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Authorities and Experts Stress the Relevance of Improving Transport Infrastructure to Energize Economies and Promote Productive and Sustainable Development

2 Apr 2024 | News

The Third High-Level Regional Dialogue on Transport in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated this Tuesday, April 2 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) with the participation of authorities and experts who stressed the importance of improving regional transport infrastructure to energize economies and promote productive and sustainable development. The two-day event – organized by the International Transport Forum (ITF) and the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications of Chile, with collaboration from ECLAC – brings together T…

Infrastructure Investment in Latin American and Caribbean Countries Remains Below the Needs of the Region

15 May 2017 | News

Latin American and Caribbean countries should invest around 6.2% of their annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to meet their infrastructure needs, but according to recent figures (2015) released by ECLAC, investment only amounts to 2.3% of GDP. According to the INFRALATAM database, which brings together data on the economic infrastructure investments being made by the region’s countries, 1.5% of these capital inflows around 2015 corresponded to the public sector while the remaining 0.8% came from the private sector. Furthermore, it can be seen that the amount of investment as a proportion of GD…

ECLAC to Hold Governance Week on Natural Resources and Infrastructure

2 Nov 2016 | Announcement

Some 15 ministers and vice-ministers responsible for energy, mining, infrastructure, environment and natural resources from 21 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean and other regions of the world, along with authorities, business leaders and international experts, are to meet at ECLAC Headquarters in Santiago, Chile, on 7 to 11 November to examine ECLAC’s proposals and lines of action in the area of natural resources and infrastructure within the framework of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This high-level gathering, which has been styled …

ECLAC Will Present a Proposal on Inland Waterways Classification for South America at a Global Conference

1 Sep 2016 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present a proposal on inland waterways classification for the countries of South America during the Ninth International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries, which will be held from October 16 to October 21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The document was prepared by the United Nations regional organization’s Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division (NRID) and was published in the Bulletin of Facilitation of Transport and Trade in Latin America and the Caribbean (FAL) last February. According…

Haiti Makes Progress on Modernizing its Port Sector

1 Mar 2016 | News

On the occasion of a course on sustainable logistics, mobility and energy efficiency carried out by ECLAC’s Division of Natural Resources and Infrastructure in late January 2016, officials from that division visited the rebuilding works of the container terminal at Port-au- Prince’s International Port, in Haiti, which suffered severe damage during the earthquake of 2010. Accompanied by representatives of that country’s National Port Authority (NPA), the experts viewed the first 150 linear meters (of 410 meters total) of the terminal’s Northern Wharf, inaugurated on January 22, 2016. This is th…

Chinese Premier Will Give Keynote Lecture at ECLAC

14 May 2015 | Announcement

Li Keqiang, the Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, will give a keynote lecture on Monday, May 25, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, where he will be received by the Executive Secretary of the regional United Nations organization, Alicia Bárcena. The event will be held at 3:45 p.m., local time in Chile, in the Raúl Prebisch conference room. It will also be broadcast live on the Internet via ECLAC’s website: ://www.cepal.org/es/cepal-en-vivo The senior official will visit Chile during a tour…

ECLAC Urges Countries to Strengthen Regional Integration Initiatives on Infrastructure

2 Dec 2014 | News

Although the region has numerous initiatives aimed at integrating infrastructure matters in Latin America and the Caribbean, further action must be taken to promote a unified regional vision to confront development challenges in this area. According to ECLAC's research, investment in infrastructure is insufficient to cover the economy's needs and demands and an annual layout of 6.2% of gross domestic product (GDP) would be needed through 2020 to settle this debt. During the meetings of the Council of Ibero-American Road Directors (DIRCAIBEA) and the World Road Association (AIPCR/PIARC), …

At ECLAC, Road Sector Representatives Address Challenges for Sustainable Development

29 Oct 2014 | News

Road sector authorities and experts from 35 countries will gather until Friday, October 31, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile to analyze the sector’s challenges on the path towards sustainable development. The officials will analyze along with various industry actors the general issues and main trends in construction and highway management, as well as transportation facilitation, the mitigation of its external impacts and the functioning of public-private alliances. The meeting of the Council of the World Road Associat…

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

29 Oct 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…

Government Representatives and United Nations Experts Reviewed Advances and Challenges of Landlocked South American Countries

19 Nov 2013 | News

Government representatives from seven South American countries and United Nations experts met on 19 November in Asunción, Paraguay, to review the advances and challenges of the agreements adopted in 2003 in Almaty (Kazakhstan) in regard to landlocked countries worldwide. According to United Nations data, there are 31 landlocked developing countries, including two in Latin America (Bolivia and Paraguay). The Regional Meeting in Preparation for the Comprehensive 10-Year Review Conference on the Implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action was organized by the Government of Paragu…

ECLAC Will Host Preparatory Meeting of the Sustainable Transport Forum for Latin American and Caribbean

1 Oct 2013 | News

Accelerating development and implementation of sustainable transport policies in the region is one of the main objectives of the Sustainable Transport Forum for Latin American and Caribbean, created in 2011. The next preparatory meeting of this forum will take place on 29 and 30 October at the ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The first Forum meeting took place in 2011 in Bogota, Colombia, and was organized by the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Colombia's Ministry of Transport. Since 2004, UNCRD has been…

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