The developments of the regional process on Principle 10 and its links with the 2030 Agenda are reported at the Forum of Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

At the Forum of Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development being held in Mexico City, from 26 to 28 April 2017, the Vice-Minister of Environment of Costa Rica, Patricia Madrigal, presented the developments of the negotiation process and highlighted its impacts on environmental governance and the protection of human rights.…

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the transportation sector in Barbados

Authorities and Experts at ECLAC Analyze the Regional Challenges Posed by the International Financial Crisis

In a meeting held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, authorities and experts discussed international financial volatility, global economic uncertainty and lower perspectives for growth dynamics in 2019 in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. During the seminar on “Latin America and EU Regionalism: Towards a Cooperative Way-out beyond the Crisis”, distinguished speakers addressed the challenges currently facing the region in terms of fiscal, monetary, economic and institutional reforms in the face of the questioning of multilateralism worldwide. The meeting, or…

Foreign Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2003

In 2003, flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Latin America and the Caribbean continued to shrink for the fourth year running. With this latest decline, Latin America and the Caribbean turned in the worst performance of any world region. This situation was exacerbated by the steady increase in profit remittances and in outflows of other FDI-related resources, which has diminished its impact on the balance of payments. The decrease in FDI inflows over the past few years has varied across subregions and countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, however. In Mexico and the Caribbean bas…

The cost of hunger: Social and economic impact of child undernutrition in Central America and the Dominican Republic

This document presents the results derived from the analyses of the cost of undernutrition in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic. The study shows that not only are the effects reported valid for the countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic, but the resultant economic impact is also significant, representing between 1.7% and 11.4% of GDP. In this regard, productivity losses as a consequence of the higher death rate and the lower level of education account for 90% of the costs. Thus, in addition to the ethical imperative, era…

Labour automation and challenges in labour inclusion in Latin America: regionally adjusted risk estimates based on machine learning

In recent decades, rapid technological progress has generated a growing interest in the transformation of the world of work. This concern is based on the potential of emerging technologies to replace tasks and roles traditionally performed by human beings, either partially or entirely. It is, therefore, essential to examine and understand the social, economic, and ethical implications of this process and seek solutions to harness the benefits associated with the automation of production processes and mitigate possible negative impacts. This paper seeks to estimate job automation's probabi…