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.…
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).…
El taller Sector Sanitario Rural en América Latina y el Caribe - Visión de la Cooperación Internacional organizado por la División de Agua Potable y Saneamiento Rural (DISAR) de la Asociación Interamericana de Ingeniería Sanitaria y Ambiental (AIDIS) tuvo lugar el miércoles 18 de octubre de 2023. Este taller reunió a CEPAL y el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) para explorar los desafíos y oportunidades relacionados con el abastecimiento de agua potable y saneamiento en áreas rurales de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC).…
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.…
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 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.…
La CEPAL llevó a cabo una misión integral en San Salvador, El Salvador, los días 5 y 6 de septiembre de 2023. Esta misión se centró en la promoción y capacitación avanzada en economía circular aplicada al sector de Agua potable y Saneamiento.…
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…
La Unidad de Agua y Energía de la División de Recursos Naturales de la CEPAL, realizó una misión de capacitación en México del 17 al 21 de julio, con el objetivo de promover la circularidad en el sector de Agua potable y Saneamiento. La misión contempló capacitaciones teóricas, mesas de trabajo técnico y visitas a terreno en plantas locales, donde se abordaron temáticas de aprovechamiento de metano, recuperación de nutrientes y eficiencia energética. La visita a plantas in situ permitió evaluar mejoras específicas en las plantas de tratamiento, además de evaluar la viabilidad de recuperación d…
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'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.…
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 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 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.…
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…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), together with the Conference of Ibero-American Water Directors and Authorities (CODIA) and the Government of Chile, through the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Borders and Boundaries Directorate (DIFROL), are convening the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Water Week – Santiago, Chile 2025, which will take place from October 6 to 10, 2025, at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, in a hybrid format (both in-person and virtual). This edition is being promoted by the General Directorate of Water (DGA) in its role as in…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), junto a la Conferencia de Direcciones y Autoridades Iberoamericanos del Agua (CODIA) y el Gobierno de Chile a través de la Dirección de Fronteras y Límites (DIFROL) del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, convocan a la Semana Regional del Agua de América Latina y el Caribe – Santiago, Chile 2025, que se celebrará del 6 al 10 de octubre de 2025 en la sede de CEPAL en Santiago de Chile, en formato híbrido (presencial y virtual). Esta edición cuenta con el impulso de la Dirección General de Aguas (DGA) en su calidad de presidencia pr…
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