On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, the webinar titled “Wastewater as a Solution for Climate Mitigation and Methane Reduction – Overlooked Opportunities” was held. This event brought together prominent international experts to discuss the role of wastewater treatment as a key tool in combating climate c...

The “Methane Calculator” is a dynamic and innovative tool developed by Silvia Saravia Matus, Romeo Moers Escoto, Pedro Chavarro, René Salgado, and Alfredo Montañez, experts from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). This calculator aims to provide a quick and straightf...

From November 18 to 22, 2024, Santiago, Chile, hosted the Study Tour on Resilient Water Infrastructure, organized by ECLAC. Delegations from 13 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean participated in this event to learn about Chile’s advancements in developing resilient infrastructure to ad...

CEPAL has made publicly available the data used in the preparation of the publication Opportunities for the Circular Economy in Wastewater Treatment in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Webinar, organized by ECLAC on September 3, 2024, aimed to provide key stakeholders in the water and sanitation sector in Panama with the necessary tools and knowledge to develop a sustainable and inclusive tariff system. The first session, titled “Calculation of Service Costs,” delved into the ...

As part of the ongoing efforts for the project "Potable Water, Sanitation, and Renewable Energies to Improve Population Health" (UNPDF project and German Cooperation), led by Silvia Saravia Matus, Economic Affairs Officer at ECLAC, and her specialized team in circular economy, a follow-up meeting wa...

During the 2024 Regional Water Dialogues, the president of ASA, Jorge Castaneda, formally announced the municipal commitment to follow the co-designed investment plan for the wastewater treatment plant of Metapán. He also highlighted that initial discussions had taken place with FIDEAGUA, a local NG...

The water and sanitation crisis requires a holistic, systemic and multilateral response to accelerate the achievement of SDG 6. In the region there is a lack of available data on the governance, management or environmental aspects of water, the data that exists on Drinking water and sanitation are d...

Session 7 of the 2024 Regional Water Dialogues addressed the "Opportunities for the Circular Economy in the Sanitation Sector", with the aim of presenting a roadmap that transforms public policies and regulatory frameworks to expand investment opportunities in circular systems. Moderated by Mr. Dieg...

From March 11th till the 13th of 2024, the IV Edition of the Regional Water Dialogues for Latin America and the Caribbean was held, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation Agriculture (IICA), in San José, Cost...

On March 14, 2024, a key training session was held in Panama City, focused on the implementation of the circular economy in the drinking water and sanitation sector. This meeting, organized in the Management Hall of the Panama Canal Authority, featured the presence of international and local experts...

The water team of ECLAC is organizing a training mission in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, from July 17th to 21st, with the aim of promoting circularity in the drinking water and sanitation sector.

On February the 2nd of 2023, the panel "Water, Financing and Health" was organized during the Regional Water Dialogues for Latin America and the Caribbean, which took place between February 1 and 3 at the headquarters of ECLAC in Santiago de Chile.

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 w...

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 ...