26 sept. 2016
Seminar Report // Collection and Use of Rainwater in Latin America: Experiences and Conclusions of a Debate
This publication provides the results of the International Seminar on Rain Water Harvesting Systems, held in November 2014 at the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The aim of the seminar was to share experiences on the design and implementation of systems for the collection, accumulation and use of rainwater in Latin America and the Caribbean and other parts of the world. The seminar was organized by the Office of the Presidential Water Resources Delegate in Chile and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Chile. It received financial support from the European Union (EU).
The experiences included in this publication are the cases of Mexico, Brazil, Chile and El Salvador. The publication also summarizes the panel presentations on technical background on rainwater harvesting systems and their implementation costs. A summary of the debate on the process of setting up a roadmap for the transition from the case studies and pilot projects to permanent national policies is also presented. This summary is complemented finally with a list of conclusions and recommendations.