Reiterate political commitment to achieve the universalization of the human right to water and integral sanitation, through public policies that promote the development of rural areas and vulnerable populations.
Latin American Sanitation Conference (Latinosan) Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá 2013
Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
The III Latinosan Conference was organized in five (5) blocks: i) Universal Sanitation: new challenges, new opportunities; ii) Regional Overview of the Sanitation situation in Latin America; iii) Institutionality and Public Policies; iv) Human Rights and Sustainable Development and v) Goals beyond 2015: Regional and Global Commitments.
Key Takeaways
The main aspects that emerged from the III Latinosan Conference were:
Strengthen intergovernmental cooperation in the region through the establishment of a Regional Meeting of Sanitation Ministers (REMISA) to be held every two years within the framework of the LATINOSAN Conference.
Institutionalize the LATINOSAN regional initiative with the establishment of the LATINOSAN Pro Tempore Secretariat, which will organize and follow up on the REMISA agreements and promote public policies aimed at the universalization of water and sanitation services.
Establish the Latin American and Caribbean Observatory on Sanitation, aimed at monitoring the state of affairs in the member countries of the LATINOSAN initiative.
Promote capacity building of urban and rural communities and organizations in the management of basic sanitation services.
Implement policies for prevention and risk management before disasters and emergencies in the basic sanitation sector.
Encourage the United Nations to set specific global targets for water and sanitation access beyond 2015.
Event documents
- Declaration of Panamá Declaration of Panamá
- Latinosan 2013 Program Latinosan 2013 Program
- Concept Note Latinosan 2013 Concept Note Latinosan 2013
Reports and Presentations
- Andean Sub-regional Report Andean Sub-regional Report
- Caribbean Sub-regional Report Caribbean Sub-regional Report
- Sub-regional Report Mexico and Central America Sub-regional Report Mexico and Central America
- Southern Cone Sub-regional Report Southern Cone Sub-regional Report
