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Caribbean activities related to measuring environment, climate change and disasters indicators for policy decision-making

24 Nov 2021 - 11:15 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

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.…

Kick-off webinar on Introduction to climate change and disaster statistics in the Caribbean

9 - 11 Mar 2021 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

Compared to other regions of the world, Latin America and the Caribbean has historically made a minor contribution to climate change. Nonetheless, the region is acutely vulnerable to its negative consequences, particularly the small island developing States (SIDS) of the Caribbean that have been continuously impacted by hazardous events, such as tropical storms, floods or landslides.…

Virtual event "The role of climate action in the recovery from the COVID 19 crisis"

22 May 2020 - 12:00 | Event (Other events)

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are facing a complex scenario that demands a debate about the urge for accelerating job creation and economic growth strategies that help to alleviate the social impact of the crisis caused by the pandemic. However, an economic recovery, with the same environmental effects as the ones before the pandemic, would lead to deepening the climate crisis with long-term impacts. Based on this scenario, the Executive Secretary of ECLAC invites you to participate in the event "The role of climate action in the COVID 19 crisis recovery" to inform and analy…

Capacity Building to Incorporate Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable and Inclusive Climate Change Adaptation in the Public Investment of COSEFIN/SICA Member Countries

1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2022 | Event (Other events)

The Executive Secretariat of COSEFIN and ECLAC are co-executing this project with financing from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (COSUDE) in Central America. Seven Ministers of Finance and three Ministers or Secretaries of Planning responsible for SNIPs are key partners for the project with responsibilities in its technical governance. Said project is grounded in the initiative “Capacity Building in Public Investment Project Design and the Development of Green Tax Instruments to Respond to Climate Change and Contribute to SDGs in Central America and the Dominican Republic” tha…

ECLAC at COP25 in the context of the ECLAC-BMZ/giz Program

11 Dec 2019 - 09:15 | Event (Other events)

En el marco del programa CEPAL-BMZ/giz, CEPAL participará en la COP25 con el evento paralelo "Gran impulso energético: acelerando las inversiones en innovación energética sostenible en Brasil en el contexto del enfoque Big Push for Sustainability de la CEPAL". Más de 10 instituciones brasileñas, regionales e institucionales están trabajando juntas para responder preguntas claves con el fin de apoyar más y mejores inversiones públicas y privadas en las áreas de investigación, desarrollo y demostración (RD&D) de soluciones de energía sostenible (SES) en Brasil. ¿Cuánto y…

Seminar for Public Officials and Civil Society Representatives on the Escazú Agreement and the 2030 Agenda

11 Nov 2019 - 13:00 | Event (Other events)

The seminar is organized by the Government of Saint Lucia, the Saint Lucia National Trust and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN ECLAC). The objectives of the seminar are: to raise awareness on the Escazú Agreement and its synergies with the 2030 Agenda and other international processes to examine the state of the art of implementation of access rights in the region with a particular focus on the Caribbean sub-region to review the Saint Lucian internal framework in the context of the Regional Agreement to support the ratification process…

Expert Meeting on Public Investment, Climate Change, Comprehensive Risk Management, and Sustainability

28 - 29 May 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The expert meeting was organized between ECLAC and the Executive Secretariat of The Council of Ministers of Finance of Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic (COSEFIN), in coordination with the delegates of the Ministries of Finance, particularly with the Ministry of Finance of Guatemala. Officials from other national, regional and international institutions directly related to national public investment systems also participated, as well as international cooperation agencies that support this matter. Objective The purpose was to better understand the advances made towards strength…

Regional Workshop: Public Policies for Disaster Risk Management

18 - 19 Dec 2018 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The workshop seeks to learn more about Colombia's experience in the design, construction and implementation of municipal and departmental public policies related to climate change and to disaster risk.…

UNFCCC COP24 Side Event "Voices from the Climate Frontlines: Protecting the rights of the most vulnerable (and furthest behind)"

10 Dec 2018 - 17:00 | Event (Intergovernmental meetings)

Organized by OHCHR, UN Women, UNICEF, UNCTAD, UNDP, UN HABITAT, ILO and ECLAC, the side event will analyse how the Paris Agreement Work Programme can and should ensure the right to participation, particularly for persons living in poverty that are disproportionately affected by climate change, and discuss concrete examples of how employing a participatory human rights based approach to climate action promotes sustainable development and the eradication of poverty. Speakers will reflect on the role of the recently adopted Escazú Agreement and the Aarhus Convention, as specific tools to mainstre…

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