ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, Port of Spain

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The mission of the ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean is to deepen the understanding of the development challenges facing the Caribbean, and to contribute to solutions by conducting research and analysis and providing sound policy advice and technical assistance to Caribbean governments, focused on growth with equity and recognition of the subregion’s vulnerability.

Activities

Banner of 20th Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the CDCC

Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies | 5 Nov 2021 , Sesión virtual, Trinidad and Tobago

Twentieth meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

CDCC Member Countries and Associate Members will convene virtually for the 20th meeting of the CDCC Monitoring Committee.

Banner for Seminar on NCDs in the Caribbean

Meetings and technical symposiums | 4 Nov 2021 , Virtual Session, Trinidad and Tobago

Seminar on non-communicable diseases and their impact on sustainable development in the Caribbean

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...

Diagram of the stages in IWRM planning and implementation

Meetings and technical symposiums | 6 Oct 2021 , Virtual Session, Trinidad and Tobago

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...

Meetings and technical symposiums | 13 Aug 2021 , Virtual Session, Trinidad and Tobago

Expert Group Meeting: Inclusive and Equitable Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic

This expert group meeting discusses the ECLAC study 'Education during the COVID-19 pandemic: access, inclusion, and psychosocial support'.

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Publications

Caribbean Samoa Pathway prioritized

Economic Survey of the Caribbean 2018

Preliminary overview of the economies of the...

The Hummingbird Vol.6 No.7

The Hummingbird Vol.6 No.6

Implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on...

Policy Brief: implementation strategies for youth...

Mainstreaming disaster risk management strategies...

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Programmes and projects

Strengthening the technical capacity of public finance managers in select Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to manage their public finances
The recent global economic crisis was particularly severe on the economies of the Caribbean as it aggravated the already existing high debt burden for several countries in the region, reduced the fiscal space and limited the capacities of public sector technocrats to manage public expenditures and revenues. The need to...
Sustainable energy in the Caribbean: Reducing the carbon footprint in the Caribbean through the promotion of energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy technologies
This project seeks to examine financing opportunities which will provide greater incentives for the development of energy efficiency measures and renewable energy technologies. Due to high energy costs, several countries employ subsidies on fuel consumption to redress the challenges to the poor and to drive down production costs. In examining...