Paris, 30 April 2025. Acting as Vice-Chair of the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) for the Latin America and Caribbean region, Cuba took part in its 64th session, held on 29 and 30 April at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.
The main purpose of the meeting was to review the implementation of the Programme, which is currently in its ninth phase until 2029, address existing challenges, and guide future strategic initiatives. Once again, Cuba reaffirmed its commitment to water-related issues and to achieving the targets and indicators of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all) of the 2030 Agenda.
Carlos Alberto Luaces Socarrás, Head of the Secretariat of the National Council of River Basins of Cuba and Chair of the National Committee of the IHP, highlighted the efforts made by the Latin American region to build strategic partnerships—not only among National Committees, but also with the World Meteorological Organization and the Conference of Ibero-American Water Directors (CODIA)—enabling a more integrated approach to water challenges.
