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  1. 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. The consortium ...

    Local Press Report - 05/16/2013 - 09:18

  2. UK Pledges $2.9 Billion USD in Climate Aid

    4 Dec 2012- 08:59 by Local Press Report DOHA Bloomberg U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Davey said Britain will pay 1.8 billion pounds ($2.9 billion) in climate aid next year, the first G7 nation to make such a pledge at United Nations climate talks in Doha. The ...

    Local Press Report - 12/04/2012 - 09:59

  3. IADB, Oxfam Announce Cooperation

    14 Nov 2012- 08:56 by Local Press Report WASHINGTON DC Inter-American Development Bank Oxfam and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) have signed a memorandum of understanding to formalize their commitment to collaborate on key development projects ...

    Local Press Report - 11/14/2012 - 09:59

  4. Ecuadorean Plaintiffs to Bring Chevron Lawsuit to Argentina, Colombia

    1 Nov 2012- 08:39 by Local Press Report QUITO AlertNet Ecuadorean plaintiffs plan to sue Chevron in Argentina and Colombia to collect a $19 billion USD award for pollution in the Amazon that has become one of the world's most high-profile ...

    Local Press Report - 11/01/2012 - 10:01

  5. Nicaragua Fighting Costa Rica, Colombia Over Canal Plans

    19 Aug 2012- 22:37 by Local Press Report SAN JOSE The Costa Rica News Nicaragua’s representative to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Carlos Arguello, accused Costa Rica and Colombia, of trying stop Nicaraguan canal project from becoming a reality ...

    Local Press Report - 08/20/2012 - 07:44

  6. FINDETER, IADB Fund Sustainable Cities in Colombia

    1 Jun 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Colombia, SANTANDER Colombia’s state-run development finance agency, FINDETER, and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) have increased funding for Colombia’s Bucaramanga Reservoir. The loan provided to ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 06/01/2012 - 12:14

  7. Cordoba, Colombia Investigates Water Pollution

    21 May 2012- 18:11 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Colombia, MONTERIA Residents of northern Colombia’s conflict-ridden Cordoba Department are drinking polluted water, according to the head of the Regional Autonomous Corporation of the Valley of the Sinu and ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/16/2013 - 05:15

  8. Colombian Coffee Crop Could Be Threatened by La Nina Drought

    28 Dec 2010- 16:29 by Local Press Report BOGOTA, COLUMBIA Business World (Philippines) Coffee growers in Colombia, which have faced drought over the last year due to El Nino, could see torrential rainfall due to the onset of La Nina weather phenomenon in ...

    Local Press Report - 05/15/2013 - 16:41

  9. More Than Half of Colombian Municipalities Don't Provide Clean Drinking Water

    27 Oct 2010- 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Colombia, BOGOTA A study by the Ombudsman's Office of Colombia (Defensoria del Pueblo) found that 618 of the country's 1,119 municipalities do not provide clean drinking water to residents. Water in ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 01/13/2011 - 15:00

  10. Colombia Prioritizes Water Projects in Caribbean Region

    27 Oct 2010- 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Colombia, BOGOTA The Colombian Environment, Housing and Territorial Development Ministry has prioritized 301 departmental water plan projects for the eight departments of the country's Caribbean region, ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 01/13/2011 - 15:00

  11. Industrial Code Council to Improve Plumbing, Conservation Standards

    30 Jun 2010- 16:02 by Local Press Report Colombia, CA, WHITTIER international Code Council The International Code Council is working with leaders in Colombia's building sector, including the Instituto Colombiano de Normas Tecnicas y Certificacidn ...

    Local Press Report - 01/13/2011 - 14:00

  12. Colombia to Increase Water Rates

    6 Jan 2010- 12:06 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Colombia, BOGOTA T he Colombian government will issue a presidential decree to increase water tariffs this month, as an attempt to moderate water consumption, according to the newspaper El Tiempo. Rates will be ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 01/13/2011 - 12:00

  13. Colombia Suspends Electricity Exports Due to Water Shortages

    9 Dec 2009- 15:02 by Local Press Report Colombia, BOGOTA Latin American Herald Tribune Colombia suspended electricity exports to Venezuela in late November and reduced the amount of electricity sales to Ecuador to conserve water during the current dry ...

    Local Press Report - 01/13/2011 - 15:00

  14. El Nino, Melting Glaciers Cause Water Scarcity Concerns in Colombia

    14 Oct 2009- 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Colombia, BOGOTA Colombian experts are expecting a 30 percent reduction in average rainfall for October and November due to El Nino weather phenomenon. They are also concerned that the country's Andean ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 01/13/2011 - 15:00

  15. IADB Loan to Help Colombia's Climate Change Program

    14 Oct 2009- 16:02 by Local Press Report BOGOTA Inter-American Development Bank The Inter-American Development Bank will lend Colombia some $250 million USD to help the country implement its climate change program. Colombia is expected to experience ...

    Local Press Report - 01/13/2011 - 15:00

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