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Nicholas Stern: “The COP 21 in Paris Should Be the First of Many Steps”

10 October 2015 | News

The actions carried out in the next 20 to 30 years, especially in terms of infrastructure and energy production as a result of demographic growth and the rising rate of urbanization, will be decisive not only to avoid the devastating effects of climate change but also to slash poverty in the world, Professor Lord Nicholas Stern said during a keynote lecture on Friday, October 9 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. “If we fail in the management of climate change, we fail in overcoming poverty,” said the British expert, who was welcomed by Antonio Prado, Deputy Executive Secretary of the …

ECLAC Will Host Regional Carbon Forum With an Eye Towards the Climate Conference in Paris

8 September 2015 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Government of Chile will host the 9th Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum (LACCF 2015) in Santiago de Chile from September 9-11. The conference will cover the latest developments in market-based mechanisms to address climate change, carbon trading, climate finance, and low-emission development. The Minister of Environment of Chile, Pablo Badenier, will offer a speech at the opening of the meeting, at 9.00 am. on September 9. Coming just months before the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, where co…

Experts Analyze Contribution of Fiscal Policies to Combating Climate Change

7 September 2015 | News

The use of diverse economic and fiscal instruments such as green taxes, subsidies, charges for waste disposal and emissions certificates to coordinate development objectives with the fight against climate change impacts in the region were the topics addressed during an international seminar held on Monday, September 7, at the headquarters of ECLAC in Santiago, Chile. Experts and academics from numerous countries attended the gathering on Climate Change and Environmental Taxation in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)…

ECLAC Devotes One Week in September to Reflect on Climate Change

31 August 2015 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will devote one week to climate change with several meetings taking place from September 7-11 that will focus on the discussion of fiscal instruments and development styles, in light of negotiations on a global warming agreement that is expected to be approved in December in Paris. On September 7, authorities and experts will analyze the use of economic and fiscal instruments to comply with the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) that each country must present with a view to the agreement foreseen during the Co…

Caribbean Countries Identify Challenges and Opportunities for Making Progress on Access Rights in Environmental Matters

25 August 2015 | News

Representatives from Caribbean countries are meeting on August 24-25 in Saint Lucia to identify opportunities for collective action on the path towards the full implementation of access rights to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters, enshrined in Principle 10 of the Declaration of the 1992 Rio Summit. The meeting is organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the World Resources Institute (WRI). Participants include rep…

ECLAC and MIT Sloan School of Management Organize Seminar on the Future of Energy

13 August 2015 | Announcement

Authorities in the region, scholars from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), international officials and business leaders will meet on August 18-19 at the seminar The Future of Energy: Latin America’s Path to Sustainability, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the MIT Sloan School of Management. The event, which will be held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, is being carried out in the framework of the UN Secretary-General’s initiative “Sustainable Energy for ALL” (SE4ALL), which aims to ensure universal access to sustaina…

ECLAC and IDLO Join Forces to Advise the Region’s Countries on Economic Policies Oriented towards Sustainable Development

31 March 2015 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) will cooperate on economic and juridical matters to support the region’s countries in the design of economic policies oriented towards boosting sustainable development, including those measures aimed at mitigating climate change impacts. The two organizations signed a cooperation agreement to this effect last January, which will contribute to the development and strengthening of ECLAC and IDLO’s scientific and research work. On the part of ECLAC, the implementation of t…

The RIOCC Network Has Supported the Fight Against Climate Change in Ibero-America for Ten Years

12 December 2014 | News

During its ten years of existence, the Ibero-American Network of Climate Change Offices (RIOCC, according to its Spanish initials) has contributed to supporting the fight against climate change by promoting cooperation and coordination among its 21 member countries, senior government officials from the region said during a special event that was held on December 11 in the framework of the 20th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 20), which is taking place in Lima, Peru. Participants in the gathering—which celebrated the RIOCC’s 10th anniv…

Officials and Experts Emphasize Regional Think Tanks’ Contribution to Building a Climate Change Agreement

11 December 2014 | News

Think tanks in the region can provide information on political and technical matters related to climate change negotiations that contribute to forging a consensus in Paris in 2015, senior United Nations officials and representatives from research centers said during an event held in Lima, Peru in the framework of the 20th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 20). The meeting, held on December 10, was attended by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). ECLAC organized this …

Measuring and Reducing Carbon Footprints Would Allow Companies to Improve Their Insertion in Global Trade

11 December 2014 | News

Latin American and Caribbean companies could improve their insertion in global trade if they measure their carbon footprints and took action to reduce them in their productive processes, ECLAC representatives said this Thursday, December 11, during a side event of the 20th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 20), which is being held in Lima, Peru. At the meeting, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented the results of its project on carbon footprint and food exports in the region, in which eight countr…

Climate Change Impacts on Latin America and Peru to Be Presented in Lima

9 December 2014 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Ministry of Environment of the Government of Peru will present on 10 December the results of the studies on the economics of climate change in Latin America and Peru, during a press conference being held in Lima in the framework of the COP 20 meetings. The presentation will take place at 4:30 p.m. in the Press Conference Room N° 1 of the headquarters of the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 20). The press conference will be presided by ECLAC’…

Experts Analyze Latin American and European Union Responses to Climate Change

5 December 2014 | News

An overview of the main effects of climate change on Latin American and Caribbean countries, as well as policy recommendations, was delivered today by the Head of ECLAC’s Climate Change Unit, Luis Miguel Galindo, during a side event held in the framework of the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 20), which is taking place in Lima, Peru. Strong economic dynamism in the region has contributed to reducing poverty and improving social conditions. However, it has also triggered negative impacts—like greenhouse gas emi…

ECLAC Will Present Its Vision on Climate Change Challenges in the Region at the COP20 in Lima

4 December 2014 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present two reports and participate in numerous side events during the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 20), which will be held in Lima, Peru, until December 12. In the Peruvian capital, the Commission will launch an update of its study The Economics of Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean, providing a broad overview of the main impacts that are expected as well as subregional and national figures. The Commission, along with Peru’s…

Latin America and China Share Urbanization Challenges, Experts Agree

26 November 2014 | News

China and Latin America and the Caribbean region have common opportunities and challenges in terms of urbanization, which opens significant room for cooperation, experts agreed today at the inauguration of the Forum on Sustainable Urban Development in China and Latin America and the Caribbean at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The event was organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) along with the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (ILAS-CASS), with the support of CAF-Development Bank of Latin America. Th…

Climate Change Will Have Significant Impacts on Paraguay’s Economy

20 November 2014 | News

Paraguay is very vulnerable to climate change because of its heavy dependence on commodities production and because its infrastructure, logistical capacity and services sector are still in development, according to a study by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The report The Economics of Climate Change in Paraguay (in Spanish only), which was presented in Asuncion this Thursday, November 20, evaluates the phenomenon’s potential impact on the agricultural and livestock sectors, health, water resources and biodiversity. According to the study, the total cost of …

Experts Highlight Need for Public-Private Coordination to Protect Water Resources in the Face of Climate Change

29 October 2014 | News

Investment in infrastructure and public-private coordination are some of the main elements that countries in the region should take into account to develop climate change adaptation plans, especially in light of long-term changes being observed in water resources, experts said at the inauguration of a seminar this Wednesday, October 29, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The event Water Resources Subject to Uncertainty and Climate Change Risk: Tools for Decision-makers in the Public and Private Sectors was organized by…

ECLAC Research Contributes to Knowledge on Climate Change in the Region

1 September 2014 | News

Over the last decade, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has developed several lines of research regarding climate change. One that stands out is a study of the economic and socioeconomic impacts of this phenomenon and its effects on the region's coastline. "ECLAC is working very in depth on the issue of climate change and also on its link to strategic sectors of the region's economy. Climate change sometimes seems distant to us, but it is already generating direct effects on many countries," Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC's Executive Secretary, said recently. On Septem…

Agricultural Sector Expected to Be Worst Affected by Climate Change in Bolivia

6 August 2014 | News

The Study of the Economics of Climate Change in Bolivia, presented on Monday 4 August in La Paz, provides the first estimate of the costs of climate change based on biophysical and economic analyses of the links between climate and production sectors. The document was coordinated by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), with contributions from the Ministries of Environment and Water, Economy and Public Finances, Development Planning and External Relations of Bolivia. On average, total losses caused by climate cha…

ECLAC Organizes Seminar in Quito on Public Policies in Light of Climate Change

28 May 2014 | News

To provide a space for reflection on public policies related to climate change, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold a seminar this Thursday and Friday, May 29-30, in Quito, Ecuador, called "Public Policies in the Face of Climate Change: Pro-development Measures, Environmental Tax Reforms and Progress on Universal Social Protection in Latin America." The event-which will take place in the framework of the EUROCLIMA Program, funded by the European Union-will be attended by government officials and international experts from Europe and Latin America. The …

Climate Change Could Prompt a Drop of up to 50% in Central America's Basic Grains Production

5 March 2014 | News

By the end of the century, climate change could prompt a decline in the production of corn, beans and rice in Central America-key to its people's food security-of 35 %, 43 % and 50 %, respectively, according to a recent study by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The report, entitled Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Basic Grains in Central America (only available in Spanish) and published by ECLAC's Sub-regional headquarters in Mexico, calculates this on the basis of two scenarios projected by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Ch…

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