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Second Nexus Virtual Forum for Latin American and Caribbean countries on experiences and challenges of photovoltaic solar irrigation systems…
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…
WEBSITE OF THE MEETING: https://acuerdodeescazu.cepal.org/s1/en…
On October 1st, 2019, in La Paz, Bolivia, ECLAC participated in the Nexus on Course towards 2025 Forum.…
The Escazú Agreement one of the four environmental treaties highlighted by the United Nations Secretary-General in 2019 in support of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. In the framework of the general debate of the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly, a specific space will be devoted for authorities of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to sign and/or ratify the Escazú Agreement at the highest level possible at 10 a.m. on 26 September 2019 in the Treaty Event Area (“Kuwaiti boat”) in the General Assembly building.…
First Nexus Virtual Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean to discuss the challenges of multipurpose projects in the region…
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…
The present workshop will seek to analyze how the Escazú Agreement contributes to the implementation of the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda in an effective and coherent manner in Guyana. To that end, it will specifically review key provisions of the Escazú Agreement and analyze national strengths, weaknesses and opportunities considering the current legislative and policy framework. It will also seek to identify gaps, needs and priorities and set the stage for national strategies and plans of action to more effectively implement the Escazú Agreement in the context of the environment…
The 13th Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) Summit will take place between 9 and 13 August 2019 in Georgetown, Guyana, under the theme Building the resilience of the Caribbean through effective youth engagement and participation. …
Natural Resources Division of ECLAC collaborated in the “3rd Executive Committee Meeting & Partners Meeting: Nexus Dialogue Programme, Phase I”, on June 5 and 6 2019, in Bonn, Germany…
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…
The aim of the meeting is to exchange experiences and good practices between countries, with the support of civil society, international organizations and other stakeholders, in the effective implementation of environmental access rights and discuss progress and challenges in the implementation of the Escazú Agreement, with a view to accelerate entry into force.…
UNESCO, in coordination with the Natural Resources Division (NRD) of ECLAC, organized the side event The value of water in the 2030 Agenda : Reality and challenges”, to promote a regional dialogue space on the relevance of water to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…
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.…
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.…
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…
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.…
Coinciding with the Annual General Debate of the General Assembly, the Regional Agreement will be open for the signature of the 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean at 10 a.m.on 27 September 2018 at United Nations Headquarters in New York.…
On 13–14 September 2018, the Global Services Forum (GSF) and the Conference of the Latin American Network for Research on Services (REDLAS) will come together in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to focus on the important role of knowledge-based services for sustainable development, productive and export diversification, innovation and internationalization.…
The Second Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean will be held in Panama City, within the framework of the Tenth Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Countries will analyze progress made towards the current mandate regarding the construction of a Regional Agenda for Inclusive Social Development. The results of the Second Meeting of the Presiding Officers will be documented in a report and will be distributed to all ECLAC member countries. Also, the presentation of the Observatory of …