Latin America Regional Sanitation Conference

Organised by: Water and Sanitation Program -Latin America and the Caribbean (WSP-LAC), Colombian Vice Ministry of Water and Sanitation, CINARA (Colombia) and UNICEF

One of a series of regional sanitation conferences in support of the 2008 International Year of Sanitation

Objectives:

- to accelerate the progress of sanitation and hygiene work in Latin America
- to raise the profile of sanitation, health and hygiene in Latin America
- to generate political commitments and facilitate a regional policy and strategy for sanitation and hygiene
- to strengthen leadership/advocacy for improved sanitation and hygiene in the Region including an assessment of the state of sanitation and hygiene, sharing field experiences and lessons learned.

Proposed programme:

panel discussions on achieving sanitation MDGs thematic sessions and presentation of best practices regarding various aspects of sanitation, hygiene and wastewater treatment the signing of a declaration by the ministers of the participating countries.

Contact: Francois Brikké and Martin Gauss, WSP-LAC, wspandean@worldbank.org

- Location:

Cali, Colombia

- Date:

19 Nov 07 - 26 Nov 07