Weekly Report - 25 August 2016 (WR-16-33)

PERU | IDB water and sanitation proposals. On 22 August the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) organised an event entitled ‘HidroPerú 2030’ in Lima, in which it presented some of the challenges and opportunities of extending the country’s drinking water and sanitation systems over the next 15 years. During the event, which was attended by 400 businessmen, academics, students and government officials including President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, speakers provided information on water purification, evaluation, treatment, and access and reutilisation methods designed to help improve public access to water and sanitation.