Towards COP27: Regional forums on Climate Initiatives to Finance Climate Action and the SDGs - Roundtable on Climate Finance – The Energetic Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean

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…

Universal recognition of the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment: Presentation of the UN General Assembly Resolution and its implications for public policy

The event aims to present and analyse the importance of the Resolution A/RES/76/300 adopted last 28 July by the United Nations General Assembly on The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment , presented by Costa Rica, Slovenia, Maldives, Morocco, and Switzerland, with the support of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. This text recognises, for the first time worldwide, a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment as a Human Right. The event will address how this decision of the General Assembly can contribute to catalyse the adoption and effective …

National Consultation - Sustainable Recovery and Resilience towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Belize

The National Consultation aims at discussing with stakeholders the progress in formulating and implementing sustainable recovery plans in Belize and receiving input and concrete recommendations on building back better and accelerating the implementation of the country’s national plans and advancing the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…

Panel - Cities: Sustainable mobility as an opportunity for a transformative recovery

This hybrid event organized by the Human Settlements Unit aimed to provide a space for reflection on the role of urban mobility to achieve more sustainable and inclusive cities.…

National Consultation - Sustainable Recovery and Resilience towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Trinidad and Tobago

The National Consultation aims at discussing the progress in formulating and implementing sustainable recovery plans in Trinidad and Tobago and receiving input and concrete recommendations on building back better and accelerating the implementation of the national development goals and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…

National Consultation - Sustainable Recovery and Resilience towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the Commonwealth of Dominica

The National Consultation aims at discussing with stakeholders the progress in formulating and implementing sustainable recovery plans in Dominica and receiving input and concrete recommendations on building back better and accelerating the implementation of the country’s national development plans, in this case the National Resilience Development Strategy (NRDS) towards advancing the achievement of the sustainable development goals.…

Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) debt instruments for financing sustainable investments

VIRTUAL MEETING…

Socio-environmental frameworks for safe investment environments: the opportunities offered by the Escazú Agreement

Preparatory meeting of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (PreCOP1)

The aim of the meeting is to advance discussions on the matters to be dealt with at the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement.…

Caribbean Youth Dialogues 2022 - In preparation of the United Nations Economic and Social Council Youth Forum

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum will be held from 19 - 20 April 2022. We invite you to be a part of the preparatory process by participating in the Caribbean Youth Dialogues.…

Cooperation between the Aarhus Convention and the Escazú Agreement to promote the protection of access rights and of environmental defenders

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.…

Urban October - Sustainable cities, housing and public transport: Visions from Latin America and Asia

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)…

Expert Group Meeting: Synthesis of Policy interventions Responding to Common Integrated Water Resources Management Challenges in the Caribbean SIDS

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).…

Technical Issues towards effective Applications of Geospatial Technologies and Data in support of Disaster Risk Management (DRM)

This workshop is the second of a two-part series and is designed for technical officers responsible for GIS and application developers supporting DRM.…

Policy Issues towards effective Applications of Geospatial Technologies and Data in Disaster Risk Management (DRM)

This workshop is the first of a two-part series and is designed for senior technical officers having responsibilities in selecting and using technologies to support DRM.…

Seminar on the Escazú Agreement for Government officials and relevant stakeholders in Belize

2021 HLPF official side event: "Empowering people to protect the planet in a COVID-19 context: the contribution of SDG 16 and environmental access rights to sustainable and resilient recovery"

This event aims to generate a space for inter-regional multi-stakeholder dialogue on experiences that empower people to protect the planet in times of COVID-19. As a linchpin of sustainable and resilient recovery efforts, the implementation of environmental access rights to information, public participation and justice at different levels will be featured.…

ECLAC participates in the session Innovation in water and sanitation management within the framework of the IV Latin American and Caribbean Forum on Housing and Habitat

Habitat for Humanity (HFH) in collaboration with the Inter-American Union for Housing (Uniapravi) organized the IV Latin American and Caribbean Forum on Housing and Habitat: Action for housing and settlements against COVID-19, a multi-actor space of the sector in the region that seeks to collectively share, reimagine and build the new reality of housing and the city. The IV Forum aimed to generate ideas to overcome the crisis in social housing and vulnerable settlements during and after COVID-19, as well as contribute to economic reactivation and social equity. It was held in virtual mode from…

Day of celebrations: Entry into force of the Escazú Agreement

Having met the conditions required under article 22, the Escazú Agreement shall enter into force on 22 April 2021, coinciding with International Mother Earth Day. ECLAC, in its capacity as secretariat of the Agreement, invites to take part in a day of celebrations in which several activities are being organized.…

Big Push for Sustainability and New Urban Agenda : opportunities and challenges of its articulation

Side event under the framework of the Fourth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development…