The meeting will take place on may 27 and 28 in the Dominican Republic, in an in-person format, and will seek to define a regional roadmap towards the 2026 United Nations Water Conference.

At the II Regional Andean Water Forum 2026, ECLAC Economic Affairs Officer Dr. Silvia Saravia Matus presented a regional diagnosis highlighting five structural challenges and proposing three concrete actions to translate Decision 763 into measurable results.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an opportunity to galvanize action aimed at promoting greater inclusion of youth in all spheres. This roadmap recognizes in several of its goals the centrality of the full incorporation of youth as a necessary condition to move towards more inclusive so...

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is organizing a study tour focusing on resilient water infrastructures. Scheduled from November 18 to 22, 2024, in Santiago, Chile, this tour aims to provide an in-depth understanding of water management systems and their significan...

ECLAC Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs participated as keynote speaker in the High Level Politial Forum (HLPF) side event “Global Energy Interconnectivity and Transition for the SDGs” organized by the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO)

On Wednesday, May 29, ECLAC carried out the Second Seminar of the Network and Observatory for Water Sustainability (ROSA) Project, which analyzed opportunities to implement Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) to increase water availability for agriculture. This event made it possible to disseminate the stu...

Register and save the date! The fourth edition of the Regional Water Dialogues of Latin America and the Caribbean will be held in hybrid form (face-to-face and virtual) in San José, Costa Rica, from 11 to 13 March 2024, at the headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agricultu...

As part of the Water Sustainability Network and Observatory (ROSA) project, the first online technical assistance for the Plurinational State of Bolivia was held on February 15, 2024. This inaugural session aimed at covering topics from water governance and sustainability, to exploring national need...

The technical assistance session, held virtually on December 20, 2023, aimed to promote the circular economy in the water and sanitation sector of El Salvador. There was a strong emphasis on the theoretical and applied principles of the circular economy for the design of public policies in the water...

The workshop "Rural Sanitation Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean - Vision of International Cooperation," organized by the Division of Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation (DISAR) of the Inter-American Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (AIDIS), took place on Wednesday, Octo...

On October 17, the exciting event WCC Clorosur Water Forum 2023 took place, a joint initiative of the World Chlorine Council - WCC and Clorosur. Through this event, ECLAC joined the conversation about the importance of sanitation and its vital link to economic, social, and environmental development.

The DIAA 2023 seminar on October 6, 2023, orchestrated by the Inter-American Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (AIDIS), explored the intersection of water governance, human rights, and social consensus in Latin America and the Caribbean. Several experts from different organisatio...

With excellent attendance, on Friday, September 29th, the first virtual seminar of the ROSA network was held, composed of founding countries: Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. The seminar took place in synergy with the Conference of Ibero-American Water Directors (C...

The event, held in Bogotá, was organized by the Kingdom of the Netherlands through its Water Valuation Initiative and was attended by delegations from Chile, Colombia, and Peru.

The event took place at CEPAL's premises on September 15th and was broadcast in a hybrid format. The event was organized by CEPAL and ABES. Fifty representatives from Brazilian sanitation companies, winners of the only National Sanitation Quality Award (PNQS) in the world, were present, including CO...

ECLAC conducted a comprehensive mission in San Salvador, El Salvador, on September 5th and 6th, 2023. This mission focused on promoting and providing advanced training in circular economy principles applied to the potable water and sanitation sector.

The Water and Energy Unit of the Natural Resources Division of ECLAC carried out a training mission in Mexico from July 17th to July 21st, with the aim of promoting circularity in the drinking water and sanitation sector. The mission included theoretical training, technical working sessions, and on-...

Last Friday, June 23, a discussion organized by ECLAC's Natural Resources Division was held with Professor Joan Martínez Alier, a prominent figure in the field of ecological economics, political ecology, and environmental justice.