ONLINE | 9th Spain - LAC Water Dialogues
The Water Dialogues are thematic discussion spaces organized annually with the objective of promoting the exchange of knowledge and experiences between Latin America and Spain on issues of interest to the water sector.
Event date:
November 28, 2023
Online
Based on the definition of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals targets, significant progress has been made to improve water security by increasing coverage of safe access to drinking water and sanitation, improving efficiency and increasing productive irrigation and family farming, as well as improving storm drainage and coastal protection infrastructure. Despite these efforts, the gaps still persist.
A recent CAF study conducted in thirteen countries concluded that it is necessary to invest an average of USD 36 billion per year until 2030 to meet the infrastructure needs for water security. This implies significant challenges in sectoral financing, in an environment of greater fiscal pressure in the countries derived from the COVID-19 pandemic, which calls for economic recovery and reactivation, as well as more inclusive growth and greater climate resilience.
In this context, countries must increase investments and improve efficiency in public spending, in which water plays a key role in achieving the SDGs. This requires innovative public and private financing mechanisms with high added value, incorporating new technologies and digitization of processes and "greener" solutions. Likewise, it is necessary to establish medium and long-term planning that outlines a prioritized roadmap for investments, under specific criteria governed by the inclusion and provision of infrastructure prepared to counteract the effects of climate change.
The 9th edition of the Water Dialogues aims to establish a dialogue around the challenges in financing the investments needed to meet the targets set out in SDG 6 and the SDGs related to water.
Date: November 28, 2023
Time: 3:30 p.m. (Madrid time)
*The event will be streamed on this microsite.
Agenda
Agenda
October 28, 2022
Registration
Opening Remarks
Speakers:
Hugo Morán
Secretary of State for the Environment, Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Spain
Christian Asinelli
Corporate Vicepresident of Strategic Programming, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
Gonzalo García Andrés
Secretary of State for the Economy and Business Support of Spain
Gaps and investments in water and climate resilience in LAC to 2030 and 2040
Speakers:
Ángel Cárdenas
General manager of urban development, water and creative economies, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean-
SESSION 1. ACTION PLANS AND COMMITMENTS FOR THE 2030 AGENDA
Challenges and Financing of Hydrological Plans (3rd cycle) for Water Security
Speakers:
Teodoro Estrela Monreal
Director General for Water, Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge
High level panel
Moderator: Franz Rojas-Ortuste, Director of Water and Sanitation Analysis, CAF
Speakers:
Ana Carolina Argolo Nascimento
Director of the National Water and Sanitation Agency, Brasil
Ruben Aleman
Presidente Administración Nacional de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (ANDA), El Salvador
Maria Fernanda Espinosa
Expert of the Global Commission on the Water Economy
Coffee
SESSION 2. INNOVATIVE FINANCING FOR WATER SECURITY
High level panel
Moderator: Concepción Marcuello, Coordinator of International Water Affairs - Support Unit, MITERD
Speakers:
Santia Bradshaw
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources, Barbados
Pablo Bereciartua
President, Global Water Partnership, GWP
Silvia Saravia
Expert on Economic Issues for Water Resources, ECLAC
Closing
Speakers:
Ignacio Corlazzoli Hughes
Manager in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, CAF -Development Bank of Latin America
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