The Natural Resources Division of ECLAC participates in the Webinar “30 years Articulating Alliances for the Sustainable Development of Latin America and the Caribbean” on the 30th anniversary of the Inter-American Water Day

On October 3, 2022, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Inter-American Water Day (IAD), the Webinar “30 years Articulating Alliances for the Sustainable Development of Latin America and the Caribbean” was held, organized by AIDIS and with the participation of institutional representatives and regional organizations such as the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, the Argentine National Service for Agrifood Health and Quality (SENASA), and the Central American and Dominican Republic Forum on Drinking Water and Sanitation (FOCARD). -APS).

Dr. Silvia Saravia Matus, from ECLAC’s Natural Resources Division, spoke about A-DAY at the opening of the event. Through these she presented ECLAC’s vision of water as a central vector for sustainable development, the current challenges in the provision of drinking water and sanitation in the region, and a proposal for a sustainable and inclusive water transition for the region. In addition, the official closed these opening remarks by reiterating ECLAC’s willingness to support the countries of the region, in processes of institutional articulation, generation of evidence, definition and design of public water and multisectoral policy instruments that make the transition possible.

Similarly, Dr. Saravia Matus was in charge of the presentation “Report of the Regional Process of Latin America and the Caribbean for the Acceleration of Compliance with SDG 6”. Through this presentation, Saravia Matus first commented on the state of progress of SDG6 in the region and highlighted ECLAC’s commitment to accelerating this goal. As proof of this, the wide range of activities led by the Division of Natural Resources in the framework of the “Comprehensive Mid-term Review of the activities of the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development” (2018-2028) were listed. ). In the second part of the presentation, Dr. Saravia Matus presented ECLAC’s proposals to stimulate investment and financing for the goals of SDG 6, among which the implementation of circular systems for water treatment and methane recovery in the region. Finally, the official highlighted various important opportunities for acceleration in data and information, capacity development, and innovation and governance, pillars of the SDG6 Acceleration Framework and areas in which ECLAC has been carrying out relevant studies and activities.

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 experts in water matters, highlighting the next “Water Dialogues” that will be held from January 18 to 20, 2023, in Santiago de Chile, in a hybrid format.