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World's Largest Tropical Glacier in Peru Smallest Size in 6,000 Years
20 May 2013 - 09:57 by Local Press Report
COLUMBUS OH (Discovery News) — High mountain tropical glaciers have long been the alarm bells of global warming, but the Quelccaya Ice Cap in Peru with its many glacial arms, is especially important since its ice
Private Sector Help Needed to Curb “Out of Control” Economic Losses From Disasters: UN
17 May 2013 - 09:16 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
new yorK, ny, united states — Economic losses due to natural disasters are “out of control” and will continue to rise if disaster risk management does not become a fundamental aspect of government and business investment strate
Peru One of Best Irrigation Adaptors in World
14 May 2013 - 08:25 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Fresh Plaza) — Netafim's worldwide President, Mr Igal Aisemberg, said that Peru has been one of the countries that adopted irrigation systems in agriculture the most quickly, even more easily than Israel and
Peru Awards RO Desal Plant to Canadian Firm
14 May 2013 - 08:22 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Water World) — Canadian firm BluMetric Environmental Inc.
FAO to Increase Funding for Peru
13 May 2013 - 07:42 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, LIMA — The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) plans to increase its financial support for Peru’s agricultural and irrigation programs to some $15 million USD.
Peru's Loreto Region Plans $1.5 Billion Infrastructure Investment
13 May 2013 - 08:25 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Andina) — The sanitary and road infrastructure currently underway and projected in north-eastern Peru’s Loreto region will require an investment of over $1.5 billion USD said Loreto regional president, Ivan
Peru Closing Environmental Sanction Loophole
9 May 2013 - 09:44 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Reuters) — Peru is trying to quash the ability of companies to avoid paying environmental fines by lodging judicial appeals that linger for years, part of a push to crack down on polluters in a top exporter
Peru’s Foreign Commerce Society Calls on Government to Boost Water and Sanitation Sectors
7 May 2013 - 10:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, LIMA — Peru’s Foreign Commerce Society (COMEX Peru) last week urged the government not to lose focus on the water and sanitation sectors, and to work to meet the UN Millennium Goal Development Goal targ
Brazil’s Acre State Is First to Join National Water Pact
6 May 2013 - 09:41 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Brazil, RIO BRANCO — Brazil’s drought-stricken Acre state last week became the first state to join the country’s National Water Pact.
Peruvian Communities Agree on Water, Bird Protections
2 May 2013 - 09:30 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Surf Birds) — Four communities in Peru have agreed on complementary land actions that will protect 930 acres of vital cloud forest and double the size of an increasingly popular bird reserve – generating benef
Peru’s National Sanitation Authority Warns of Human Resources Needs at Waterworks
1 May 2013 - 08:16 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, LIMA — Peru’s national sanitation authority, SUNASS, aid this week that new investment in water and sanitation infrastructure must be accompanied by investment in human resources.
Peru Implementing Irrigation Projects to Export More Food
1 May 2013 - 09:23 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Andina) — Peru is expected to add 120,000 new hectares of farmland in order to increase produce exports the next two to three years, Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture has announced.
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.
Peru Commits $219 Million to Water This Year
23 Apr 2013 - 10:02 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Bernama.com) — Peruvian authorities have committed $219 million USD in potable water and sanitation projects to be executed under a public works scheme in 2013 year-to-date, according to figures from Peru's Econo
$260 Billion Lost Each Year Due to Lack of Sanitation: World Bank
19 Apr 2013 - 09:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
washington, dc, united states — An estimated $260 billion USD is lost every year from a lack of access to sanitation, according to the World Bank.
Chile’s Aguas Andinas Presents $130 Million Investment Plan
17 Apr 2013 - 07:57 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
CHILE, SANTIAGO — Chilean water supply and wastewater company Aguas Andinas last week presented a $130 million USD investment plan focused on dealing with the impacts of climate change.
Peruvian Taxpayers Association Warns of Water Quality, Access Problems
12 Apr 2013 - 08:08 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, LIMA — Over half of the Peruvian population lacks access to a secure water supply, and two-thirds consume water of poor quality, the group "Taxpayers for Respect" (Contribuyentes por el Respeto) said
Peruvian Protesters Vandalize Yanacocha Mine
12 Apr 2013 - 09:31 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Fox Business) — Antimining protesters vandalized parts of property owned by gold mining company Minera Yanacocha in northern Peru, the company said Thursday, highlighting the challenges the firm continues to fac
Peru Classifies 13 New Protected Areas
10 Apr 2013 - 08:51 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Andina) — The Peru's Ministry of Environment will name thirteen new private conservation areas in five Peruvian regions. One of the new conservation areas is Los Chilchos, which is located in the Amazon
Peru's President Looks to Chinese Investment
9 Apr 2013 - 09:20 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Peruvian Times) — President Ollanta Humala called on Chinese companies to invest in Peru, pointing to the need for investments in agriculture, energy, and infrastructure. In Beijing as part of a multi-city tr
“Rosetta Stone” of Glaciers Shows 1,600 Years of Ice Melted in Last 25 Years
8 Apr 2013 - 09:39 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, OH, COLUMBUS — Ice cores from the Peruvian Quelccaya Ice Cap -- dubbed the “Rosetta Stone” of glacier by Ohio State University researchers because some 1,800 years of the glacier’s history is shown with the ice –
Pluspetrol Denies Responsibility for Peru’s Amazon Pollution
3 Apr 2013 - 08:06 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, LIMA — Argentine oil company Pluspetrol Norte SA on April 1 denied accusations by the Peruvian government that its operations in the country’s northern Amazon region were causing serious environmental pol
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
Peru Declares State of Emergency Over Amazon Oil Pollution
26 Mar 2013 - 08:19 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, LIMA — Peru’s government on March 25 declared a 90-day environmental state of emergency in the Amazon region of Loreto due to oil pollution that was not properly cleaned up by Argentine-owned Pluspetrol.<
Southern Peru Highly Contaminated With Mercury
21 Mar 2013 - 08:39 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Montreal Gazette) — A study of mercury contamination in a southeastern Peruvian jungle area ravaged by illegal gold mining found unsafe levels of the toxic metal in 78 per cent of adults in the regional capital and
Demonstrators Confront Peruvian President Over Water, Sanitation in Moyobamba
20 Mar 2013 - 07:38 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, MOYOBAMBA — During a visit to the city of Moyobamba, in Peru’s San Martin region, this week, Peruvian President Ollanta Humala Tasso was confronted by demonstrators demanding that the government carry out wate
Peru's Massive Irrigation Project to Begin Transporting Water Next Year
20 Mar 2013 - 09:42 by Local Press Report
LIMA (NBC News) — Next year, the Olmos Irrigation Project will start pumping billions of gallons of water onto a nearby 170-square-mile patch of desert in the Olmos Valley near the Pacific coast.
Lima Residents Fear Water Shortages: Survey
13 Mar 2013 - 10:23 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, LIMA — More than half of residents in the Peruvian capital, Lima, fear that the city will face water, while just under half say state-owned water and sewage utility SEDAPAL should be privatized, according
Arequipa Service Provider Says 100 Percent of Schools Will Have Water Supply
12 Mar 2013 - 09:39 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, AREQUIPA — All of the schools in Peru’s Arequipa region will have drinking water as the new school year starts, despite $806,000 USD in unpaid debts at 144 educational institutions, according to regional wate
Peruvian Anti-Mining Lawyers Prepare for Newmont Human Rights Suit
12 Mar 2013 - 09:27 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Reuters) — Anti-mining activists have filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights accusing Peru's government of rights abuses during protests against one of Latin America's biggest
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
Peru Investigates Alleged Fraud in Country’s Water for All Program
5 Mar 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, LIMA — A “mega commission” of the Peruvian Congress is investigating $1.7 billion USD in alleged fraud and irregularities in the country’s Water for All Program.
Peruvians End Protest Against Barrick Gold’s Mine
1 Mar 2013 - 10:04 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, LIMA — Local Peruvians have ended a nearly week-long protest of Barrick Gold Corp.’s Lagunas Norte Mine, the Canadian mining giant announced on February 27.
Peruvian Population at Risk From Climate Change, Water Scarcity
27 Feb 2013 - 10:54 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, WASHINGTON DC — Peru is considered one of the countries in South America most vulnerable to climate change, due to water scarcity concerns that are already taking a toll on a “wide spectrum of Peruvian society,”
Peru Invests $3.5 Billion USD to Expand Water, Sanitation in Lima
27 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, LIMA — Peru is investing over $3.5 billion USD to expand sanitation treatment and water coverage in the capital district.
Peruvian Billboard Creates Potable Water
26 Feb 2013 - 09:19 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Adweek) — Lima, Peru, gets about half an inch of rainfall per year. Yet the atmospheric humidity is around 98 percent.
Peru Plans $3.1 Billion Investment in Lima Water Supply
19 Feb 2013 - 10:12 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Reuters) — Peru plans to invest $3.1 billion USD through 2016 to bring water to all residents in metropolitan Lima, officials said on Monday. About $1 billion USD for the projects would be made availab
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
Candente Copper’s $1.5 Billion Cañaris Project Faces Accusations of Water Pollution
11 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PERU, LIMA — Residents of Peru’s Cañaris district agreed last week to suspend protests until after a meeting with government officials. The meeting was to take place on February 9.
Peruvian Water Authority Denies Mine Expansion
11 Feb 2013 - 10:08 by Local Press Report
LIMA (World War 4 Report) — Peru's Yanacocha mining company—that seeking to develop the controversial Conga project in Cajamarca region—is appealing a ruling of the National Water Authority (ANA) barring expansion
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