The Final Evaluation of PENSAAR 2020
The Final Evaluation of PENSAAR 2020 (in Portuguese) is an article published by the prestigious Portuguese Water Utilities’ Association (APDA), about the results obtained with the 2020 Water Supply and Sanitation National Strategy Plan. It presents the overall...
Are we on the path to sustainability?
Are we on the path to sustainability?”, (in Portuguese) is an article published by the prestigious Portuguese Water Utilities’ Association (APDA), about subsidies, tariff adjustment, inflation, and the conditions to promote Utilities’ sustainability. Download...
The Importance of Seeing Ahead
“The importance of seeing ahead” (in Portuguese) is an opinion article about the role of on-time information and the need of decision making supporting tools, such as Business Plans.
PENSAAR 2020 – Monitoring and Current Situation
“PENSAAR 2020 – Monitoring and Current Situation” (written in Portuguese) presents the monitoring results of the Portuguese National Strategic Plan by the end of 2017.
O Justo e o Pecador
In Portugal, there are 754 thousand households that are not connected to public water distribution networks, although these networks are available. “The Just and the Sinner” (written in Portuguese) is an opinion article about facts and consequences of “to be, or not to be, connected”
New trends in Water Sector Public Private Partnerships
Water Sector’s Public Private Partnerships are facing ferocious opposition. This opinion article (written in Portuguese) is about tariffs, about people and, of course, about the need to adapt PPPs to new management models.
Opinion Articles
Opinion Articles - Água & Ambiente - Dez2013 a Mar2015 Diogo Faria de Oliveira’s opinion articles (written in Portuguese) is a compilation of monthly articles published in Água & Ambiente site (ambienteonline.pt) when Diogo was President of the Association of...
Newspaper Articles
Diogo Faria de Oliveira’s newspaper articles (written in Portuguese) is a compilation of several articles published in newspaper and magazines between 2010 and 2015.
PPP: Vantagens e Desvantagens
“PPP: advantages and disadvantages” (written in Portuguese) is an article about the advantages and disadvantages of Public-Private Partnerships in the Water Sector.