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Session 2 "Water and Productive Development" - Regional Water Dialogues for Latin America and the Caribbean 2024

22 Mar 2024 | Briefing note

Session 2 Water and Productive Development of the 2024 Regional Water Dialogues delved into the interplay between water management, energy, and sustainable development. It stressed the urgency of adapting energy matrices to renewable sources due to climatic variability. The session highlighted the need for significant investments and intersectoral cooperation to advance towards more efficient and sustainable water and energy management, pointing out the crucial role of the private sector in this process.…

Technical Assistance: Methane Utilization and Nutrient Recovery in Selected Municipalities of Panama

20 Mar 2024 | Briefing note

On March 14, 2024, a key training session was held in Panama City, focused on the implementation of the circular economy in the drinking water and sanitation sector. This meeting, organized in the Management Hall of the Panama Canal Authority, featured the presence of international and local experts, who shared knowledge and methodologies for methane utilization and nutrient recovery in selected municipalities of Panama.…

Comments to the draft Working Modalities of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the Escazú Agreement

1 Feb 2024 | Briefing note

The Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the Escazu Agreement welcomes general or specific comments by the public on its draft Working Modalities. The Working Modalities are mandated by the Rules relating to the structure and functions of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean, Section I (2) adopted by the first Conference of the Parties. The Working Modalities are an internal document to be approved by the Committee t…

Activities by the members of the Regional Group of Experts on Water Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean between May and December 2023

22 Jan 2024 | Briefing note

The Regional Group of Experts on Water Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean was created in the preparatory framework for the 2023 World Water Conference. Between May and December 2023, its members have promoted various activities that contribute to the acceleration of reaching the SDG 6. You can find expanded information on select activities below:…

A New Phase of the Energy Big Push Has Been Implemented in Brazil

18 Jan 2024 | Briefing note

The Energy Big Push 2.0 presents unprecedented data on energy innovation, develops a digital platform prototype to promote university-business interaction on innovation in the energy sector, and holds a series of events and debates on innovation and the energy transition in Brazil.…

ECLAC and IFAD Propose Redefining the Concept of Rurality to Improve Public Policies and Promote the Socioeconomic Development Agenda

16 Jan 2024 | Briefing note

(January 16, 2024) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) propose a new approach to the concept of rurality in Mexico and Latin America with the aim of targeting public action to reduce inequalities and make progress on attaining the Sustainable Development Goals. The new rurality poses that it is necessary to overcome the traditional perspective that contrasts rural and urban areas, recognizing the existence of different degrees of rurality in territories and of greater interaction between them. At a p…

Call for papers on the occasion of the Third Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement

15 Jan 2024 | Briefing note

The Secretariat of the Escazú Agreement is seeking unpublished articles on access to justice and human rights defenders in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean on the occasion of the Third Conference of the Parties (COP-3) to the Escazú Agreement, which will be held in Santiago, Chile from 22-24 April 2024. The selected articles will be compiled in an ECLAC publication. Authors may be invited to participate in related activities convened by the Secretariat. The process will consist of two phases. In the first phase, those interested must send a concept note of their pr…

ECLAC and partners introduce a statistical resource hub for data-driven policy making in the Caribbean

4 Jan 2024 | Briefing note

ECLAC, with the support of the Government of Canada, has launched the Project for the Regional Advancement of Statistics in the Caribbean (PRASC) Knowledge Base. The Canada funded PRASC was a capacity-building initiative aimed at strengthening the statistical system of the Caribbean region to improve socio-economic measures and facilitate evidence-based policy making.…

ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs participates in the 7th Meeting of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Staff Network for Gender Equality

13 Dec 2023 | Briefing note

Ana Güezmes García, Chief of the Division of Gender Affairs of ECLAC, participated as a panelist in the session Changing the paradigm: Recent advances in putting care on the agenda , organized on the framework of the 7th Meeting of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Staff Network for Gender Equality. Care policies in parliaments: Exchanging good practices in the Americas and the Caribbean, held virtually on December 13, 2023.…

The 4th Meeting of the Regional Expert Group on Water Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean

13 Dec 2023 | Briefing note

The 4th Meeting of the Regional Expert Group on Water Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean, held on December 13, 2023, focused on collaborative efforts in water resource management. Key topics included the upcoming Regional Water Dialogues of 2024, and the ROSA project. The meeting emphasized the importance of synergy and collaborative action among various international organizations and experts, and detailed plans for the Regional Water Dialogues 2024.…

Presentation of the Study "Analysis of Agricultural Vulnerability to Climate Change in the SICA Region" for COP28

11 Dec 2023 | Briefing note

The Executive Secretary of the Central American Agricultural Council (SE-CAC) organized a parallel event for the presentation of the study entitled Analysis of Agricultural Vulnerability to Climate Change in the SICA region in the Pavilion of Central American Integration System (SICA) from El Salvador for 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) on December 11, 2023.…

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