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Silvia Saravia-Matus, Economic Affairs Officer of the Natural Resources Division of ECLAC, participated in the World Water Week, recognized as the world's leading water event.…
The virtual event aimed to encourage the efforts of the private sector to accomplish the 2030 Agenda in Venezuela. Jeannette Sánchez, Director of the Natural Resources Division of ECLAC, presented the challenges and opportunities faced by companies regarding the environmental sector and natural resources.…
Habitat for Humanity (HFH) in collaboration with the Inter-American Union for Housing (Uniapravi) organized the IV Latin American and Caribbean Forum on Housing and Habitat: Action for housing and settlements against COVID-19, a multi-actor space of the sector in the region that seeks to collectively share, reimagine and build the new reality of housing and the city. The IV Forum aimed to generate ideas to overcome the crisis in social housing and vulnerable settlements during and after COVID-19, as well as contribute to economic reactivation and social equity. It was held in virtual mode from…
More than 3000 people from different social, economic, and environmental sectors in the region registered for the virtual event co-organized by ECLAC, UNESCO IHP, CONAGUA and the Federal Government of Germany, to exchange information on how to speed up the completion of SDG 6.…
The UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Program for Latin America and the Caribbean (IHP-LAC) organized the event that took place virtually from April 26 to 29, 2021. This instance convened the Presidents of the National Committees and Focal Points of the PHI-LAC, with the objective to evaluate the results achieved since the last meeting and planning future activities. Silvia Saravia Matus, Economic Affairs Officer of the Natural Resources Division of ECLAC, participated in the session on cooperation with other United Nations agencies, intergovernmental organizations, and non-governmental or…
Tariff Policies in the Drinking Water Sector, Challenges and Opportunities for the Sanitation Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean…
Virtual meeting on Nexus solutions and investments in transboundary basins in LAC…
ECLAC participated in the high-level event “Water and Beyond” where the role of water in development was emphasized.…
Exchange and dissemintation of knowledge on integrated water and energy systems in Latin America and the Caribbean and its relationship with post Covid-19 recovery.…
Presentation of two diagnostic studies for Latin America and the Caribbean detailing the integration of biodiversity in the Nexus approach and its main interrelationships.…
ECLAC participated in the webinar entitled: “Water, gender and climate in Latin America and the Caribbean: better data for better adaptation strategies” organized by UNESCO WWAP to highlight the challenges of water management from a gender perspective…
ECLAC's Natural Resources Division, in collaboration with GIZ, held a virtual seminar oriented to policy makers and decision makers from South American countries to discuss their national needs in adopting the Water, Energy and Food Nexus approach in the design of policies, plans, programs and projects.…
ECLAC participated in the “Sixth Meeting of the Working Group on the Water-Food-Energy Nexus”, within the framework of the Water Convention, to share the advances in the adoption of the Nexus approach in policies and programs of the Latin America and the Caribbean region and to highlight the need for greater cross-border cooperation in the management of bodies of water, which continues to be a pending challenge in the region.…
ECLAC, in cooperation with GIZ, presented the case of Bolivia on indicators and evidence-based policies under the Nexus approach.…
Irrigation analysis in rural territories of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Southern Mexico under the Nexus approach.…
On July 31, 2020, the virtual forum Water-Energy-Food Nexus: a lever to achieve sustainable development was held, which was part of a series of interviews called Talk to Inspire that was organized by the organization Mexico Actua and Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). The event had the participation of the President’s Office of Mexico, ECLAC and GIZ.…
The Natural Resources Division of ECLAC, in collaboration with ILPES and GIZ, presented to the Network of National Public Investment Systems (SNIP) of Latin America and the Caribbean methodological guidelines for the adoption of the Nexus approach in the design of policies, plans and projects in the water, energy and food sectors. In addition, case studies from LAC countries were presented as an example of the practical application of the guidelines.…
On April 22, 2020, the X Regional Webinar: Experiences in the construction of environmental indicators for SDG 6 was conducted, the event was organized by the Statistics Division of ECLAC.…