Course: Current challenges of the port system for the countries of the Greater Caribbean

The course is given by the Infrastructure Services Unit of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC, Regional Commission of the United Nations). It addresses the main current trends and future prospects of ports with a strategic, regional and global vision of the evolution of the port and maritime industry. The concepts in port management have evolved along with the globalization and evolution of markets, regional and world industry, technological changes, new requirements for sustainability, collaboration and efficiency throughout the chain, making new strategies nec…

Redatam workshop on database creation and web application development for dissemination of population and housing census data

The course objectives will be To introduce participants to the use of REDATAM as a tool for analysis and dissemination of population and housing census data in order to ensure timely delivery of the census results. To promote the use of REDATAM among Caribbean countries for processing and dissemination of their censuses and surveys To develop the capacity within the National Statistical Offices in the use of REDATAM as a validation and database creation tool To develop the capacity within the National Statistical Offices for the creation of applications built using Redatam Webserver for on li…

Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) training session - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A public financial institution from Brazil, Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES) will soon benefit from the established disaster assessment expertise of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean, as a team from the Sustainable Development and Disaster Unit (SDDU) visits from 1-4 March to present ECLAC’s disaster assessment training package to officials of the Brazilian Development Bank. The initiative follows other similar efforts to strengthen the ability of countries in Latin America and the Ca…

Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) training session - Panama City, Panama

The first collaboration between ECLAC and UNISDR will be through a two-day training targeting members of the United Nations Development Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNDG LAC), and will take place on 18-19 February in Panama City, Panama. The training will inform participants of the complexities of a disaster, how different sectors might be impacted, and how to use the damage and loss assessment methodology affectively in a timely manner.…

Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) training session - Arequipa & Ica, Peru

With its well-established experience in dealing with disasters, ECLAC Caribbean has helped strengthen the capacity to assess damage and losses due to disasters of over 100 government and regional officials in several regions of Peru. Training sessions were delivered in Lima, Cusco, Moyobamba and Piura. The last two sessions in Arequipa and Ica, being held from February 2 to 10 will complete wide geographic coverage of CENEPRED's most important regional offices.…

Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) training session - Piura, Peru

Over the past few months, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), with its well-established experience in dealing with natural disasters, has helped strengthen the capacity of CENEPRED officers, and of national and regional government officials to plan, prepare and respond to such events. This month, a team from the ECLAC Caribbean office travelled to the San Martin and Piura regions to provide training, aimed at strengthening the capacity of CENEPRED and regional government officials to assess damages and losses caused by disasters. Over 70 officers fr…

Regional implementation meeting on access rights and sustainable development in the Caribbean region and workshop on climate change, natural disasters and coastal vulnerability

Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) training session - San Jose, Costa Rica

The training on the Disaster Assessment Methodology was requested by the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy (MIDEPLAN), as part of the ministry’s efforts to improve disaster risk management and reduce risk in the country. The course is imparted during three days, and combines expositions of the methodology with practical cases to allow participants to apply the different concepts and methods. The training is designed for policy makers and professionals involved directly with disaster risk management and risk reduction. Additionally, and since the methodology has a multisectoral …

Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) training session - Cusco, Peru

These sessions are being conducted as part of a series of ECLAC training courses that will strengthen the ability of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to assess damage and losses caused by natural disasters. Considering the fact that Latin America and the Caribbean ranks as one of the regions most affected by disasters, this training will help provide countries with the knowledge to determine their own recovery and reconstruction path, and to incorporate future measures to reduce vulnerabilities and increase resilience. This particular session will inform participants on the complex…

Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) training session - Lima, Peru

These sessions are being conducted as part of a series of ECLAC training courses that will strengthen the ability of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to assess damage and losses caused by natural disasters. Considering the fact that Latin America and the Caribbean ranks as one of the regions most affected by disasters, this training will help provide countries with the knowledge to determine their own recovery and reconstruction path, and to incorporate future measures to reduce vulnerabilities and increase resilience. This particular session will inform participants on the complex…

Regional seminar on time use surveys

AS part of its ongoing work in the Caribbean, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has responded to requests from member and associate member states for statistical capacity training in the core elements of Time Use Surveys. The training will offer a forum for sensitizing participants on the value of Time Use Surveys, and will facilitate the use of Time Use Surveys for measuring all forms of work – especially women’s activities. The initiative will complement ECLAC’s ongoing efforts to build greater capacity in the compilation of gender statistics and in the…

Expert Group Meeting on “Knowledge Management in the Public Sector” and “Knowledge Strategies for Development: Knowledge Networks”

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean is convening a combined Regional Expert Group Meeting on “Knowledge Management in the Public Sector”; and “Knowledge Strategies for Development: Knowledge Networks”, which will be held at its Port of Spain Office from Wednesday 24 to Friday 26 August 2011. The findings of a report recently prepared by the ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean on the topic of Knowledge Management on the Public Sector will be presented at the meeting, and will serve as the basis for the delib…

Expert Group Meeting on knowledge management for development: towards a practical approach for the Caribbean

The aims of the meeting were to increase awareness of knowledge management as a tool for development, and advance discussions towards a practical knowledge management approach for the Caribbean subregion. It offered participating countries and institutions the opportunity to share their views on: (a) A background document prepared as the basis for deliberations by ECLAC (b) The role of indigenous knowledge in participatory approaches for sustainable development (c) Country and institutional experiences on knowledge management for development (d) The challenges and way forward towards a knowled…