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The Natural Resources Division of ECLAC participated in the “XX Ordinary Meeting of the Central American and Dominican Republic Council on Potable Water and Sanitation (CONCARD-APS)”

On July 29, 2022, the “XX Ordinary Meeting of the Central American Council and the Dominican Republic on Drinking Water and Sanitation (CONCARD-APS)” took place with the participation of national representatives, cooperation agencies and international organizations.

Dr. Silvia Saravia Matus, from the Natural Resources Division of ECLAC, was in charge of the presentation “WATER AS A VECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT:
Transformative Recovery Proposal within the framework of the UNPDF Capacity Building Project”. Saravia Matus presented ECLAC’s vision of water as a central vector for sustainable development, the current challenges in the provision of drinking water and sanitation, and presented some proposals to move towards a transformative recovery in the sector. Likewise, the officer provided information on the training project recently started in some countries of the region. This project, which is being developed simultaneously in El Salvador, Mexico and Panama, aims to identify actions and investments that increase the energy and water efficiency of current delivery systems. Saravia Matus also highlighted the delay in terms of investment to cover coverage and affordability gaps in the region, despite the existing evidence regarding the profitability and benefits of investments in water and sanitation. Likewise, she proposed a progressive implementation of circular water treatment systems in the

Finally, Dr. Saravia Matus provided details on the next United Nations Water Conference that will take place in New York next March 2023, as well as on the preparatory activities promoted by ECLAC for said conference together with the regional group of water experts.

During this meeting, the transfer of the Pro-Tempore Presidency for the second semester of 2022 from the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) of Guatemala to the National Administration of Aqueducts and Sewers (ANDA) of El Salvador for the second half of 2022 was carried out. semester of the year 2022.

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