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The virtual event identified the challenges, opportunities, and commitments to advance towards Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Central America…
On January 2021, the Second Issue of the Natural Resources Bulletin in Latin America and the Caribbean was published by ECLAC’s Natural Resources Division and its aim is to analyze the implications of gender roles in governance of natural resources in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
World Toilet Day is celebrated on November 19 with the aim of raising awareness among the population about the importance of achieving safely managed sanitation for all. This year, the day is commemorated within the framework of sustainable sanitation and climate change, highlighting the interrelationships between both elements each other.…
On October 8, 2020, the document Methodological Guidelines: design of actions with a water-energy-food Nexus approach for Latin American and Caribbean countries was published, this is a practical tool that will support the countries of the region in adopting and evaluation of the Nexus in policies, plans, programs and projects in the water, energy, agriculture and environment sectors.…
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 .…
On August 1st, 2020, the First Issue of the Natural Resources Bulletin in Latin America and the Caribbean was published, which was prepared by ECLAC's Natural Resources Division and whose objective is to disseminate progress in governance, policies, management and the use of natural resources and associated basic and ecosystem services in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
The “I am a Youth of a Small Island” international competition is being organised by the United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and other UN Partners to mark the mid-term review of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA Pathway).…
Maritime and Logistics Bulletin # 68…
Port containerized throughput Ranking 2017…
At the invitation of the European Commission's Directorate General for Development and Cooperation (DG DEVCO), the Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division (NRID) collaborated in the 2nd Nexus Dialogues Programme Executive Committee Meeting and Partners Meeting (Brussels, Belgium, 1-2 March 2018). The first day of meeting brought together implementing and regional partners involved in the project activities as well as donors in order to discuss about the developments of the Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme in 2017 and steer the activities for 2018 and beyond. The second day was open als…
Marítime and Logistics Bulletin # 66…
Maritime and Logistics Bulletin 65…
The Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division collaborated with the XVIth World Water Congress "Bridging Science and Policy" (Cancun, Mexico, 29 May-3 June 2017), in the Special Session "Water Security in the Americas" (30 May) and the High-Level Panel "The Water-Energy-Food Nexus" (1 June), through the participation of consultants Antonio Embid and Liber Martín. More information at ://www.worldwatercongress.com/…
The economic cycle and the shipping cycle (the microeconomic side of both businesses) play a crucial role on the future of ports and shipping, as it has been in the past. Regarding the latter, the presence of the shipping (or maritime) cycle along the history of the shipping business for over 275 years. In this short article, I want to question the functioning of the shipping cycle, that is, I am arguing that while the maritime cycle persists, the mechanism that historically made it work has changed. For that, it is important to begin by discussing the shipping cycle. The latter is understood …
Outcome of Natural Resources and Infrastructure week, held on ECLAC from November 7th and 11th of 2016…
Maritime and Logistics Bulletin 63…
Maritime and Logistics Bulletin 62…
Marítime and Logistics Bulletin 61…
Maritime and Logistics Bulletin 60…
In 2011, when we presented Sanchez and Perrotti: “Looking into the Future: Big Full Containerships and their Arrival to South American Ports”1 at the IAME Annual Conference, the time span of the appearance of vessels averaging 13,000 TEU in South America was projected to be between 2016 and 2020. The great news was that on December 18, 2015, TCBuen, the Colombian terminal belonging to the Port of Buenaventura, received the largest container vessel ever to have operated in South America: the Maersk Edinburgh. Part of the AC2 service, this vessel is intended to conn…