A short list of high-priority issues will be extracted from these working group reports for possible consideration at the General Assembly as a resolution on natural disaster reduction. The reports will also list the themes that are still under discussion. Although the current work focuses on reports before the 2000 OAS General Assembly, the committee's work will continue afterwards. May. Working Group reports Ricardo S nchez Sosa announced that UNEP is increasing its support to national cleaner production centers in the region. Currently centers exist in Brazil, Mexico, Columbia and Chile.
Discussions are underway about the development of new centers in Nicaragua and Guatemala.
PAHO presented this document at the February 14. Among other activities would be the development of an information system. The listserv implemented in 1999, has been an effective communication link among the members of the Group. The pilot project in El Salvador is running well and the Environmental Health Protection Agency and The United States Department for International Development are supporting some individual areas within the project. Other countries in the Central American Region are working on designing their individual plans to improve access and quality of drinking water.