Policy mixes for low-carbon development A Latin American and the Caribbeans perspective

Following the success of the High-Level Conference for Ministries of Finance in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) held in Brasília in June 2024, which brought together participants from over 15 countries in the continent, a second edition will take place in Mexico in February 2026.…

9th Meeting of the Working Party on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs)

The meeting aims to provide a forum for information exchange and discussion among members and invited participants on recent developments, ongoing activities and challenges related to the establishment, operation and use of Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs).…

Ninth meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance

The ninth meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance will be held virtually on January 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Santiago, Chile time. During the ninth session, the hearing on the admissibility of communication A-CHL-20250729 will take place. The session is closed to the public, in accordance with sections III.1 and III.4 of the Rules relating to the structure and functions of the Committee. For more information, please visit the ninth meeting section on the Committee's website. …

Virtual Regional Workshop on External Financing and Climate-Resilient Development

This virtual regional dialogue aims to share lessons learned from the Development Account – Tranche 14 project entitled “Mobilizing External Financial Resources Beyond COVID-19 for Greener, Fairer, and More Sustainable Development in Selected Vulnerable SIDS in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.” It also seeks to highlight the usefulness of the financial strategy and roadmap for mobilizing climate financing developed under the project for the Union of the Comoros and Cabo Verde, which could be adapted and used by other countries in the future.…

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, organized by DESA, ECLAC, and the CARICOM Secretariat, is expected to produce a workplan for the establishment of national institutional mechanisms for synergistic implementation of the ABAS and the SDGs. It will 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.…

International Seminar: India–Latin America and the Caribbean: Emerging Partners in a Shifting Global Economy

ECLAC is convening an International Seminar under the title “India–Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC): Emerging Partners in a Shifting Global Economy.” The event will serve as a high-level platform to foster dialogue, share analytical perspectives and build networks for long-term cooperation between India and LAC. The seminar seeks to explore a set of forward-looking questions central to the region’s strategy for diversification and cooperation with emerging economies: How can LAC countries better position themselves to engage with India’s evolving economic and technological landscape? How …

Second technical meeting on special surveys and household consumption price validation of the International Comparison Program (ICP), Cycle 2024 - Latin America and the Caribbean

ECLAC, in its capacity as Regional Coordinator of the IPC for Latin America and the Caribbean, and the World Bank are convening the region's national teams for a new technical meeting to review the quality, consistency, and regional comparability of prices reported in special and consumption surveys of the IPC, within the framework of the 2024 cycle. This meeting is being held virtually.…

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.…

Virtual meeting of the open-ended ad hoc working group on human rights defenders in environmental matters

(Virtual) Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean Date: 4 December 2025 Time: 12.00-13.30, Santiago de Chile Objectives of the meeting: Discuss the latest progress in the regional assessment of the situation of individuals, groups, and organisations promoting and defending human rights in environmental matters To inform about the next steps in the process. Format of the m…

Stakeholder review of regional study on Technology-Facilitated Gender-based Violence (TFGBV) against women in public life

Regional Dialogue to present and discuss the findings of Caribbean study on TFGBV and develop advocacy strategy, through high-level knowledge sharing, for safer digital spaces for all.…

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.…

Sixty-seventh meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Thirteenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC

The Thirteenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC will take place in Santiago, from November 25 to 27, 2025.…

National capacity building workshops in statistical analysis - St Kitts and Nevis

The overall objective of the national workshop is to strengthen the skills level of senior management and technical staff of the Government of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in statistical analysis. This will enhance their ability to design and implement data-informed policies and strategies, towards promoting national sustainable development and resilience building.…

Multistakeholder support for Escazu and Aarhus implementation

Side event at the 8th meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention …

Eighth meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance

The eighth meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance will be held virtually on 20 November 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Santiago, Chile time. The session is open to the public upon registration in Webex. For more information, please visit the eighth meeting section of the Implementation and Compliance Support Committee website.…

Youth Tourpreneurship Bootcamp: Dominica and Saint Lucia

To guide young people in Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines into seeing tourism not as something that only large tour companies, hotels and cruise ships run, but as something they too can do, while placing them on a path to self-sustainability.…

Geospatial Intelligence in Action: Jamaica’s Response to Hurricane Melissa

Within the framework of GIS Day 2025, the webinar organized by CARIGEO and Jamaica's national NERGIST team highlighted the strategic use of geospatial information to support response, damage assessment and recovery following the impact of Hurricane Melissa, emphasizing the value of inter-institutional and regional cooperation.…