Climate Change and Water Challenges in Latin America

Seminar

Date: Tuesday 3 September 2024

Time: 17.30 – 18.45

Location: Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies, Universitetsvägen 10 B, Building B & Online*

The seminar addresses critical water issues in Latin America, such as the lack of infrastructure, insufficient support from the international community, and the risks in planning. Participants will analyze solutions and innovations emerging from civil society, and examine their impact on strengthening human rights, peace, governance, sustainability, and equal water access in Latin America.

Foto: ISF Chile. Image from Camp Parcela 11, located in the Forestal sector of Viña del Mar. This area, home to nearly 1,500 residents, is marked by geographical and infrastructural challenges that exacerbate its isolation and environmental issues. The primary concern addressed by this initiative is the effective management and treatment of greywater, with most homes currently relying on cesspools that pose significant risks of overflow and subsequent contamination with the risk of diseases spreading.

The Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies (NILAS) at Stockholm University together with Engineers without Borders Sweden (EWB-SWE), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Norden International and the European Commission , with the support of GRULAC (Ambassadors from the Group of Latin America and the Caribbean), welcomes you to an Open Seminar on Climate Change and Water Challenges in Latin America

Participants and program

17.30	*Dr. Thaïs Machado-Borges, Director of Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies, and Ms. Caroline Edelstam*, Secretary General of Engineers without Borders Sweden, greet welcome.
17.35	Ambassador Milton Soto Santiesteban, Ambassador of Bolivia to Sweden and Chair of GRULAC in the Nordics, gives introduction to the challenges of climate change in Latin America.
17.40	Mr. Tommy Lindström, Head of competence group Energy-and Waste Management and Project Leader of Aqua 365 Chile, at Engineers without Borders Sweden, introduces the water situation in Latin America in regard to climate change and gives presentation of the Aqua 366, a WASH*-project in Chile.
17.50	Ms. Adriana Soto Trujillo, Research Associate at Stockholm Environment Institute, and environmental engineer with experience from working in the practitioner-research spheres of water management planning, climate change adaptation and sustainable sanitation, gives aspects of integration of WASH and IWRM** in Bolivia.
18.00	Ms. Carla Liera, Research Associate at Stockholm Environment Institute, and environmental practitioner with experience in leading and managing projects that drive innovative environmental solutions in diverse global settings with a focus on water and sanitation challenges, gives aspects of human rights regarding water and climate risks in Mexico.
18.10	Mr. Erik von Pistohlkors, Deputy Head of the Representation at the European Commission in Sweden, concludes with the EU-perspective on the support of the international community in the future; what could be the next steps for support and innovation for Latin America?
18.20	Discussion and questions led by the moderator, Dr. Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano, Professor at the Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies, Stockholm University.
18.45	End of seminar.

The seminar will be conducted in English.
*WASH = Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
**IRWM = Integrated Water Resources Management

Registration
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Theme

Research subjects

Democracy in Latin America Global Latin American Studies Environmental Humanities with a focus on Latin America Development Studies in Latin America

Last updated: July 12, 2024

Source: Nordic Institute of Latin American Studies