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2020 Latin America and the Caribbean Finance Ministers’ Meeting

 

The first SWA Latin America and the Caribbean Finance Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) held virtually on 18 November, built on previous global Finance Ministers Meetings organized by SWA in 201020122014 and 2017.

The SWA Latin America and the Caribbean FMM was co-convened by global partners UNICEF and the World Bank Water Global Practice, as well as a regional partner the Inter-American Bank.

The objective of the SWA Latin America and the Caribbean FMM was to develop and strengthen partnerships with finance ministers in the region for smart investments in water, sanitation and hygiene. The meetings underscored the crucial role of water, sanitation and hygiene to the Latin American and the Caribbean economies, population, and environment during and after COVID-19, and offered ministers practical avenues for financing the sector. Ministers and leaders from United Nations agencies, International Financial Institutions, civil society, private sector, and research and learning participated in the Latin America and the Caribbean FMM.

The SWA Latin America and the Caribbean FMM was preceded by a 2-month preparatory process that relied on multi-stakeholder dialogue at the country level to ensure that finance and sector ministers are briefed and ready to actively participate in the FMM.

The SWA Latin America and the Caribbean FMM was live-streamed and simultaneous translated in English, French and Spanish.

 

 

PARTICIPANTS

FINANCE AND SECTOR MINISTERS

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Hon. Michel Patrick Boisvert

Minister of Economy and Finance, Haiti

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Hon. Isaac Castro Esquivel

Vice Minister of Expenditure, Costa Rica 

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Hon. Dr. Marco Antonio Midence Milla

State Secretary, Finance Offices, Honduras

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Hon. Iván Acosta Montalván

Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Republic of Nicaragua

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Hon. Alvaro Gonzalez Ricci

Minister of Public Finance, Guatemala

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Hon. Elian Villegas Valverde

Minister of Finance, Costa Rica

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Hon. Jaime Andres Ortiz Acosta

 Vice Minister of Water of the Ministry of Environment and Water, Ecuador

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Hon. Paulo Arturo Proaño Andrade

Minister of Environment and Water, Ecuador

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Hon. Juan Santos Cruz

Minister of Environment and Water, Bolivia

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Hon. Arnoldo Wiens Durksen

Minister of Public Works and Communications, Paraguay

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Hon. Guillermo José González

Minister-Director of the National System for Prevention, Mitigation and Attention to Disasters (SINAPRED), Nicaragua

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Hon. Andrea Meza Murillo

Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica

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Hon. Jose Luis Acero Vergel

Vice Minister of Housing, City and Territory, Colombia

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Mr. Whitfield M. Harris

Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance, the Economy and Public Administration, Antigua and Barbuda

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Mr. Rodolfo Lacayo Ubau

Acting Executive Director of the National Water Authority (ANA), Nicaragua

HEADS OF UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONS

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Mauricio J. Claver-Carone

President, Inter-American Development Bank

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Henrietta Fore

Executive Director, UNICEF

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Director-General, WHO

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Ángel Gurría

Secretary General, OECD

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Yamileth Astorga

President of Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AYA)

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Rebeca Grynspan

Ibero-American Secretary-General

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Dr. Sasha Kramer

Founder and CEO, SOIL

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Yalkiria Pineda

Executive Director, CEAMUJER

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Vijay Rangarajan

Director-General, Americas and Overseas Territories, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK

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Hon. Kevin Rudd

High-level Chair, SWA

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Jennifer J. Sara

Global Director, Water Global Practice, World Bank 

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Magdy Esteban Martínez Solimán

 Director, AECID

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The Finance Ministers' Meeting preparatory process

Engage in a dedicated preparatory process to strengthen and catalyze in-country dialogues and actions, and prepare Ministers of Finance for their participation at the FMM.

Global co-conveners

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Latin American and the Caribbean Region co-convener

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FINANCING WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE IN Latin America and the Caribbean

Closing the financing gap can be achieved through a combination of measures, including maximizing the use of existing resources and mobilizing additional finance from taxes, tariffs and transfers. Although Latin American and the Caribbean countries are at different stages of socio-economic development and will have different political and governance arrangements that will be more or less conducive to different forms of financing, they all have something in common: the need to increase the prioritization of water, sanitation and hygiene in national plans and budgets, especially during a time of public health concerns.

Several Latin American and the Caribbean countries are implementing innovative policies that are already proving the positive impact of water, sanitation and hygiene investment. These case-studies are included in SWA’s Water & Sanitation: How to Make Public Investment Work - A Handbook for Finance Ministers.

Water and Sanitation - How to make public investment work

A Handbook for Finance Ministers

The FMM will also draw on practical financing approaches from the Finance Handbook. Watch videos below from countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that have successfully implemented innovative financing mechanisms.

Webinars

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Asia and the Pacific Final FMM preparatory webinar: Smart partnerships with Finance Ministers

Asia and the Pacific Final FMM preparatory webinar: Smart partnerships with Finance Ministers

On 19 November, SWA Secretariat organized the final Asia and the Pacific FMM webinar entitled “Smart Partnerships with...
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Latin America and the Caribbean Final FMM preparatory webinar: Smart partnerships with finance ministers

Latin America and the Caribbean Final FMM preparatory webinar: Smart partnerships with finance ministers

Latin America and the Caribbean Friday, 6 November 10:00 NY | 9:00 Mexico City As the Finance Ministers’ Meetings (FMM)...
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SWA 2020 Latin America and Caribbean Finance Ministers' Meeting

SWA 2020 Latin America and Caribbean Finance Ministers' Meeting

On 18 November, during the Finance Ministers' Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean, Finance ministers discussed...
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Build Forward Better - economic opportunities offered by water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)

Build Forward Better - economic opportunities offered by water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)

On Thursday, 24 September, SWA organized its second webinar in the preparatory process for the upcoming Finance Ministers'...
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Launch of the Handbook for Finance Ministers & kick-off of the 2020 Finance Ministers' Meetings Preparatory Process

Launch of the Handbook for Finance Ministers & kick-off of the 2020 Finance Ministers' Meetings Preparatory Process

On Thursday, 3 September, SWA organized a special webinar in which we launched our new publication, Water & Sanitation: How...
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Documents

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SWA Report on the 2020 Finance Ministers’ Meetings
2020 Finance Ministers' Meetings: Ideas and suggestions for follow-up at country level
2020 Country Overview: Mexico
Agenda: SWA Latin America and the Caribbean Finance Ministers' Meeting
FMM 2020 - CSO Messages
About the 2020 FMMs
Launch of the Handbook for Finance Ministers and kick-off of the preparatory process for the Finance Ministers' Meeting
Guidance Note: 2020 virtual Regional Finance Ministers' Meetings