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Caribbean Youth Dialogues 2025 in preparation of the ECOSOC Youth Forum

26 - 27 March 2025 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

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 societies, in which no one is left behind, on a path to sustainable development. However, youth in the Caribbean face many challenges that need to be addressed as precursors to creating environments that enable them to reach their maximum potential to contribute to the achievement of SDGs by 2030, the…

Study Tour on Resilient Water Infrastructures

18 - 22 November 2024 | Event (Other events)

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 significance in ensuring water security and sanitation in the region.…

Nature-based solutions to increase water availability for agriculture: Second Seminar of the ROSA Project

30 May 2024 | Event (Other events)

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 study that ECLAC is conducting on NbS in the context of Chile's Irrigation Promotion Law and facilitated the exchange of experiences among participating countries.…

IV Edition of ECLAC's Regional Water Dialogues in Latin America and the Caribbean

11 - 13 March 2024 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

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 Agriculture (IICA).…

First Online Technical Assistance under the ROSA Project – Plurinational State of Bolivia

15 February 2024 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

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 needs.…

Towards a Circular Economy Policy in Drinking Water and Sanitation in El Salvador - Technical Assistance

20 December 2023, 09:35 - 10:35 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

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 sector. The session highlighted El Salvador's commitment to improving water management as part of the Water Sustainability Network and Observatory (ROSA) project.…

AIDIS/ECLAC/IDB Workshop: Rural Sanitation Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean - Vision of International Cooperation

18 October 2023 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

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, October 18, 2023. This workshop brought together ECLAC and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to explore the challenges and opportunities related to the provision of clean water and sanitation in rural areas of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).…

ECLAC participates in the WCC Clorosur Water Forum 2023

17 October 2023 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

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.…

ECLAC Participates in the Seminar: DIAA 2023 by AIDIS, Steering Towards Sustainable Water Governance

6 October 2023 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

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 organisations were present to share their insights on these important themes.…

The Network and Observatory for Water Sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean (ROSA) held its First Online Seminar titled: Sectoral Policy and Planning for Sanitation and Wastewater Treatment in LAC

29 September 2023 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

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 (CODIA), the Cooperation Fund for Water and Sanitation (FCAS), and the Center for the Study and Experimentation of Public Works in Spain (CEDEX). The seminar was part of the Third Session of the Virtual Course Sectoral Policy and Planning for Sanitation and Wastewater Treatment, specifical…

ECLAC Participates in the First Working Session for Water Valuation in Latin America and the Caribbean

25 - 27 September 2023 | Event (Other events)

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.…

CEPAL Seminar: Towards a Sustainable and Inclusive Water Transition as the Conclusion of the Brazilian Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (ABES) Mission with the Winners of the National Sanitation Quality Award (PNQS)

15 September 2023, 07:00 - 10:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

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 COPASA, AGUAS CUIABÁ, IGUÁ MT, EMBASA, DESO, AGUAS BRASIL, CORSAN, SABESP, INECOM, and WETLAND. Each company was awarded in one of the following categories: 1) Innovation in Environmental Sanitation Management; 2) Operational Efficiency in Environmental Sanitation; 3) Supplier Quality Seal; 4) En…

ECLAC: Promoting Circular Economy in the Potable Water and Sanitation Sector (El Salvador)

5 September 2023, 07:00 - 08:00 | Event (Other events)

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.…

ECLAC: Promoting Circular Economy in the Potable Water and Sanitation Sector (Mexico)

7 August 2023, 07:30 - 08:30 | Event (Other events)

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-site visits to local plants, where topics such as methane utilization, nutrient recovery, and energy efficiency were addressed. The visits to these plants allowed for the assessment of specific improvements in the treatment plants, as well as the feasibility evaluation of methane recovery and the fo…

Review the participation of ECLAC promoting the action agenda for water for Latin America and the Caribbean at the United Nations Water Conference

22 - 24 March 2023 | Event (Other events)

ECLAC has presented a Regional Action Agenda for Water, which consolidates the commitments of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean at the United Nations Water Conference in New York. This, to face the challenge of achieving Goal 6 of the 2023 Sustainable Development Agenda, to guarantee the availability of water and its sustainable management and sanitation for all.…

ECLAC will bring the voice and commitments of Latin America and the Caribbean to the United Nations Water Conference

22 - 24 March 2023 | Event (Other events)

Next week the United Nations Water Conference will take place in New York, an event that has not been held since 1977. Here, ECLAC will be participating in different events to highlight the needs and commitments of the region, in such a way that they remain framed in the Action Agenda for Water that will be elaborated from there.…

ECLAC participated in the Water for Life Dialogues, organized in the City of Sucre, Bolivia

6 March 2023, 07:00 - 08:00 | Event (Other events)

ECLAC's Natural Resources Division participated in the event Water Dialogues for Life , whose objective is to create a proposal for action that Bolivia will take to the United Nations World Water Conference, scheduled for 22 and March 24.…

Presenting the commitments of the Regional Water Action Agenda, ECLAC participated in the Regional Forum "Accelerating the change towards SDG 6", organized by the GWP

2 March 2023, 06:00 - 09:00 | Event (Other events)

During the past week, ECLAC was part of the Regional Forum Accelerate the change towards SDG 6 , an event organized within the framework of the General Assembly of GWP Central America and ahead of the 2023 UN Water Conference.…

ECLAC participates in a capacity-building on the importance of SDG 6 and SDG 7 for girls, boys, adolescents and youth in the Latin American and Caribbean region.

28 February 2023, 07:00 - 09:00 | Event (Other events)

The event was held on February 28th to support the process of involving the youth from Latin America and the Caribbean in assessing the United Nations 2030 Agenda, where ECLAC's Natural Resources Division participated in the training with an intervention on SDGs 6 and 7.…

Showing the region's progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal related to water, ECLAC presented at the Environmental Education and Integrated Water Management Congress in Oaxaca, Mexico

22 February 2023, 06:00 - 08:00 | Event (Other events)

Last week, ECLAC was part of the Environmental Education and Comprehensive Water Management Congress, whose objective was to create a space for reflection and analysis on comprehensive water management to generate a model of water-environmental education with a gender focus.…