Water resources

América Latina y el Caribe se caracteriza por albergar casi un tercio de los recursos hídricos mundiales. Aun así, presenta altos niveles de estrés hídrico en ciudades y zonas productivas, un limitado acceso a agua potable, donde 166 millones de personas aún no cuentan con un servicio gestionado de forma segura, menos del 50% de aguas residuales son tratadas de forma adecuada y donde el 43% de los países de la región reporta niveles bajos en la Gestión Integrada de Recursos Hídricos. Para enfrentar estos desafíos y otros relacionados a conflictos por el uso del agua, la CEPAL está impulsando una transición hacia la gestión hídrica sostenible e inclusiva en la región, que persigue garantizar el derecho humano al agua potable y saneamiento gestionados de manera segura; revertir las externalidades negativas (contaminación, sobreexplotación, conflictos) que surgen por el actual modelo de gestión del agua; y, apostar a un manejo circular del agua para aprovechar y reducir la presión sobre el recurso hídrico. Para alcanzar estas metas, la CEPAL, promueve, de la mano de los países de América Latina y el Caribe, el fortalecimiento de sus sistemas de gobernanza del agua, en base a evidencia, para que sean más robustos, transparentes y eficaces.

Activities

27 - 28 May 2026 | Event | Other events

6th Regional Water Dialogues 2026: Positioning Water Resources as a Strategic Asset for Sustainable ...

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...

25 - 26 Mar 2026 | Event | Meetings and technical symposiums

Caribbean Youth Dialogues 2026 in preparation of the ECOSOC Youth Forum

With five years left to deliver on the promise of the 2030 Agenda, Caribbean youth are stepping forward to examine where progress stands and what must...

23 - 24 Mar 2026 | Event | Other events

II Regional Andean Water Forum 2026

At the II Regional Andean Water Forum 2026, ECLAC Economic Affairs Officer Dr. Silvia Saravia Matus presented a regional diagnosis highlighting five s...

6 - 10 Oct 2025 | Event | Other events

Regional Water Week for Latin America and the Caribbean – Santiago, Chile 2025

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), together with the Conference of Ibero-American Water Directors and Authorities (C...

News

27 Apr 2026 | Briefing note
            Fuente: CEPAL, DRN

ECLAC participated in a GRULAC and IHE Delft forum on water science, development and innovation for ...

The event brought together diplomatic representatives, scientists, private sector actors and cooperation institutions to strengthen dialogue on water ...

15 Apr 2026 | News
            photo of ECLAC's Prebisch conference room

Multiple Actors Discussed the Fulfillment Status of the SDGs on Water, Energy and Industry at Sustai...

On the third day of the ninth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development (ECLAC, April 13-16)...

15 Apr 2026 | Briefing note
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Event: Evidence-based water policies to accelerate sustainable, efficient and inclusive water manage...

Santiago, Chile, April 15, 2026. The event was jointly organized by ECLAC's Natural Resources Division and FAO's Regional Office for Latin America an...

13 Apr 2026 | Briefing note
            Partcipantes

The Interreligious Forum focused on water, dignity and justice within the framework of the 2030 Agen...

At the Interreligious Forum of the Ninth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, held in ...