Professor Rui Cunha Marques took part in the 14th Brazilian Regulation Congress of ABAR, held from 26 to 28 November 2025, and spoke on the panels “Presentation of the Solid Waste Inspection Manual – Basic Sanitation Regulatory Agency of the State of Bahia (Agersa/BA)”, “Beyond the Network: Alternative Solutions to Bring Sanitation to Those Who Do Not Have It”, and “Governance and Regulatory Compliance: Guidelines of Benchmark Norm 04/2024”. In addition, his book The Reform of the Sanitation Sector in Brazil: Results and Challenges Five Years after the Enactment of Law 14.026/2020, co-authored with Carlos Roberto de Oliveira, was also presented
The RPG team held a workshop on November 24 and 25 on the wastewater sanitation PPP for the State of Goiás.
Prof. Rui Marques had the honor of delivering the keynote lecture at the Foro Iberoamericano de Regulación (FIAR) 2025 of ADERASA, held in Asunción on November 12–13, 2025. The presentation, “Panorama de la Regulación de Agua Potable y Saneamiento en Iberoamérica”, looked at where we stand today and where regulation needs to go next. Prof. Rui Marques also took part in a session entitled “Garantizar lo Esencial: Estándares y Mecanismos Regulatorios para la Calidad y Sostenibilidad del Servicio de Agua”, a presentation discussing the enabling conditions required to guarantee essential water services, both in terms of quality and long-term sustainability.
Ms. Inês Machete has successfully completed her Doctoral Thesis entitled ‘Financing the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector: Strategies, Risks and Decision-Making of Development Banks’
RPG Director Geral Rui Cunha Marques was the Chair of the Conference One Water
New Water Sources and Nature Based Solutions Conference, hosted here by Lisbon Public Law, and took place on 5 and 6 June (https://lisbonpubliclaw.pt/en/waterwastelisbon/programa-water-waste-lisbon/). The conference brought together over 100 delegates from around 20...
RPG held the in-person training session, for more than 25 regulators, for the Standardization and Training Project on Alternative Solutions on March 26 and 27, 2025, in Aracaju/SE, Brazil. The course was part of a project developed by ABAR to support regulators in complying with Reference Standard No. 08/2024 issued by ANA, which is essential for the universalization of sanitation services in Brazil.
RPG collaborator, Prof. Rui Cunha Marques, as a member of the Scientific Coordination, participated in the opening session of the 6th Postgraduate Course in Water Law, of the Law Faculty of the University of Lisbon, Portugal – October 2024.
Consultant Rui Cunha Marques, Director of RPG, participated in the Technical Chamber of Basic Sanitation of ABAR, discussing the Regulation of Alternative Systems for Wastewater Treatment, in João Pessoa, Brazil – September 26, 2024.
Professor Rui Cunha Marques, and the RPG team, developed the study that resulted in the publication and presentation of the book “The Subsidy Model for Water Supply and Sanitation Services, in Portugal, which was supported by AEPSA – July 2024.
Professor Rui Cunha Marques, and the RPG team, developed the study that resulted in the publication of the book "The Subsidy Model for Water Supply and Sanitation Services, in Portugal", which was supported by AEPSA.
Professor Rui Cunha Marques, RPG Director, participated as Keynote Speaker in LIWAC 5.0 – Financing Water and Sanitation for a Greater Lagos
Professor Rui Cunha Marques, RPG Director, participated as Keynote Speaker of Breakout Session: Enhancing Water and Sanitation Access through Performance-Base Contracts: Global Perspectives and Insights, in LIWAC 5.0 – Financing Water and Sanitation for a Greater...