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ECLAC-Germany Cooperation
Since 1980, the Strategic Alliance between the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany has aimed at contributing to sustainable development by closing social, economic, and environmental development gaps, as well as contributing to regional integration in Latin America and the Caribbean. Over the years both partners increased their efforts towards the common goal by consolidating their cooperation in a Strategic Alliance in late 2003.
Projects
El proyecto Ciudades Inteligentes, Inclusivas y Sostenibles tiene por objetivo mejorar las bases técnicas e institucionales de la CEPAL y países miembros seleccionados para promover el desarrollo…
The Nexus programme contributes to a better understanding of the deep interconnection between natural resources and their planning, management and consumption. At its heart, the WEF Nexus promotes a…
As an internationally recognised hub of expertise, the European programme delivers on key areas of the energy transition: energy planning, on- and off-grid regulation and markets, and renewable…
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused one of the worst health, economic and social crises in Latin America and the Caribbean in its most recent history, the most vulnerable population being the most…
In the field of the mining sector, the current reality is characterized by a situation of multiple challenges, such as fiscal, regulatory, macroeconomic, social, environmental and public investment.…
Topics
Activities
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25 June 2025, 16:30 - 18:00 | Meetings and technical symposiumsSide Event "Resilient Labour Inclusion in the face of New Risks:…
The objective of this side event is to analyze the challenges and opportunities related to the promotion of green jobs and aligned inclusion policies in Latin America and the Caribbean in the face of emerging risks associated with climate change and complex emergencies. The event aims to identify strategies to strengthen resilient labour inclusion and social protection in unequal societies.
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15 May 2025, 09:00 - 12:00 | Meetings and technical symposiumsAccelerator Session at the World Circular Economy Forum 2025
The event "Measuring progress and promoting circularity through public policies in Latin America and the Caribbean" is organized by ECLAC, UNOSD, UN-DESA and IDB/BID Invest, with support of K-eco and the German Cooperation.
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1 November 2024, 13:00 - 14:30 | Other eventsSide event "The Expansion of Social Registries to Advance the…
The side event will address the challenges for social registers to have up-to-date and timely information required to confront shocks, disasters and the impacts of the climate crisis, assuring access to universal social protection, specially, for population groups with higher levels of vulnerability. Special emphasis will be placed on information and indicators for social protection policies that foster labour inclusion strategies, thus ensuring the livelihoods of this group and strengthen their resilience strategies for future shocks. The event is organised in the framework of the ECLAC-BMZ/giz Project “Productive, ecological and socially just economic transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean”.
News
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8 May 2024 | Briefing noteAuthorities and specialists discuss the future of social protection systems in a context of cascading crises
The recent interregional seminar, organized within the framework of the "Transformative Reactivation" project by ECLAC and German Cooperation (GIZ), explored the challenges of social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean amid profound transformations and a context of cascading crises.
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30 August 2022 | Press ReleaseMaking Progress on Social Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean is More Urgent than Ever
Government authorities, international officials and specialists participated in the opening session of the Second Regional Seminar on Social Development, organized virtually by ECLAC in collaboration with various institutions.
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7 August 2020 | Briefing noteCosta Rica launches National Bioeconomy Strategy
The process was supported by the ECLAC-BMZ/giz cooperation programme 07/2018-06/2020 on "Sustainable development paths for middle-income countries in the context of the Agenda 2030 for sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean".
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29 June 2020 | Press ReleaseECLAC Calls for Moving Towards a Big Push for Sustainability as a Strategy for Emerging from the Current Crisis
In a joint virtual seminar with the Federal Senate of Brazil, the commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, emphasized that a new development model will be needed after the COVID-19 pandemic.