Event
Celebration of World Water Day 2024 in LAC "Water for Peace"
World Water Day is celebrated every year on 22 March to raise awareness and encourage action to address the water and sanitation crisis. Each year's theme is proposed in advance by UN-Water and coincides with the annual publication of the United Nations World Water Development Report, UN-Water's flagship report on water and sanitation issues, produced by the UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) and published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on behalf of UN-Water.
In 2024, World Water Day and the United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR) are dedicated to the theme "Water for Peace". This report will focus on how developing and maintaining a secure and equitable water future underpins prosperity and peace for all and how poverty and inequality, social tensions and conflicts can amplify water insecurity.
This event will be simultaneously translated into English and Spanish.
Schedule
Opening remarks
Ms. Lidia Brito, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
Regional Launch of the United Nations World Water Development Report 2024
Mr. Miguel Doria, UNESCO Regional Hydrologist for Latin America and the Caribbean
Water for Peace
Ms. Silvia Saravia, ECLAC
Mr. Andrés Sanchez, OAS
Mr. Daniel Buss, PAHO/WHO
Ms. Concepción Marcuello, PTS CODIA
Ms. Maria Apostolova, ACTO
Mr. Benedito Braga, World Water Council
Moderator: Mr. Fabio Soares Eon, UNESCO Brasilia Office
Water and Cooperation
Ms. Fabiola Tabora, GWP
Ms. Liseth Hernández, Trifinio Plan
Mr. Daniel Greif, FAO/GEF Laguna MerÃn Project
Ms. Gabriela Calderón, GWYN
Mr. Ricardo Burg, UNESCO/CAF/GEF Guarani Project
Ms. LucÃa Samaniego, CeReGAS
Moderator: Mr. Juan Criado, UNESCO San José Office and Ms. Laura Iglesias, UNESCO Mexico Office
Water for Prosperity
Ms. Silvana Alcoz, WMO
Mr. René Gomez-GarcÃa Palao, CAF
Mr. Marcelo Sadres, FAO
Mr. José Luis Inglese, AIDIS
Ms. Adivane Costa, UNESCO Chair on Water, Women and Development, UFOP, Brazil
Mr. Fernando González Villareal, CERSHI
Moderator: Ms. Laura GarcÃa Méndez, UNESCO Havana Office and Mr. Rodrigo Espinoza, UNESCO Office in Guatemala
Let's talk about water: Latin America and the Caribbean Film Competition on Water Science
Ms. Linda Lilienfeld, Director of "Let's Talk About Water"
Closing remarks
Mr. Abou Amani, Secretary of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme of UNESCO
