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The United Nations Regional Commissions got together to share the outcomes of the regional preparatory meetings and dialogues convened for the UN Water Conference

24 Mar 2023 | Briefing note

On the third day of the United Nations Water Conference 2023, ECLAC participated in the side event Accelerating the implementation of the Water Action Agenda , co-organized by the five United Nations Regional Commissions, for Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, West Asia and Africa.…

Review the details of the Network and Observatory for Water Sustainability session at the United Nations Water Conference

23 Mar 2023 | Briefing note

This week, ECLAC co-organized, together with the Ministry of Housing, City and Territory of Colombia, the side event Network and Observatory for Water Sustainability (ROSA): promoting the Regional Water Action Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean”. This was presented during the United Nations Water Conference 2023, currently taking place in New York.…

ECLAC participates in the side event "Promotion of Water Security in the Central American Integration System (SICA), Central America and the Dominican Republic: challenges and opportunities" on the second day of the 2023 United Nations Water Conference.

23 Mar 2023 | Briefing note

Last Thursday, March 23rd, 2023, the Natural Resources Division participated in the side event organized by the Executive Secretariat of the Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD), in New York, United States.…

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

22 Mar 2023 | Briefing note

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.…

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 Feb 2023 | Briefing note

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.…

ECLAC launches the ROSA project and organizes the first meeting for five pilot countries.

31 Jan 2023 | Briefing note

During the Regional Water Dialogues in Latin America and the Caribbean 2023, ECLAC launched the project Regional Network and Observatory for Water Sustainability, ROSA , and convened the first meeting of the project for the representatives of the five pilot countries: Colombia, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Panama.…

The Natural Resources Division of ECLAC organized the workshop "Capacity building to promote investments in the drinking water and sanitation sector with a circular economy approach" supported by UNPDF, GIZ and Aguas Andinas.

31 Jan 2023 | Briefing note

The workshop, organized on Tuesday, January 31st, 2023, took place at the Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas Mapucho-Trebal, of Aguas Andinas, potable water and sanitation company in Santiago, Chile. The event featured experts in the wastewater treatment process and representatives of potable water and sanitation agencies from Panama, El Salvador and Mexico.…

ECLAC publishes diagnoses of the provision of drinking water and sewerage services in Panama, El Salvador and Mexico

16 Jan 2023 | Briefing note

Within the framework of the project Potable Water, Sanitation and Renewable Energies to improve the health conditions of the population and promote productive uses in the most lagging municipalities / territories of El Salvador, Mexico and Panama , ECLAC carried out a diagnosis of the provision of drinking water, sanitation and sewerage services in the project countries.…

A transformative recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean with basic drinking water and electricity services as key sectors.

18 Dec 2022 | Briefing note

The impact of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine has increased the vulnerability of people without access to basic water, sanitation and electricity services in the region. Pre-existing inequalities have been exacerbated by post-pandemic job destruction, income reduction and rising energy costs. As part of an inclusive and transformative recovery in the region, these basic sectors must be prioritized.…

ECLAC opened a Public Consultation to identify water priorities of Caribbean countries, towards of the 2023 United Nations Water Conference

19 Aug 2022 | Briefing note

ECLAC is interested in compiling points of view, experiences and proposals from Caribbean countries regarding their main challenges. Caribbean states are highly vulnerably due to the financial indebtedness and climate change and must receive adequate support, including through concessional funding and reestablishment of the liquidity they need. Thus, ECLAC wants to highlight the importance of these countries and focus its activities around the concept of “Caribbean first”.…

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