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Nature-based solutions to increase water availability for agriculture: Second Seminar of the ROSA Project

30 May 2024 | Event (Other events)

On Wednesday, May 29, ECLAC carried out the Second Seminar of the Network and Observatory for Water Sustainability (ROSA) Project, which analyzed opportunities to implement Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) to increase water availability for agriculture. This event made it possible to disseminate the study that ECLAC is conducting on NbS in the context of Chile's Irrigation Promotion Law and facilitated the exchange of experiences among participating countries.…

Remaking Trade For a Sustainable Future

13 Feb 2024 | Event (Other events)

This past February 8th 2024, Andres Valenciano, Chief of Washington Office, had the opportunity to participate on the Remaking Trade For a Sustainable Future event at Georgetown University Law Center. The event was organized by Center on Inclusive Trade and Development co-led by Jennifer Hillman and Katrin Kuhlmann.…

Events that highlight the Escazú Agreement at COP28 on climate change

3 Dec 2023 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

The Escazú Agreement will be highlighted in the following events organized in the framework of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Sunday, 3 December 2023 1:15-2:45 pm Dubái, Side Event Room 2 (Blue zone) / What Human Rights at 75 means for Climate Justice Now. Organized by OHCHR, UNEP, UNDP, UNFPA, FAO, UNICEF, WHO, UN Women, UNECE, IOM, UNODC, ILO, ECLAC, UNHCR. Event in English with live transmission. 4:30-5:45 pm Dubái, Brazil Pavilion (Blue zone) / Climate justice in defense of the t…

Festival de Datos 2023

7 - 9 Nov 2023 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The Festival de Datos takes place in Punta del Este, from November 7-9, 2023, bringing together more than 400 delegates from governments, multilateral organizations, the private sector, academia and civil society of various nationalities.…

The MonCom Seminar: Positioning the Caribbean in the knowledge economy: The role of data

1 - 2 Nov 2023 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-first meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee. This is preceded by the MonCom Seminar. This year's theme Positioning the Caribbean in the knowledge economy: The role of data…

Reshaping Relationships Across the Americas

2 - 5 Oct 2023 | Event (Other events)

Top legal and business professionals from the United States and Latin America as they look to bridge industries and drive collaboration across borders. This year’s discussions will focus on how businesses across various industries are reshaping relationships within the region, as well as the transforming role and rising opportunities for the legal community.…

Matchmaking: showcases of green technologies

22 - 28 Jun 2023 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The event “Matchmaking: showcases of green technologies”, held exclusively online, will take place from 22 to 28 June 2023. The event is promoted by the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) of Brazil, with the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC) of Brazil, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Euroclima+ Program of the European Union, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Centre for Management and Strategic Studies (CGEE), Ação AL INVEST Verde DPI and the Royal Danish Embassy in Brazil. The showcase pres…

Sixth meeting - Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development - 2023

25 - 28 Apr 2023 | Event (Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development)

At the thirty-sixth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), held in Mexico City from 23 to 27 May 2016, the member States adopted resolution 700 (XXXVI), Mexico Resolution, which established the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development as a regional mechanism to follow up and review the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, its means of implementation, and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. The Economic and So…

Parliamentary Summit on Climate Change and Just Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean

20 Apr 2023 - 14:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition (OPCC, from its acronym in Spanish) is an initiative carried out jointly by parliamentary leaders from various countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), with the aim of constituting a shared information tool on the state of environmental legislation and parliamentary treatment in the region. The Summit represents an opportunity for dialogue among legislators from LAC with the objective to strengthen climate ambition in the region. The main objectives of the Summit include: Presentation o…

Parliamentary Summit on Climate Change and Just Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean

20 Apr 2023 - 14:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition (OPCC, from its acronym in Spanish) is an initiative carried out jointly by parliamentary leaders from various countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), with the aim of constituting a shared information tool on the state of environmental legislation and parliamentary treatment in the region. The Summit represents an opportunity for dialogue among legislators from LAC with the objective to strengthen climate ambition in the region. The main objectives of the Summit include: Presentation of a joint statement that exp…

The economics of biodiversity in climate change times: a renewed challenge for Latin America and the Caribbean - A conversation with Sir Partha Dasgupta

16 Jan 2023 - 14:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

Sir Partha Dasgupta, leader of the project The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review, (London: HM Treasury), 2021. To be republished by Cambridge University Press, 2022. This is a study similar to that of Sir Nicholas Stern, applied to the costing of biodiversity loss and options for its incorporation into economic accounting and for better targeting of investment and its real costs. Sir Dasgupta is a global eminence in biodiversity and economics, so it is a singular occasion, it is the first time he visits ECLAC, he had a prominent role in the IPBES initiative of the United Nations C…

The Economics of the Circular Economy Transition

5 Dec 2022 - 15:30 | Event (Other events)

As the global economy expands and living standards rise, the world's raw materials consumption is expected to nearly double by 2060. This is particularly alarming because materials extraction, processing, use and waste management lead to very significant environmental pressures, ranging from local pollution at mining sites to GHG emissions from metal processing or air pollution from waste handling and disposal. In parallel, the mismanagement of plastic has resulted in significant environmental pollution and, if left unchecked, has the potential to cause even more important economic and so…

Launch of the e-learning course on Disaster-Related Statistics Framework (DRSF)

31 Oct 2022 - 09:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The aims of the course is build national capacities for the compilation of disaster-related statistics for enhancing disaster management and promoting risk-informed sustainable development in the countries. Also aims to facilitate national monitoring and reporting on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.…

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