Initiates IDB mission focused on the recovery of Lake Ypacaraí

View of Lake Ypacarai in the San Bernardino city area. Photo Archive/ IP Agency

Asunción, IP Agency.- This Tuesday, the mission of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) officially began, with a view to the profile of the project for the sanitation of the Ypacaraí Lake basin within the framework of the IDB-Clima funds.

The first work session, which included the participation of the IDB, the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC), the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development (Mades), addressed a review of the objectives, background of the problems of the Ypacaraí Lake basin, circular economy plan and sanitation plan, as well as investment needs.

In the afternoon, in the second session, alternatives for technical solutions, socio-environmental considerations and needs related to complementary studies on climate change will be discussed.

As well as the economic aspects, technical issues, social and environmental impact. Representatives of the MOPC, IDB, Mades and the National Environmental Sanitation Service (Senasa) participate in this meeting.

Work days will continue during the week

The activities of the IDB mission extend throughout the week, with field visits and working groups with the different institutions involved, according to the MOPC report.

The sanitation project of the Ypacaraí Lake basin is in charge of the Directorate of Drinking Water and Sanitation (Dapsan), of the MOPC, which works in coordination with the National Directorate of Management and Management of Lake Ypacaraí (Dinalaypa) and other agencies to achieve the set objectives.

It should be noted that, last December, the Government and the IDB had marked a milestone in the fight against climate change by signing a momentous agreement during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-28) in Dubai.

This agreement, focused on the climate agenda, positions Paraguay as one of the first countries in the innovative IDB-Clima program, which in our case contemplates the recovery of this natural heritage of all Paraguayans.