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Authorities from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea visited ECLAC

15 May 2019 | News

A delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea visited the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) headquarters in Santiago, Chile on 13-14 May 2019, and reaffirmed their commitment to supporting the Latin American and Caribbean countries in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ECLAC and the Republic of Korea have closely collaborated in the past years on crucial topics such as internationalization of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), reducing environmental footprint of exports and the promotion of sustainable and inclusive…

Access to Financing and Improved Fiscal Capacities Are Crucial to Achieving Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable Cities

12 July 2018 | News

Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG11) – which seeks to achieve inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and human settlements ­– faces a series of challenges. Access to financing and improved fiscal capacities at the local level are crucial to attaining sustainable urban development, pointed out Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), during a side event to the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) being held in New York. In the meeting on “Effective Implementation, Monitoring and Financing of SDG11 - reinforcing crucia…

Cities Conference Concluded at ECLAC with Session on Mobility and Sustainable Urban Transportation

6 October 2017 | News

After five days of debates and of exchanging experiences, the Cities Conference held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile concluded on Friday, October 6 with a call for dialogue among public and private stakeholders on the implementation of safe, affordable and sustainable urban mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean. On the last day of the gathering – co-organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Assembly of Ministers and High Authorities of Housing and Urban Development of Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI), and UN-Habitat – author…

New ECLAC Publication Offers a Comprehensive View of Urban Development and its Major Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean

6 September 2017 | News

A new book by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) analyzes the region’s urban development from a comprehensive perspective, weighing social, economic, environmental and governance-related aspects. The Multidimensional Overview of Urban Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (in Spanish), prepared by ECLAC’s Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division, affirms that cities are strategic places and spaces for the implementation of public policies enabling Latin American and Caribbean countries to move toward sustainable development. More tha…

ECLAC Study Classifies Colombia’s Provinces According to their Rurality and Connections

15 March 2017 | News

A new study by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) proposes a methodology for classifying Colombia’s provinces according to their degree of urbanization or rurality, and their integration with markets and main hubs, since grouping these territorial units into homogeneous categories can contribute to improving the efficiency of public policies aimed at rural development. The document Territorial Configuration of Colombia’s Provinces: Rurality and Networks, produced by ECLAC’s Office in Bogota, analyzes the characteristics of Colombian provinces along with the pro…

ECLAC Coordinates Regional Report on Urbanization and Development Ahead of Habitat III

1 September 2016 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has coordinated, in collaboration with UN-Habitat, a report from the region’s countries that is a contribution to the New Urban Agenda, the document that will be adopted during Habitat III, the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, which will be held in Quito on October 17-20. The regional report, produced by ECLAC and entitled “Sustainable Cities with Equality,” addresses trends and projections on development and urbanization and their links to the economy, social equality, the environment an…

Study Proposes Public Policy Priorities for Colombian Cities in Accordance with their Social Development

31 March 2015 | News

A new study by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) classifies Colombia’s 23 main cities into six groups according to their social development levels, and proposes priorities in differentiated public policies tailored to each metropolis’ stage of demographic transition. The report Differentiated Social Policies for Cities in Colombia: A New Generation of Social Policies (only available in Spanish) distinguishes between cities that are elderly, mature, adult, big and young, adolescent and embryonic, according to their demographic features, levels of economic pover…

ECLAC Publishes Three Studies Analyzing Cities' Responses to Climate Change

5 March 2014 | News

Diverse strategies for urban planning and climate change mitigation and adaptation are examined in three documents published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which alert countries to the consequences that this phenomenon can trigger in the region's big cities. Even though Latin America and the Caribbean generates only 5 percent of the planet's greenhouse gases (GHG), the impact of climate change could be devastating, according to the study Low Carbon Development Strategies in Latin America's Megacities (Spanish only), prepared in the framework o…

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