DATE / TIME:

2018/05/14    16:30 - 17:30

Location:

Santiago de Chile

Co-Organiser: GIZ
Convener: United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Image: 2018 Unidad de Conferencias CEPAL

The main premise of the nexus approach is that our connected worlds of water, energy, and food are increasingly interdependent, and that impacts on one sector affect others. In a planet under the pressure of climate change and the increasing demands of growing and more urbanised populations, understanding and taking into account these interdependencies and interconnections is vital to achieve longterm economic, environmental, and social goals, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

At the Regional Political-Technical Dialogue on Water, Energy and Food Nexus organised by ECLAC in Santiago, Chile, 14-15 May 2018, UNU-FLORES will present its perspective on the Nexus Approach and how it is implementing this in Latin America in the session “Nexo: Perspectivas  de  implementación  desde  el  Instituto  de  Manejo  Integrado  de  Flujos  de Materiales  y  de  Recursos” together with GIZ.

La principal premisa del enfoque del nexo es que nuestros conectados mundos del agua, de la energía y de la alimentación son cada vez más interdependientes, y que los impactos en un sector afectan a los otros. En un planeta bajo la presión del cambio climático y de las crecientes demandas de una población cada vez mayor y más urbanizada, comprender y tener en cuenta estas interdependencias e interconexiones es vital para alcanzar a largo plazo las metas económicas, ambientales y sociales, incluyendo los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS)

All the materials of the Regional Dialogue (presentations, voice recordings, videos and photos) are available here.

Background

This event is part of the GIZ Nexus project and presents one of the regional dialogues held in different areas of the world. Flores will be presenting its perspectives and activities on the Nexus approach in Latin America (mostly SludgeTec).