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…
The virtual event, held as part of the preparations for the 9th World Water Forum 2022, was organized by the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) and saw the participation of ECLAC, represented by the Director of the Natural Resources Division, Dr Jeannette Sánchez, who presented ECLAC's proposal for a water transition framed in the promotion of sustainability and the achievement of sustainable development objectives.…
El evento virtual, realizado como parte de los preparativos para el 9° Foro Mundial del Agua 2022, fue organizado por el Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina (CAF) y contó con la participación de la CEPAL, representada por la Directora de la División de Recursos Naturales, la Dra. Jeannette Sánchez, quien expuso la propuesta de CEPAL de una transición hídrica enmarcada en el impulso a sostenibilidad y el logro de los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible…
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.…
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.…
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.…
On February 1, 2 and 3, the Regional Water Dialogues were held, from which the Regional Water Action Agenda was elaborated. It included all the commitments made to accelerate the achievement of SDG 6 in Latin America and the Caribbean. Check out here who participated, the main results and photos of the event.…
El pasado 1, 2 y 3 de febrero se llevaron a cabo los Diálogos Regionales del Agua. A partir de este encuentro, se construyó la Agenda Regional de Acción por el Agua, con todos los compromisos para acelerar el logro del ODS 6 en América Latina y el Caribe. Revisa aquí quiénes participaron, los principales resultados y fotografías del evento.…
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.…
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 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.…
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.…
Next week the United Nations Water Conference will take place in New York, an event that has not been held since 1977. Here, ECLAC will be participating in different events to highlight the needs and commitments of the region, in such a way that they remain framed in the Action Agenda for Water that will be elaborated from there.…
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.…
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.…
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.…
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.…