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PNUD y Ciudades Conectadas premian 10 iniciativas
La Fundación Ciudades Conectadas y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) lanzaron la iniciativa ODS TV, la cual seleccionó a 10 proyectos que estén alineados a la Agenda 2030 y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de los cuales Guatemala es signataria.

Un crecimiento más ordenado reduce la huella ambiental
El sector construcción es la segunda industria que produce efectos invernaderos por ello, según Antonio Aguilar, es necesario que toda la industria contemple los ODS en sus actividades y que la construcción se dé de forma ordenada a través de planes de ordenamiento territorial.

Winner of the 2018 ReSource Award
CASSA builds sustainable social housing that provides users with clean water, clean energy and sanitation. Homes capture, filter, and store rainwater, reuse grey water in a family garden, feature full-service sanitation, and include solar panels as well as efficient smokeless stoves.

He studied astrophysics at Harvard, was the 9th person to join Facebook, and now has built Guatemala’s first ‘self-sufficient’ home
GUATEMALA CITY – Developing countries might not be at the forefront of the sustainability movement, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a demand for it.

Guatemala builds country´s first self-sufficient house
“I was searching on the internet for alternative houses – aside from block, cement and metal,” says Amilcar Cachoy. “I´ve always wanted an ecological house like this […] but I didn´t have the opportunity because the materials and resources were out of my reach…”