The IDB and FEMSA award public authorities and service operators who have implemented innovative and effective solutions to specific water and sanitation problems.

Every year the Inter-American Development Bank and FEMSA award the Water and Sanitation Prize with the goal of recognizing public authorities and service operators in Latin America and the Caribbean who have implemented innovative and effective solutions to specific water and sanitation problems.

From water sector reforms in Chile to sanitation improvements in Uruguay and solid waste management and informal waste pickers in Brazil, the award aims to highlight successful experiences in three categories: Water, Sanitation, and Solid Waste.

Winners, as well as recipients of special mentions, will receive scholarships financed by the IDB and FEMSA at the Water Center for Latin America and the Caribbean, a research institution jointly developed by the IDB, FEMSA and Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Awards 2009

President Moreno on Water and Sanitation in LAC

Water Management:

• Winner:Superintendencia de Servicios Sanitarios (SISS)– Chile → Sector Reform Program
• Special Mention:Empresa Metropolitana de Alcantarillado y Agua Potable de Quito (EMAAP-Q) – Ecuador→ Laderas de Quito Program

Sanitation Management:

• Winner: División de Saneamiento de la Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo– Uruguay → Montevideo’s Sanitation Plan
• Special Mention: Companhia de Saneamento Ambiental do Distrito Federal (CAESB) – Brazil→ Brasilia Waste ater Treatment Program

Solid Waste Management:

• Winner: Prefeitura Municipal de Londrina – Brazil → Programa Reciclando Vidas
• Special Mention: Sistema Integral para el Manejo Ecológico y Procesamiento de Desechos (SIMEPRODE) – México → Municipal Solid Waste Management Policy

Awards 2010

Water Management:

• Winner:Empresa de Servicios de Agua y Drenaje de Monterrey (SADM) – México→ Water consumption and conservation policy. Watch the Video (only available in spanish)
• Special Mention:Aguas de Cartagena–Colombia→ Commercial management policy in low-income neighborhoods

Sanitation Management:

• Winner: Gobierno del Estado de Amazonas – Brazil→ Results achieved by the Programa Socioambiental dos Igarapés de Manaus (PROSAMIM). Watch the Video
• Special Mention: Empresa Nicaragüense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (ENACAL)– Nicaragua → Lake Managua Sanitation Project. Watch the Video

Solid Waste Management:

• Winner: Consejo de Alcaldes de Renca – Chile→ Solid Waste Management Policy implemented by Santiago’s 16 communes that belong to the Council

Awards 2011

Water Management:

• Winner: Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à Fome (MDS) – Brazil → Results achieved by the Programa de Cisterna. See press release (only available in Portuguese)

Sanitation Management:

• Winner: Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP)– Brazil → Results achieved by the Programa de Despoluição do Rio Tietê. See press release (only available in Portuguese)

Solid Waste Management:

• Winner: La Pintana Municipality – Santiago de Chile → Source separation, selective collection and treatment Programs. See press release (only available in spanish) Watch the Video (only available in spanish)