Women in Water Science in Latin America and the Caribbean

Opening words

Ms. Lydia Brito, Deputy Director-General for Exact and Natural Sciences, UNESCO

Researchers' experiences in water issues

Ms. Marta Paris, UNESCO Chair in Education for Sustainable Development, UNL, Argentina

Ms. Adivan Costa, UNESCO Chair for Water, Women and Development, UFOP, Brazil

Ms. Gabriela Calderon, Youth Groundwater Network, UNESCO

Ms. Camila Bañales Siegel, Chile (Winner of the L'Oréal-UNESCO National Prize “Women and Science” 2021 in Chile)

Admin: Ms. Veronica Minaya Maldonado, Science Specialist at the UNESCO Office in Quito

Progress and challenges facing women in water management

Ms. Concepcion Marcoelo, STP CODIA

Ms. Cecilia Guerra, CAF

Ms. Ximena Laquis, Ministry of Environment of DINAGUA, Uruguay

Ms. Yamil Eusebio, Coordinator of the UNESCO Chair on Water, Gender and Governance, Iglobal

Admin: Ms. Laura García Méndez, UNESCO Office in Havana

Recommendations to promote women in water sciences

Ms. Laura Imburgia, UNESCO World Water Assessment Program (WWAP)

Ms. Mariana González Pérez, Gender Advisor, UNESCO/CAF/GEF Guaraní Aquifer System Project

Ms. Diana Ulloa, Women in Water, Latin America and the Caribbean, Ecuador

Representative of the Water Fund at the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and International Development (to be confirmed later)

Admin: Ms. Laura Iglesias, UNESCO Mexico Office

Conclusions and closure

Ms. Camila Torre, IHP-LAC UNESCO

Mr. Miguel Doria, UNESCO Regional Hydrologist for Latin America and the Caribbean

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