La CEPAL participa en el Webinar “¿Qué significa en la práctica la valoración del agua y por qué es importante para la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Agua?”.

El Webinar, organizado por Deltares y la Iniciativa Valorando el Agua, abordó la importancia de valorar el agua en nuestras sociedades, y expuso las sinergias entre la Iniciativa impulsada por los Países Bajos y la CEPAL con el objetivo de lograr un cambio sistémico en la toma de decisiones y garantizar la sostenibilidad y seguridad hídrica en la región de América Latina y el Caribe, así como el camino conjunto hace la Conferencia del Agua de la ONU 2023.…

The Natural Resources Division of ECLAC convenes an Extraordinary Meeting of the Regional Expert Group on Water Resources for Latin America and the Caribbean.

In the framework of the preparation of the United Nations Water Conference, which will take place in March next year, the meeting aimed to seek opportunities and identify synergies for side events to bring the Latin American and Caribbean perspective to the event.…

La División de Recursos Naturales de CEPAL convoca a una Reunión Extraordinaria del Grupo Regional de Expertos en Recursos Hídricos para América Latina y el Caribe.

En el marco de la preparación de la Conferencia del Agua de Naciones Unidas, la cual tendrá lugar en marzo del próximo año, la reunión tuvo como objetivo buscar oportunidades e identificar sinergias para eventos paralelos que aporten la perspectiva América Latina y el Caribe en dicho evento.…

ECLAC's Natural Resources Division participates in the "International Seminar on Drought and Flood Management"

The seminar, organized by CCAD, had as its main objective to increase the knowledge of public policies, strategies and instruments, for the management of the risk of droughts and floods in public entities and regional institutions. ECLAC participated in the event through its Water and Energy Unit, together with high-level representatives of other regional and international organizations.…

La División de Recursos Naturales de la CEPAL participa en el “Seminario Internacional de Gestión de Sequías e Inundaciones”

El seminario, organizado por CCAD, tuvo como objetivo principal contribuir a incrementar los conocimientos de políticas públicas, estrategias e instrumentos, para la gestión del riesgo de sequías e inundaciones en entidades públicas e instituciones regionales. El evento contó con la participación de la CEPAL a través de su Unidad de Agua y Energía, junto a representantes de alto nivel de otros organismos regionales e internacionales.…

Potable Water, Sanitation and Renewable Energies to improve the health conditions of the population

Agua Potable, Saneamiento y Energías Renovables para mejorar las condiciones de salud de la población

ECLAC participates in the Virtual Workshop "Gender approach and comprehensive management of water resources" aimed at strengthening the existing Cooperation Alliance between agencies of the European Union (EU) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)

The Workshop, organized by UN Women Argentina and ECLAC, addressed the relationship between gender and water resources. It aimed at strengthening the capacities of the work teams of the entities of the established Cooperation Alliance. This Alliance seeks to improve the formulation and implementation of territorial and regional sustainable development projects and plans.…

La CEPAL participa en el Taller Virtual “Enfoque de género y gestión integral de los recursos hídricos” orientado a fortalecer la Alianza de Cooperación existente entre agencias de la Unión Europea (UE) y de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC)

El Taller, brindado por ONU Mujeres Argentina y la CEPAL, abordó la relación entre género y recursos hídricos, y estuvo orientado a fortalecer las capacidades de los equipos de trabajo de las entidades de la Alianza de Cooperación establecida. Esta Alianza tiene el objetivo de mejorar la formulación e implementación de proyectos y planes de desarrollo sostenible territoriales y regionales.…

Interview with Professor Mariana Mazzucato, within the framework of the 2023 Regional Water Dialogues organized by ECLAC

The renowned Professor of Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London, Dr Mariana Mazzucato, was interviewed by ECLAC, within the framework of the regional preparatory process for the 2023 UN Water Conference.…

Great success: the 2023 Regional Water Dialogues organized by ECLAC had a high turnout and managed to establish a Water Action Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean

During the past week, ECLAC organized the Third Edition of the Regional Water Dialogues in LAC, which are part of the regional preparatory process for the 2023 United Nations Water Conference.…

Workshop: Capacity building to promote investments in the drinking water and sanitation sector, with a circular economy approach

The workshop, Capacity building to promote investments in the drinking water and sanitation sector with a circular economy approach , will take place at the Planta Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas El Trebal (Talagante), which is one of the largest wastewater treatment plants from Santiago, Chile. The event, which will take place next Tuesday, January 31, 2023, will feature experts in the wastewater treatment process, as well as representatives of potable water and sanitation agencies from Panama and El Salvador.…

Taller: Desarrollo de capacidades para impulsar inversiones en el sector de agua potable y saneamiento, con enfoque de economía circular

El taller “Desarrollo de capacidades para impulsar inversiones en el sector de agua potable y saneamiento con enfoque de economía circular”, tendrá lugar en la Planta Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas El Trebal (Talagante) que trata una mayor cantidad de las aguas residuales de Santiago, Chile. El evento, que se llevará a cabo el próximo martes 31 de enero de 2023, contará con expertos en distintas etapas y derivados del proceso de tratamiento de aguas residuales, además de representantes de agencias de agua potable y saneamiento de Panamá y El Salvador.…

The Regional Water Dialogues 2023 in Latin America and the Caribbean

Save the date! Within a week (February 1-3), ECLAC will host the Third Edition of the Regional Water Dialogues of LAC, as a preparatory process for the 2023 United Nations Water Conference.…

Diálogos Regionales del Agua 2023 en América Latina y el Caribe

¡Reserve la fecha! Dentro de una semana (1-3 de febrero), la CEPAL dará comienzo a la Tercera Edición de los Diálogos Regionales del Agua en ALC, los cuales forman parte del proceso regional preparatorio para la Conferencia del Agua de Naciones Unidas 2023.…

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

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.…

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.

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.…

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.

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.…

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

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.…

The selection of presenters for the Brainstorming Solutions Panel, during the Regional Water Dialogues in February 2023, is now available

The Natural Resources Division at ECLAC is organizing the third edition of the Regional Water Dialogues. The event will take place in a hybrid way (onsite and virtually) in Santiago de Chile between February 1 and 3, 2023. The virtual registration for the event is now available. The main theme will be to accelerate the fulfillment of SDG 6: guarantee the availability of water, its sustainable management and sanitation for all, in addition to achieving a sustainable and inclusive water transition.…