital, Bogotá.
Mining Company Gives Up Some Rights in Colombia's New Park
7 Feb 2013 - 08:31 by Local Press Report
TORONTO (Continental Gold) — Continental Gold Limited announced on February 6 that it has voluntarily initiated the process of relinquishing to the National Mining Agency 1,001 hectares of its mineral exploration rights
Manizales Residents Sue City, Utility Over Water Shut-Offs
31 Jan 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Colombia, MANIZALES — Residents of the Colombian city of Manizales are suing the municipality and local water company Aguas de Manizales for suspension of services during the citywide water crisis of 2011.
Melting Glaciers Threaten Water Supply of Andean Communities
29 Jan 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
QUITO, Ecuador — The snowcaps of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and Colombia have been melting at an unprecedented rate, with over 30 percent having disappeared in the last 30 years, according to new research pu
Acueducto Bogota Faces New Questions Over Expansion Into Waste Management
25 Jan 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Colombia, BOGOTA — Acueducto Bogota EAAB, theutility operating in the Colombian capital,is facing new controversy after expanding its services into waste management.
Report Highlights Latin America Watershed Payment Programs
21 Jan 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, WASHINGTON DC — Conservation-focused international non-profit Forest Trends released its “State of the Watershed Payments 2012” report last week.
Colombian Campaigner Criticizes Lack of Protection at New Park
21 Jan 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Colombia, BOGOTA — A prominent ecologist has committed to continue opposing mining companies at the Santurban “paramo,” (alpine tundra ecosystem), which was partially declared a national park on January 15.
Gold Processing Plant Sparks Colombian Protests
10 Jan 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Colombia, BOGOTA — Hundreds of people are protesting against plans for the AngloGold Ashanti mining company to establish a gold ore processing plant in central Colombia.
Colombia Approves $850 Million Grant for Infrastructure
8 Jan 2013 - 09:42 by Local Press Report
BOGOTA (Colombia Reports) — Colombia's government has signed an $850 million investme
Bogota Water Company Takes Back Billing Services From Private Firms
3 Jan 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Colombia, BOGOTA — On January 1, Acueducto de Bogota, the water company providing services in the Colombian capital, re-assumed responsibility for billing and customer service, which had been carried out by private
Colombia Approves $54 Million Environmental Grant
20 Dec 2012 - 08:52 by Local Press Report
BOGOTA (Colombia Reports) — A $54 million USD environmental protection grant was approved on Wednesday as part the Colombia government's ongoing "conservation, restoration, and ecological education program," reported local
Spain’s Ezentis Group Wins Contract From Chile’s Aguas de Antofagasta
17 Dec 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
CHILE, ANTOFAGASTA — The RDTC Chilean consortium, a subsidiary of Spanish telecommunications, technology and infrastructure company the Ezentis Group, has won the contract to maintain drinking water and sanitation netw
Ecuador Inaugurates Two New Glacier Monitoring Stations
14 Dec 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador is planning to inaugurate two new meteorological monitoring stations as part of the Adaptation to the Impacts of Rapid Glacier Retreat in the Tropical Andes (PRAA) program.
Colombia’s National Health Institute Releases First Drinking Water Quality Report, Risk Index
13 Dec 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Colombia, BOGOTA — Colombia’s National Health Institute (INS) has released the first drinking water quality report for the entire country.
Central Colombian Oil Spill Cuts Off Water for Thousands
13 Dec 2012 - 09:20 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Colombia, BOGOTA — An oil spill in the department of Tolima, in central Colombia,has required local authorities to turn off the drinking water for half of the 40,000 residents in the town of Melgar.
Colombian Miners Aim to End Polluting Mercury Use
10 Dec 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Colombia, BOGOTA — A group of artisan Colombian miners is at the forefront of a movement to produce gold without the use of mercury, which can contaminate water and threaten public health.
Bogota Utility to Stop Bulk Water Sales
7 Dec 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Colombia, BOGOTA — Bogota water company Acueducto de Bogota (EAAB) has announced that it will no longer sell water in bulk, a practice it says support unsustainable growth in the region.
Colombian Couple Make a Home in Abandoned Sewer
6 Dec 2012 - 10:06 by Local Press Report
MEDELLIN (NY Daily News) — Colombian couple turns abandoned sewer into home for the past 22 years. Miguel Restrepo and wife Maria Garcia have fixed up their Medellin digs with a bed, kitchen, chair and even electricity.
Colombian Utility EMCALI Says Half of Water Supply Is Lost
3 Dec 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Colombia, CALI — EMCALI, the utility operating in the Colombian city of Cali, loses over half of its water supply due to lack of metering, water theft, and use of water for construction and other non-potable purpos
Bogota Utility Fined for Abusing Market Position
15 Nov 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Colombia, BOGOTA — Colombia’s Superintendency of Industry and Commerce has confirmed that it sanctioned Acueducto de Bogota, the utility operating in the capital city, for abuse of its dominant market position.
Colombia Prepares for Sale of Aguas Kapital; Residents Oppose Move
25 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Colombia, CUCUTA — The Colombian government plans to liquidate the stock of Nule Group company Aguas Kapital Cucuta and sell it in order to settle debts to the company’s workers and other creditors, Judicial Liquidat
Ibero-American Federation to Discuss Water, Sanitation Threats to Children
24 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Spain, MADRID — The Ibero-American Federation of Ombudsmen (FIO) will discuss issues affecting children in the region, including lack of drinking water and sanitation, and seek solutions to them during its meeting
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