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15 - 17 Dec 2025, 09:00 - 17:00Subregional Capacity Building Workshop on the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda…
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Antigua and Barbuda: National workshop on generating climate change and disasters indicators for policy decision-making
3 - 07 Dec 2021, 06:00 - 08:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)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.…
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Caribbean activities related to measuring environment, climate change and disasters indicators for policy decision-making
24 Nov 2021, 10:00 - 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.…
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Saint Lucia: National workshop on generating climate change and disasters indicators for policy decision-making
12 - 16 Nov 2021, 06:00 - 09:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)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.…
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COP 26 side event - Protagonist Latin American and Caribbean Parliaments: Announcement of the Parliamentary Observatory for Climate Change and Just Transition
9 Nov 2021, 07:30 - 15:45 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)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)…
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Suriname: National workshop on generating climate change and disasters indicators for policy decision-making
13 - 15 Jul 2021, 06:00 - 08:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)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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Kick-off webinar on Introduction to climate change and disaster statistics in the Caribbean
9 - 11 Mar 2021, 08:00 - 11:00 | 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.…
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SIDS relevant climate change and disasters indicators: the Caribbean situation
9 Feb 2021, 08:00 - 09:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)Organized by Statistics Division and the Caribbean Subregional Headquarte of ECLAC. This is a Side-event of the 52nd session of the United Nations Statistical Commission…
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Virtual event "The role of climate action in the recovery from the COVID 19 crisis"
22 May 2020, 10:00 - 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…
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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, 05:00 - 31 Dec 2022, 14:00 | 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…
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UNFCCC COP25: Advancing climate action through Escazú Agreement standards in Latin America and the Caribbean
12 Dec 2019, 08:30 - 10:00 | Event (Other events)The event discusses how the Escazú Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in environmental matters in LAC supports the implementation of the Paris Agreement and ensures that climates policies are shaped by and in benefit for those that are most affected by climate change.…
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ECLAC at COP25 in the context of the ECLAC-BMZ/giz Program
11 Dec 2019, 07:45 - 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…
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UNFCCC COP25: Realizing the right to participate: empowering people as agents of more effective climate action
9 Dec 2019, 15:30 - 17:00 | Event (Other events)ONU UN Side event on SDG 16, led by OHCHR and UNICEF with the support of ECLAC, UN Environment, ILO, UN Women and CBD.…
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Seminar for Public Officials and Civil Society Representatives on the Escazú Agreement and the 2030 Agenda
11 Nov 2019, 06:00 - 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…
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Foro Corea – Chile sobre Adaptación al Cambio Climático y Reforestación
30 Aug 2019, 05:00 - 08:50 | Event (Other events)El objetivo de este Foro es discutir sobre los diferentes aspectos de las políticas y prácticas que han sido adoptadas en ambos países para enfrentarse a los desafíos que impone el Cambio Climático…
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Expert Meeting on Public Investment, Climate Change, Comprehensive Risk Management, and Sustainability
28 - 29 May 2019, 05:00 - 14:00 | 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…
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Information meeting: Caribbean relevant climate change and disasters indicators for evidence-based sustainable development policies
26 Apr 2019, 09:00 - 10:00 | Event (Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development)In this informative meeting, it will discuss, among other, the presentation a draft concept note of a potential project on climate change and disasters indicators production.…
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First Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon
20 - 21 Dec 2018, 06:00 - 10:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The event, organized by ECLAC in the framework of the EUROCLIMA+ programme, will present the results of five studies related to the social cost of carbon implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
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Regional Workshop: Public Policies for Disaster Risk Management
18 - 19 Dec 2018, 05:30 - 14:30 | 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.…
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UNFCCC COP24 Side Event "Voices from the Climate Frontlines: Protecting the rights of the most vulnerable (and furthest behind)"
10 Dec 2018, 15:30 - 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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UNFCCC COP24 Side Event: Implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions in Latin America and the Caribbean
8 Dec 2018, 06:00 - 07:30 | Event (Other events)ECLAC will participate in one of the two events organized by the EUROCLIMA+ Programme during the 24th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP24) that will take place in Katowice, Poland, from December 2 to 14.…
List of Event
75 search results. Displaying 20 per page.
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Antigua and Barbuda: National workshop on generating climate change and disasters indicators for policy decision-making
3 - 07 Dec 2021, 06:00 - 08:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)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.…
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Caribbean activities related to measuring environment, climate change and disasters indicators for policy decision-making
24 Nov 2021, 10:00 - 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.…
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Saint Lucia: National workshop on generating climate change and disasters indicators for policy decision-making
12 - 16 Nov 2021, 06:00 - 09:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)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.…
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COP 26 side event - Protagonist Latin American and Caribbean Parliaments: Announcement of the Parliamentary Observatory for Climate Change and Just Transition
9 Nov 2021, 07:30 - 15:45 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)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)…
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Suriname: National workshop on generating climate change and disasters indicators for policy decision-making
13 - 15 Jul 2021, 06:00 - 08:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)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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Kick-off webinar on Introduction to climate change and disaster statistics in the Caribbean
9 - 11 Mar 2021, 08:00 - 11:00 | 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.…
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SIDS relevant climate change and disasters indicators: the Caribbean situation
9 Feb 2021, 08:00 - 09:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)Organized by Statistics Division and the Caribbean Subregional Headquarte of ECLAC. This is a Side-event of the 52nd session of the United Nations Statistical Commission…
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Virtual event "The role of climate action in the recovery from the COVID 19 crisis"
22 May 2020, 10:00 - 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…
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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, 05:00 - 31 Dec 2022, 14:00 | 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…
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UNFCCC COP25: Advancing climate action through Escazú Agreement standards in Latin America and the Caribbean
12 Dec 2019, 08:30 - 10:00 | Event (Other events)The event discusses how the Escazú Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in environmental matters in LAC supports the implementation of the Paris Agreement and ensures that climates policies are shaped by and in benefit for those that are most affected by climate change.…
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ECLAC at COP25 in the context of the ECLAC-BMZ/giz Program
11 Dec 2019, 07:45 - 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…
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UNFCCC COP25: Realizing the right to participate: empowering people as agents of more effective climate action
9 Dec 2019, 15:30 - 17:00 | Event (Other events)ONU UN Side event on SDG 16, led by OHCHR and UNICEF with the support of ECLAC, UN Environment, ILO, UN Women and CBD.…
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Seminar for Public Officials and Civil Society Representatives on the Escazú Agreement and the 2030 Agenda
11 Nov 2019, 06:00 - 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…
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Foro Corea – Chile sobre Adaptación al Cambio Climático y Reforestación
30 Aug 2019, 05:00 - 08:50 | Event (Other events)El objetivo de este Foro es discutir sobre los diferentes aspectos de las políticas y prácticas que han sido adoptadas en ambos países para enfrentarse a los desafíos que impone el Cambio Climático…
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Expert Meeting on Public Investment, Climate Change, Comprehensive Risk Management, and Sustainability
28 - 29 May 2019, 05:00 - 14:00 | 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…
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Information meeting: Caribbean relevant climate change and disasters indicators for evidence-based sustainable development policies
26 Apr 2019, 09:00 - 10:00 | Event (Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development)In this informative meeting, it will discuss, among other, the presentation a draft concept note of a potential project on climate change and disasters indicators production.…
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First Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon
20 - 21 Dec 2018, 06:00 - 10:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The event, organized by ECLAC in the framework of the EUROCLIMA+ programme, will present the results of five studies related to the social cost of carbon implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
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Regional Workshop: Public Policies for Disaster Risk Management
18 - 19 Dec 2018, 05:30 - 14:30 | 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.…
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UNFCCC COP24 Side Event "Voices from the Climate Frontlines: Protecting the rights of the most vulnerable (and furthest behind)"
10 Dec 2018, 15:30 - 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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UNFCCC COP24 Side Event: Implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions in Latin America and the Caribbean
8 Dec 2018, 06:00 - 07:30 | Event (Other events)ECLAC will participate in one of the two events organized by the EUROCLIMA+ Programme during the 24th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP24) that will take place in Katowice, Poland, from December 2 to 14.…