Activities
Upcoming activities
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11 - 13 Nov 2025, 15:00 - 18:00Regional annual seminar on household surveys, 2025
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18 - 20 Nov 2025, 10:00 - 12:00International Webinar on Measuring Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs)
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20 Nov 2025, 09:00 - 17:00Youth Tourpreneurship Bootcamp: Dominica and Saint Lucia
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20 Nov 2025, 10:00 - 11:00Eighth meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance
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24 - 28 Nov 2025, 09:00 - 17:00National capacity building workshops in statistical analysis - St Kitts…
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25 - 27 Nov 2025, 09:00 - 18:00Thirteenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC
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4 Dec 2025, 12:00 - 13:30Virtual meeting of the open-ended ad hoc working group on human rights…
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8 Dec 2025, 08:00 - 17:00The MonCom Seminar: Unlocking Caribbean potential: enhancing growth and…
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9 Dec 2025, 09:00 - 14:00Twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean…
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Second United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress
10 - 14 Oct 2022, 09:00 - 18:00 | Event (Meetings of the United Nations system)The Second World Congress on Geospatial Information, held in Hyderabad, India, brought together experts, government representatives, and key stakeholders from around the world to promote cooperation on the strategic use of geospatial information.…
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The deadline to answer the Public Consultation to identify Caribbean water priorities has been extended until October 30, 2022
5 Oct 2022 - 09:20 | Event (Other events)ECLAC is interested in compiling points of view, experiences, and proposals from Caribbean countries regarding their main challenges. Caribbean states are highly vulnerably due to the financial indebtedness and climate change and must receive adequate support, including through concessional funding and reestablishment of the liquidity they need. Thus, ECLAC wants to highlight the importance of these countries and focus its activities regarding the concept of “Caribbean first”.…
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ECLAC Natural Resources Division participates in the Webinar "30 years Articulating Partnerships for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean" on the 30th anniversary of the Inter-American Water Day.
3 Oct 2022, 09:00 - 11:00 | Event (Other events)The Webinar, organised by the Inter-American Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (AIDIS), had as main objective to evaluate the effectiveness of the actions and the potential of this commemoration for the region to advance in the achievement of the SDGs in a comprehensive manner and to have an impact especially on the targets of SDG 6 and SDG 3. It was attended by ECLAC through its Water and Energy Unit, together with high-level representatives from other regional bodies.…
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Annual Seminar on National Accounts for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022: Emerging issues and new challenges in the measurement of economic statistics: an agenda for change
3 - 06 Oct 2022, 07:30 - 10:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This seminar will address the updating of the Manual of the National Accounts System, 2025 and the future of economic statistics. Topics of the current situation are raised, of the changing dynamics that have been generated in the measurement processes, the challenges faced to approach the new statistics and sources of information, as well as of the testing and experimentation mechanisms that are being proposing to countries…
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Fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean
29 Sep 2022, 06:00 - 12:00 | Event (Presiding officers)Descripción The Fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean will be held in Cuenca, Ecuador on September 29, 2022, in the framework of the XIV Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. This meeting will bring together Social Development ministers and senior authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean. The Presiding Officers elected at the Fourth Regional Conference on Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean, held in virtually in October 2021, is constituted by Cha…
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II Meeting of the regional group of experts on water resources in Latin America and the Caribbean
22 Sep 2022, 07:00 - 09:00 | Event (Other events)The group of experts is made up of more than twenty representatives of prestigious institutions in the field of water resources in the region.…
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Latin American Perspectives on Trade and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: Policy Priorities and Recommendations for Action
21 Sep 2022, 07:00 - 09:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)Latin American countries are highly vulnerable to the impact of climate change, including changes in precipitation and increased frequency of extreme weather events, which have a range of impacts on their economies and trade. In this context, these countries are increasingly engaged in efforts to foster an inclusive transition to a low carbon and climate resilient economy. Examples are their participation in the international regime for climate change and the implementation of domestic and regional mitigation and adaptation policies. These have generally focused on reducing deforestation rates…
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14 Sep 2022 - Localization of the 2030 Agenda and the role of Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs)
14 Sep 2022 - 14:25 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This community of practice is an informal space for exchange among peers and sharing of good practices with regards to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of VNRs in particular; and aims to provide a space to regularly communicate with peers. Participants Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, United States SESSION GOAL The specific goal of this session was to reflect on the localizatio…
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Launch of the Regional Monitoring Report SDG4-Education 2030
8 Sep 2022, 07:00 - 09:00 | Event (Other events)Join us for the launch of the Regional Monitoring Report SDG4-Education 2030 Education in Latin America and the Caribbean at a crossroads . At the event we will look at education trends between 2015-2021, analyzing educational indicators of the region, and systematizing the main policies carried out forward across the countries. We will review their achievements and identify the challenges guiding decision-making on educational policy in the next decade, towards 2030.…
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Towards COP27: Regional forums on Climate Initiatives to Finance Climate Action and the SDGs - Roundtable on Climate Finance – The Energetic Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean
1 - 02 Sep 2022, 05:00 - 14:00 | Event (Meetings of the United Nations system)Ahead of COP27, the UN system, leveraging its convening power, network of experts and influencers at regional levels, will partner with the incoming Egyptian Presidency of COP27 and the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions for COP26 and COP27 to organize a series of five regional forums on “Towards COP27. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean proposes to address the region’s energy transition as the thematic focus of the Roundtable on Climate Finance, in consideration of both the short-term impacts of the conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine on global ene…
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Second Regional Seminar on Social Development: "Social Security and the Protracted Crisis: An Opportunity to Combat Inequality in the Framework of a Welfare State in Latin America and the Caribbean"
30 Aug - 01 Sep 2022, 10:00 - 12:50 | Event (Other events)In the framework of collaboration with ILO and PAHO, and joint work with the German Cooperation and the European Union's Development Facility in Transition, ECLAC is organizing the Second Regional Seminar on Social Development, which this year aims to provide a space for dialogue and reflection on social security systems in the region. The seminar will focus on diagnoses, challenges and strategic orientations for reform and restructuring in pension and health systems in an uncertain context of recovery and the need to consolidate full guarantees for the exercise of social rights in the co…
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Universal recognition of the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment: Presentation of the UN General Assembly Resolution and its implications for public policy
29 Aug 2022, 12:30 - 14:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The event aims to present and analyse the importance of the Resolution A/RES/76/300 adopted last 28 July by the United Nations General Assembly on The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment , presented by Costa Rica, Slovenia, Maldives, Morocco, and Switzerland, with the support of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. This text recognises, for the first time worldwide, a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment as a Human Right. The event will address how this decision of the General Assembly can contribute to catalyse the adoption and effective …
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ECLAC's Natural Resources Division co-organized the session "Investing in the Future: A Paradigm Shift in Latin America and the Caribbean" at the World Water Week 2022 in Stockholm
29 Aug 2022 - 05:00 | Event (Other events)The hybrid session took place within the framework of the World Water Week 2022 (WWW 2022), held in Stockholm between August 23 and September 1. The objective of the session was to explore tools and ways to maximize the impact and sustainability of investments in water, sanitation and hygiene.…
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Seminar Beyond GDP: statistical challenges of measuring development
24 Aug 2022, 10:30 - 13:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This is a side-event of Twenty-first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC. The seminar will address the various statistical challenges related to the improvement of GDP measurement and the production of complementary indicators to account for economic, social and environmental development.…
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Selection of activities carried out by the members of the Regional Group of Experts on Water Resources of Latin America and the Caribbean between June and August 2022
24 Aug 2022 - 07:40 | Event (Other events)Between June and August 2022, the Regional Group of Experts on Water Resources of Latin America and the Caribbean, created in the preparatory framework for the 2023 World Water Conference, promoted various activities that contribute to accelerating the accomplishment of SDG 6. You can find extended information of selected activities below:…
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Twenty-first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC
24 - 25 Aug 2022, 06:00 - 14:00 | Event (Commitees)This twenty-first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC took place under a hybrid format -face-to-face and virtual- on August 24 and 25, 2022. The Report and Agreements of the meeting are available on this page…
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Subregional seminar on strengthening environment, climate change and disaster information in the Caribbean
23 - 24 Aug 2022, 05:00 - 14:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This seminar is organized by Statistics Division and Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in collaboration with PARIS21, in support of the United Nations Development Account and Escazú Agreement.…
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We invite you to send an abstract of your initiative to accelerate SDG 6 in Latin America and the Caribbean, and be a part of the ECLAC Regional Water Dialogues in February 2023
22 Aug - 15 Oct 2022, 06:00 - 09:00 | Event (Other events)The third edition of the Regional Water Dialogues will be held in a hybrid way (onsite and virtual) in Santiago de Chile between February 1 and 3, 2023. The main theme will be to accelerate the compliance of SDG 6 and achieve a sustainable and inclusive transition for water.…
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Fifth meeting of the Statistical Coordination Group for the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean
11 Aug 2022, 07:00 - 12:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The objective of this fifth meeting was to reflect among the countries, the agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations in the region and the technical secretariat of the Group on strategic issues in statistical monitoring of the SDGs in the region.…
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10 Aug 2022 - Reflections on the 2022 High-level Political Forum (HLPF)
10 Aug 2022 - 12:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This community of practice is an informal space for exchange among peers and sharing of good practices with regards to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of VNRs in particular; and aims to provide a space to regularly communicate with peers. PARTICIPANTS Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay SESSION GOAL The main objective of this meeting was to reflect on the 2022 High-level Political Forum (HLPF), highlighting the…
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Launch of the Regional Monitoring Report SDG4-Education 2030
8 Sep 2022, 07:00 - 09:00 | Event (Other events)Join us for the launch of the Regional Monitoring Report SDG4-Education 2030 Education in Latin America and the Caribbean at a crossroads . At the event we will look at education trends between 2015-2021, analyzing educational indicators of the region, and systematizing the main policies carried out forward across the countries. We will review their achievements and identify the challenges guiding decision-making on educational policy in the next decade, towards 2030.…
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Towards COP27: Regional forums on Climate Initiatives to Finance Climate Action and the SDGs - Roundtable on Climate Finance – The Energetic Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean
1 - 02 Sep 2022, 05:00 - 14:00 | Event (Meetings of the United Nations system)Ahead of COP27, the UN system, leveraging its convening power, network of experts and influencers at regional levels, will partner with the incoming Egyptian Presidency of COP27 and the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions for COP26 and COP27 to organize a series of five regional forums on “Towards COP27. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean proposes to address the region’s energy transition as the thematic focus of the Roundtable on Climate Finance, in consideration of both the short-term impacts of the conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine on global ene…
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Second Regional Seminar on Social Development: "Social Security and the Protracted Crisis: An Opportunity to Combat Inequality in the Framework of a Welfare State in Latin America and the Caribbean"
30 Aug - 01 Sep 2022, 10:00 - 12:50 | Event (Other events)In the framework of collaboration with ILO and PAHO, and joint work with the German Cooperation and the European Union's Development Facility in Transition, ECLAC is organizing the Second Regional Seminar on Social Development, which this year aims to provide a space for dialogue and reflection on social security systems in the region. The seminar will focus on diagnoses, challenges and strategic orientations for reform and restructuring in pension and health systems in an uncertain context of recovery and the need to consolidate full guarantees for the exercise of social rights in the co…
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Universal recognition of the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment: Presentation of the UN General Assembly Resolution and its implications for public policy
29 Aug 2022, 12:30 - 14:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The event aims to present and analyse the importance of the Resolution A/RES/76/300 adopted last 28 July by the United Nations General Assembly on The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment , presented by Costa Rica, Slovenia, Maldives, Morocco, and Switzerland, with the support of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. This text recognises, for the first time worldwide, a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment as a Human Right. The event will address how this decision of the General Assembly can contribute to catalyse the adoption and effective …
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ECLAC's Natural Resources Division co-organized the session "Investing in the Future: A Paradigm Shift in Latin America and the Caribbean" at the World Water Week 2022 in Stockholm
29 Aug 2022 - 05:00 | Event (Other events)The hybrid session took place within the framework of the World Water Week 2022 (WWW 2022), held in Stockholm between August 23 and September 1. The objective of the session was to explore tools and ways to maximize the impact and sustainability of investments in water, sanitation and hygiene.…
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Seminar Beyond GDP: statistical challenges of measuring development
24 Aug 2022, 10:30 - 13:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This is a side-event of Twenty-first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC. The seminar will address the various statistical challenges related to the improvement of GDP measurement and the production of complementary indicators to account for economic, social and environmental development.…
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Selection of activities carried out by the members of the Regional Group of Experts on Water Resources of Latin America and the Caribbean between June and August 2022
24 Aug 2022 - 07:40 | Event (Other events)Between June and August 2022, the Regional Group of Experts on Water Resources of Latin America and the Caribbean, created in the preparatory framework for the 2023 World Water Conference, promoted various activities that contribute to accelerating the accomplishment of SDG 6. You can find extended information of selected activities below:…
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Twenty-first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC
24 - 25 Aug 2022, 06:00 - 14:00 | Event (Commitees)This twenty-first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC took place under a hybrid format -face-to-face and virtual- on August 24 and 25, 2022. The Report and Agreements of the meeting are available on this page…
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Subregional seminar on strengthening environment, climate change and disaster information in the Caribbean
23 - 24 Aug 2022, 05:00 - 14:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This seminar is organized by Statistics Division and Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in collaboration with PARIS21, in support of the United Nations Development Account and Escazú Agreement.…
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We invite you to send an abstract of your initiative to accelerate SDG 6 in Latin America and the Caribbean, and be a part of the ECLAC Regional Water Dialogues in February 2023
22 Aug - 15 Oct 2022, 06:00 - 09:00 | Event (Other events)The third edition of the Regional Water Dialogues will be held in a hybrid way (onsite and virtual) in Santiago de Chile between February 1 and 3, 2023. The main theme will be to accelerate the compliance of SDG 6 and achieve a sustainable and inclusive transition for water.…
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Fifth meeting of the Statistical Coordination Group for the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean
11 Aug 2022, 07:00 - 12:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The objective of this fifth meeting was to reflect among the countries, the agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations in the region and the technical secretariat of the Group on strategic issues in statistical monitoring of the SDGs in the region.…
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10 Aug 2022 - Reflections on the 2022 High-level Political Forum (HLPF)
10 Aug 2022 - 12:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This community of practice is an informal space for exchange among peers and sharing of good practices with regards to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of VNRs in particular; and aims to provide a space to regularly communicate with peers. PARTICIPANTS Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay SESSION GOAL The main objective of this meeting was to reflect on the 2022 High-level Political Forum (HLPF), highlighting the…
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Challenges to move towards universal, comprehensive, and sustainable health systems: lessons from an international perspective
10 Aug 2022, 05:00 - 09:00 | Event (Other events)This hybrid seminar organized by ECLAC with the collaboration of the Ministry of Health of Chile, FONASA and Pan American Health Organization aims to learn about the experience of countries from different regions that have more robust health systems and are characterized by their universality, comprehensiveness, and financial sustainability.…
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The ECLAC Natural Resources Division participated in the "XX Ordinary Meeting of the Central American and Dominican Republic Council for Potable Water and Sanitation (CONCARD-APS)".
29 Jul 2022, 06:00 - 08:00 | Event (Other events)The meeting, organised by the Central American and Dominican Republic Drinking Water and Sanitation Forum (FOCARD-APS), sought to coordinate cross-sectoral actions needed to advance the 2030 Agenda. The meeting was attended by ECLAC through its Water and Energy Unit, together with members of the Central American and Dominican Republic Drinking Water and Sanitation Council (CONCARD-APS), cooperation agencies and regional organisations.…
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Participation of ECLAC in the Conference of Ibero-American Water Directors V InterCODIA
27 - 29 Jul 2022, 06:00 - 11:00 | Event (Other events)ECLAC's intervention took place in the first session of the High-Level Seminar Water and post-COVID recovery. A regional overview .…
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High-level meetings on the ECLAC Caribbean Resilience Fund
26 - 29 Jul 2022, 04:30 - 13:30 | Event (High-level visits)The Caribbean Resilience Fund (CRF) is an innovative mechanism to leverage absolutely necessary finance for development while simultaneously reducing the growing and onerous debt burden. In-depth discussions will address the main elements of the CRF; its structure, participation and governance. This will include reflection on optimal housing of the CRF and scope for capitalization of the Fund. The meeting will also explore important next steps for initiating debt swap negotiations.…
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Dominica: National workshop on generating climate change and disasters indicators for policy decision-making
19 - 21 Jul 2022, 05:00 - 11:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The Caribbean region is acutely threatened by climate change, particularly the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Dominica is no exception. Availability of quality statistics and indicators are crucial to effectively respond to the effects of climate change and build resilience.…
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ECLAC was part of the workshop of the Colombia-USA Water, Energy and Food Nexus Alliance, presenting the Methodological Guide for the design of policies with this approach
15 Jul 2022 - 08:20 | Event (Other events)The event was held in a hybrid format, face-to-face and virtual in Bogotá, Colombia. It counted with the participation and support of the Pennsylvania State University together with the Tadeo University, the National University of Colombia, the Javeriana University and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) through its offices in Latin America. All of them are part of the Alliance.…
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Climate Change Assessment Reports: Implications for a Just Transition in Latin America
7 Jul 2022, 06:00 - 08:00 | Event (Other events)The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) of the United Nations, the Presidency of the Commission on Land and Territory, Natural Resources and the Environment of the Senate of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (CMA Bolivia) and the Presidency of the Commission on Environment of the Federal Senate of Brazil (CMA Brazil) hold the virtual event "Climate Change Assessment Reports: Implications for a Just Transition in Latin America", which will take place on 7 July from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Santiago de Chile time) in totally virtual format. The event takes place within th…
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First virtual seminar Why implement the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) in my country?
7 Jul 2022, 06:00 - 08:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)Organized by the UN-GGIM Americas Board of Directors and the CARIGEO Coordinating Committee, with the collaboration of the UN-GGIM Secretariat and the IGIF High Level Group.…