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More Headlines Grijalva canal flow down to 128m3/s Mexico Water is flowing at a rate of 128m3/s through the canal dug in a mudslide on Mexico’s Grijalva river, state power company CFE said in a statement. Water was flowing through the canal at 420-480m3/s…

CEF funding reached record US$21bn in 2007 Brazil Brazilian national savings bank Caixa Econфmica Federal’s (CEF) funding for sanitation, infrastructure and housing last year registered a record 37.2bn reais (US$21.2bn), an increase of 101% over 2006…

Up to 37% of Conama EIAs behind schedule Chile The deadline indicator implemented by Chile’s environmental commission Conama shows that 37% of the EIAs processed by the entity are behind schedule, slowing down investment projects in the country, l… MOP to build 5 dams by 2011 Chile Chile’s public works ministry (MOP) is planning to build five new dams by 2011, raising the country’s water reserves to 395Bm3, paper El Mercurio reported on its website. Three dams - Puntilla del…

CEF: US$3.2bn budget for sanitation, infra Brazil Brazilian savings bank Caixa Econфmica Federal’s (CEF) budget for sanitation and infrastructure funding this year is 5.6bn reais (US$3.2bn), CEF announced on Tuesday (Feb 12). The amount is a consi…