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CDCC Member Countries and Associate Members will convene virtually for the 20th meeting of the CDCC Monitoring Committee.…
The overall objective of this seminar is to examine the confounding factor of COVID -19 in relation to NCDs and to highlight the contribution that an economic analytical approach to the problem of NCDs could make towards sustainably addressing the developmental challenges posed by these chronic diseases. The main expected output of the seminar is a set of proposed actions and recommendations for different stakeholders in sustainably addressing the challenges posed to Caribbean economies by NCDs.…
This 2021 version of the seminar focuses primarily on the topics of the 2025 SNA update and the future of economic statistics, based on information on the status of the guidelines and the global consultation on topics such as welfare and sustainability, and the informal economy.…
The fourth session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean is being organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The meeting, which will be held virtually, will be attended by social development authorities from the region. The document to be presented on this occasion analyses the impact of disasters and inequality as well as options for the implementation of some of the lines of action of the Regional Agenda for Inclusive …
Launch of the Regional Energy Profile and Regional Energy Poverty Report In the framework of the XI International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development…
The virtual event, organized by FAO, saw the participation of the Water and Energy Unit of ECLAC by presenting the methodological guide for the design of actions with a Nexus approach and lessons learned in national and transboundary contexts.…
Reunión virtual - El Consejo Regional de Planificación (CRP) es el órgano subsidiario intergubernamental de orientación de las actividades del Instituto Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Planificación Económica y Social (ILPES). En sus Reuniones participan los Ministros o Jefes de Planificación de los Estados miembros del Instituto. Sus acuerdos se consignan en resoluciones que se ratifican en los períodos de sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).…
The Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, presents a new version of the CEPALSTAT platform. This is the main portal for accessing statistical information collected on the countries of the region, organized and published by ECLAC. The presentation will be held virtually.…
Virtual side event on the occasion of the 7th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention and 4th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Kiev Protocol.…
In the framework of the Urban October, the Sustainable Development and Human Setllements Division of ECLAC conducts a dialogue with its counterpart from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)…
Education is a fundamental human right, at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and key to achieving a comprehensive social and labour inclusion of the population, while also contributing to economic growth, equality, and civic participation in society. Research has shown that higher levels of education are associated with the reduction of poverty and inequality, the improvement of health indicators, the possibilities of access to decent work, upward social mobility, and a more active civic engagement. Education is also central in relation to the structural changes require…
The Public Services Regulatory Authority ARESEP of Costa Rica is promoting in commemoration of its 25th anniversary, together with the Water Administration and with the support of ECLAC, a series of technical seminars on the provision of drinking water and sanitation. Dr. Jeannette Sánchez, Director of the Natural Resources Division of ECLAC participated with the presentation Social rate and subsidies in water services .…
This community of practice is an informal space for exchange among peers and sharing of good practices with regards to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of VNRs in particular; and aims to provide a space to regularly communicate with peers. PARTICIPANTS Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Navis SESSION GOAL The specific goal of this session was to provide information on past and upcoming milestones related to the 2030 Agenda at the global and regional levels, present the result of the Community of Practice evaluation survey and determin…
The virtual course, with the objective, to train professionals adequate of promoting participatory environmental management and sustainable use of water resources, saw the participation of the Division of Natural Resources of ECLAC through its Water and Energy Unit.…
This virtual seminar aims to promote regional and interregional dialogue, based on the main findings of the project “Technological transformations in Latin America: promoting productive jobs and confronting the challenge of new forms of informal employment”, which has been implemented in seven Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico and Uruguay), identifying policy recommendations and key milestones for implementation.…
This expert group meeting discusses the ECLAC study on Synthesis of Policy interventions responding to common Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Challenges in the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS).…
Organized by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI)of Mexico and the Statistics Division of ECLAC. This workshop is carried out within the framework of the biennial program of activities of the Environmental Statistics Working Group.…
Jeannette Sánchez, Director of the Natural Resources Division, participated in an event celebrating the Inter-American Water Day- Day A.…
The second edition of the Dialogues of the Present Meeting, in the Chilean Sustainability Week, organized by the civil society Fundación Diálogo del Presente , in virtual form, saw its opening remarks by Dr Jeannette Sánchez, Director of the ECLAC Natural Resources Division, in panel one on Water and Biodiversity.…
Silvia Saravia-Matus, Economic Affairs Officer of the Natural Resources Division, participated in the Meeting of the Parties, the main governing body of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, she presented the ECLAC's vision of the Nexus approach and transboundary basins, as well as joint work with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).…