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Launch event of the OPCC Virtual Platform and Legislative Data Monitor in virtual format with live transmission on ECLAC's YouTube channel and simultaneous translation…
Institutionalizing sound evidence-based sustainable development policies in the Caribbean requires quality, timely, and accessible climate change and disasters indicators that are harmonized and comparable across countries.…
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…
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…
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…
La CEPAL y la Secretaría de Gestión Integral de Riesgos y Protección Civil (SGIRPC) del Gobierno de la Ciudad de México, han colaborado durante los últimos años con el fin de construir indicadores que coadyuven al desarrollo de un territorio de la Ciudad de México más seguro, sostenible y resiliente al riesgo de desastres.…
COP27 side event with a hybrid format (face-to-face at the Euroclima+ Pavilion at the Blue Zone of COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh and virtual, with live broadcast on the Euroclima+ YouTube channel)…
The Caribbean region is acutely threatened by climate change, particularly the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Belize is no exception. The country is situated in the tropical cyclone belts and is directly exposed to the forces of the oceans. And as a small geographical area, disasters might affect vast proportions of the country. Availability of quality statistics and indicators are crucial to effectively respond to the effects of climate change and build resilience.…
The Caribbean region is acutely threatened by climate change, particularly the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Grenada is no exception. The country is situated in the tropical cyclone belts and is directly exposed to the forces of the oceans. And as a small geographical area, disasters might affect vast proportions of the country. Availability of quality statistics and indicators are crucial to effectively respond to the effects of climate change and build resilience.…
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…
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…
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.…
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.…
The Caribbean region is acutely threatened by climate change, particularly the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Saint Vincent and The Grenadines are no exception. Availability of quality statistics and indicators are crucial to effectively respond to the effects of climate change and build resilience.…
The Caribbean region is acutely threatened by climate change, particularly the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Saint Kitts and Nevis is no exception. Availability of quality statistics and indicators are crucial to effectively respond to the effects of climate change and build resilience.…
Organized by Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Department of the Environment, Ministry of Health, Wellness & The Environment and Statistic Division of Antigua and Barbuda (Ministry of Finance and Corporate Governance) in the framework of the Development Account 12 project.…
This is a side-event of the Eleventh meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC, organized by the Statistics Division of ECLAC. Experiences related to indicators produced or developed by countries of the subregion will be presented, as well as progress in the production of a resilience database for the Caribbean subregion.…
Organized by Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science Technology, in the framework of the Development Account 12 project.…
COP 26 side event with a hybrid format (face-to-face at the Euroclima+ Pavilion at the Blue Zone of COP 26 in Glasgow and virtual, with live broadcast on the Euroclima+ YouTube channel)…
Organized by Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the General Bureau of Statistics (GBS) of Suriname, in the framework of the Development Account 12 project.…
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