Translated by Andrés Martínez Forero
At the Bogotá Water and Sewerage Company (EAAB) premises, a significant meeting was held involving Mayor of Bogotá Carlos Fernando Galán; Michael John Webster, Program Manager of the 2030 Water Resources Group at the World Bank (WB); and Peter Siegenthaler, Country Manager for Colombia at the WB. The aim of the meeting was to discuss the lessons learned in Cape Town and how these lessons can be applied to improve water supply in Bogotá.
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“Our strategy aims to diversify water sources, ensuring that our current water sources will be sufficient for the long term and thus prevent the recurrence of the rationing issues we are currently experiencing,” stated Mayor Galán on his X account.
Discover a video statement from Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán on his X social network account, summarizing the outcomes of this meeting between Bogotá and the World Bank:
¡Alianzas estratégicas por el agua de Bogotá!
— Carlos F. Galán (@CarlosFGalan) June 12, 2024
Nos reunimos con Peter Siegenthaler, representante del Banco Mundial en Colombia y Mike Webster, quien manejó la crisis de abastecimiento de agua en Sudáfrica, para hablar sobre las lecciones aprendidas en Ciudad del Cabo y qué… pic.twitter.com/GImujMGFux
During the meeting, and drawing on Mike Webster’s experience managing the water crisis in South Africa, a water security strategy for Bogotá was discussed. An action plan was reviewed to ensure the availability of potable water in the medium and long term, and the potential for establishing a multi-actor platform for the validation of the water security strategy was examined.
The meeting included participation from Natasha Avendaño, General Manager of the EAAB; Vanessa Velasco, Secretary of Habitat; Redy López, Undersecretary of Planning and Policy at the Secretary of Habitat; Jean-Martin Brault, Senior Specialist at the World Bank; and Homero Paltán, Senior Water Resources Management Specialist at the World Bank.
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This successful meeting allowed for a discussion of the lessons learned in Cape Town and an exploration of how these lessons can be applied in Bogotá to enhance water supply.
