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COP28: productores agropecuarios de las Américas piden indicadores de base científica para medir su impacto ambiental, que agricultores sean incluidos en procesos de innovación y se escalen los modelos de producción más sostenibles
Economía circular + bioeconomía: América Latina y el Caribe mostró fórmula para aumentar productividad y profundizar sostenibilidad en multitudinaria COP28 de Dubái
En pabellón del IICA en Dubái, el Consorcio Amazonia Legal llama a toda América Latina a cooperar con la COP30, que tendrá como sede la amazónica ciudad de Belém
Agricultores demuestran en COP28 que pueden ser resilientes y al mismo tiempo contribuir a los esfuerzos internacionales de combate, mitigación y adaptación al cambio climático
Gobernador de Pará, estado amazónico de Brasil que recibirá COP30, ve papel protagónico para el IICA en estrategia para preservación ambiental con soluciones sociales
Países del Caribe exponen en la COP28 convergencias entre el combate al cambio climático y su determinación para en dos años reducir las importaciones de alimentos en 25%
Ministros de Agricultura de las Américas se unen y alzan su voz en la COP 28 para advertir que es imprescindible garantizar el acceso efectivo del sector al financiamiento climático
En COP28, Ministros de Agricultura de Mercosur y Chile analizan Pacto Verde Europeo, estrechan vínculos con Australia y expresan inquietud por virus equino en el Cono Sur
En la COP28, los productores lácteos de Estados Unidos muestran al mundo todos sus avances en materia ambiental
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The Regional Water Dialogues of Latin America and the Caribbean began at IICA Headquarters with a strong call to combat gaps in access to an essential resource for life and sustainable development
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.
Chancellor urges to work together to manage and reduce risks from natural phenomena
San José, March 11 (elmundo.cr) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Arnoldo André, participated in the inauguration of the Regional Water Dialogues in Latin America and the Caribbean 2024: Towards the World Water Forum 2024, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
Sanitation and access to drinking water, great investment challenges for Latin America
Increasing investments in sanitation and access to drinking water are two great challenges for Latin America to promote sustainable development in a region increasingly affected by natural disasters, said experts gathered at a forum this Monday.
Access to water investment challenge in Latin America
San José/EFE - Tuesday, March 12, 2024 12:00 AM – Increasing investments in sanitation and access to drinking water are two great challenges for Latin America to promote sustainable development in a region increasingly affected by natural disasters, they stated experts gathered this Monday in a forum.
ECLAC: “Proper water management makes it possible to boost sustainable development and improve adaptation to the climate crisis”
“Proper water management is an urgent imperative: it is a strategic and driving sector for sustainable development, a source of greater equity, an adaptation solution to the climate crisis and an essential facilitator of the peace that we all long for.” This was stated by authorities present at the opening of the fourth edition of the Regional Water Dialogues in Latin America and the Caribbean 2024 , which takes place from March 11 to 13 in San José, capital of Costa Rica.
ECLAC: “Nature-based solutions for increasing agricultural water availability: 2nd ROSA Project Seminar”
On Wednesday 29 May, ECLAC held the Second Seminar of the Network and Observatory for Water Sustainability Project (ROSA), which analysed the opportunities for implementing Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to increase agricultural water availability. This event allowed the socialisation of ECLAC's ongoing study on BNS in the context of Chile's Irrigation Promotion Law and facilitated the exchange of experiences among the participating countries.
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