Water Dialogues
Find here the main news and information from the IV Edition of the Regional Water Dialogues in Latin America and the Caribbean 2024: Towards the World Water Forum 2024.
Introduction
The 2024 Regional Water Dialogues, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), will take place at the headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), San José, Costa Rica, in hybrid format ( in person and virtual), on March 11, 12 and 13. The event, which integrates a high-level ministerial space, as well as exchanges of technical experiences with a multi-stakeholder approach, is part of the regional process to promote good practices and promote the achievement of SDG 6 in the region.
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Goals
Within the framework of the voluntary commitments of the 2023 Regional Water Action Agenda, the objectives of this event are: i) analyze the progress and challenges of achieving SDG 6, ii) highlight successful experiences and lessons learned for achievement of said objective.
Justification
ECLAC promotes spaces for dialogue and exchange within the framework of the Decade of Action for Water 2018-2028 and calls on the different actors of the countries of the region to share their progress in water matters, in order to promote innovations, mobilize cooperation and financing, in addition to replicating, scaling and providing concrete solutions to promote a sustainable and inclusive water transition.
Manuel Otero, Director General, IICA
Water Dialogues Podcast
Master Presentations
Mr. José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs,
Executive Secretary, ECLAC
Presentation (40 min) - Description of the content of the keynote presentation
Mr. Manuel Otero,
Director General, IICA
Presentation (40 min) - Description of the content of the keynote presentation
Mrs. Doris Gutierrez,
Presidential Designee of Honduras,
Pro Tempore Presidency, CELAC
Presentation (40 min) - Description of the content of the keynote presentation
Documents
Agenda: V Edition of the Regional Water Dialogues in Latin America and the Caribbean 2024: Towards the World Water Forum 2024
San José, IICA - The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) inaugurated in Costa Rica the IV edition of the Regional Water Dialogues in Latin America and the Caribbean with a strong call to reduce gaps in access to water and sanitation that harm vulnerable communities.
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