Subregional Headquarters, Port of Spain
The mission of the ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean is to deepen the understanding of the development challenges facing the Caribbean, and to contribute to solutions by conducting research and analysis and providing sound policy advice and technical assistance to Caribbean governments, focused on growth with equity and recognition of the subregion’s vulnerability.
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Twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee
CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee. -
The MonCom Seminar: Unlocking Caribbean potential: enhancing growth and development through South-South cooperation
CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee. This is preceded by the MonCom Seminar. This year's theme Unlocking Caribbean potential: enhancing growth and development through South-South cooperation. -
Virtual Expert Group Meeting to Review the 2020 round of population and Housing Censuses in the Caribbean
A meeting of experts to discuss a selected area of statistics for sustainable development in the Caribbean Census. -
Subregional Capacity Building Workshop on the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States (ABAS) and its Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework
This workshop is expected to produce a workplan for the establishment of national institutional mechanisms for synergistic implementation of the ABAS and the SDGs and result in the validation of the ABAS M&E framework through direct input from SIDS statistical and policy experts, ensuring that national institutional mechanisms and M&E framework build on existing capacities, reflects national realities and can be effectively integrated into country national development planning framework and data systems, respectively.
Activities
Subregional Capacity Building Workshop on the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States (ABAS) and its Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework
The workshop is expected to produce a workplan for the establishment of national institutional mechanisms for synergistic implementation of the ABAS and the SDGs and result in the validation of the ABAS M&E framework through direct input from SIDS statistical and policy experts, ensuring that national institutional mechanisms and M&E framework build on existing capacities, reflects national realities and can be effectively integrated into country national development planning framework and data systems, respectively.
Twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee
CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.
The MonCom Seminar: Unlocking Caribbean potential: enhancing growth and development through South-South cooperation
CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee. This is preceded by the MonCom Seminar. This year's theme Unlocking Caribbean potential: enhancing growth and development through South-South cooperation.
Designing Resilience: Regional Dialogue on Economic Restructuring
Presentations identifying the major impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism and related sectors and providing a dais for strategic resilience building policy prescriptions for fueling both economic growth and convergence in the tourism-dependent economies of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
News
T&T Planning Minister: Building Ocean Economy & Protecting Marine Ecosystems Can Lead to Sustainable Development
Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development, Kennedy Swaratsingh, says developing the national and regional blue economy can contribute to a more robust and diverse economy, create jobs, and build the country and region’s capacity in ocean affairs. Minister Swaratsingh was speaking at the opening of the conference Ocean-Based Climate Action in Support of Blue Economy Advancement in Trinidad and Tobago and the Wider Caribbean in Trinidad and Tobago.
For Climate Finance, Caribbean Countries Must Link Climate Finance with Sustainable Development
Caribbean countries must be able to make the connection between climate finance and sustainable development to receive much-needed funding for climate resilience, mitigation, and adaptation. That is the view of ECLAC Caribbean consultant Cathal Healy-Singh, on how Caribbean SIDS (Small Island Developing States) can tackle what has emerged as one of their main development challenges.
ECLAC Supports Aruba with Roadmap to Develop Financial Tech and Artificial Intelligence
ECLAC Caribbean has completed and handed over to the government of Aruba, a strategic roadmap with actionable recommendations for the development of the fintech (financial technology), artificial intelligence (AI) sectors.
Youth of the Caribbean Make Promises to the Sea and to Sustainable Futures at Caribbean Youth Dialogues ’25
A cross section of the “Caribbean Twenty Percent” (youth between 15 and 29) is set to assemble virtually on 26 and 27 March and make promises to the sustainable future of their countries, region and world at the Caribbean Youth Dialogues ’25.
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Measuring the digital society to advance digital inclusion in the Caribbean
Caribbean policymakers and regulators are grappling with the challenges and opportunities associated with the digital transformation, and seeking to develop inclusive, evidence-based policies suited…
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Be Ready: Building a Resilient Future for Tourism
A Roadmap for Business and Community Growth This infographic outlines key strategies for sustainable business development and community empowerment. It highlights essential steps to enhance data…
Contact
ECLAC Caribbean media
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