Sustainable energy in the Caribbean: Reducing the carbon footprint in the Caribbean through the promotion of energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy technologies

Resultados By the end of the project, national governments shall have new and/or innovative mechanisms for financing projects in energy efficiency and renewable energy and will be able to design and finance mechanisms to reduce carbon emissions. In this regard, it is expected that Caribbean countries will have increased capacity to utilize new concepts, strategies and mechanisms for the formulation of projects in energy efficiency and renewable energy. It is also foreseen that context-related, Caribbean mechanisms for promotion of energy efficiency will be strengthened throughout the region. F…

FEALAC project: Promote the participation of MSMEs in cross-border e-commerce

Kick-off webinar FEALAC project MSMEs participation in cross-border goods and services e-commerce in Latin America https://www.unescap.org/events/2022/kick-webinar-fealac-project-msmes-participation-cross-border-goods-and-services-e …

Water, Energy and Food Nexus

Resultados El proyecto tiene varias actividades entre las que se encuentran estudios y talleres con el objetivo de identificar las prioridades del nexo agua, energía y agricultura en la región; discutir y debatir los hallazgos de los estudios; y proponer lineamientos de política pública para un mejor manejo del nexo, entre otros. Se espera tener como resultado principal la identificación de propuestas de políticas públicas para mejorar el manejo de las interrelaciones entre los tres sectores.…

MinSus

In the field of the mining sector, the current reality is characterized by a situation of multiple challenges, such as fiscal, regulatory, macroeconomic, social, environmental and public investment. Faced with the challenges that encompass the mining sector and the greater awareness at a global level in relation to environmental care, the program "Regional Cooperation for the sustainable management of mining resources in the Andean countries" (MinSus) was commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammen…

Territorial linkages for the inclusive development in Colombia

The rural-urban linkages project for inclusive development in Colombia seeks to strengthen territorial development policies through the analysis of territorial linkages, which are rural-urban links of various types (interactions between people or organizations around productive activities, management of natural resources, social and cultural relations, among others) organized in the form of networks. These linkages, mainly composed of relationships, constitute a territorial continuum (rural-urban) and are developed in geographical spaces that surpass the political-administrative divisions. The…

Fortalecimiento de capacidades para la incorporación de la reducción del riesgo de desastres y la adaptación sostenible e incluyente al cambio climático en la inversión pública en los países miembros del COSEFIN/SICA

Justification: Climate change is magnifying the socioeconomic vulnerabilities of the region and has increasingly affected the economic evolution of productive activities such as agriculture, hydroelectric generation, the well-being and health of its inhabitants and ecosystems, generating fiscal contingencies that, when they materialize They have put pressure on the weak public finances of developing countries, particularly countries like the SICA region, one of the most exposed and vulnerable to the adverse effects of natural hazards and climate change. Public investment is an instrument of s…

Potable Water, Sanitation and Renewable Energies to improve the health conditions of the population

Promoting equality in Latin America and the Caribbean

Resultados The cooperation programme focused on developing knowledge and strengthening LAC countries’ capacities to implement synergic public policies aiming at upgrading the productive structure; improving equality and universal social protection; fostering gender equality and linking the governance of the natural resources sector to the strengthening of social equality. The programme substantially contributed to foster the discussion and the positioning in the regional agenda of important issues pertaining to the social, economic and environmental pillars of sustainable development. For exa…

Project CISI

El proyecto Ciudades Inteligentes, Inclusivas y Sostenibles tiene por objetivo mejorar las bases técnicas e institucionales de la CEPAL y países miembros seleccionados para promover el desarrollo sostenible, operacionalizando el enfoque del Gran Impulso para la Sostenibilidad (GIS) en el área de la conectividad urbana. Para efectos del proyecto esta se entiende como movilidad de bienes, personas y servicios que considera los impactos de la digitalización. El proyecto promueve una mejor conectividad urbana en América Latina y el Caribe según los principios del GIS, desarrollando herramientas y…

Financial Inclusion SMEs

Towards the Second World Summit for Social Development

.panel-pane .field-type-text-long p { padding: 0 } Background The 1995 World Summit for Social Development, held in Copenhagen, was a milestone in the international social development agenda. At the Summit, governments adopted the Copenhagen Declaration and its Program of Action, focusing development on people and making key commitments. Among the main agreements were the eradication of poverty, the promotion of full and productive employment, and the promotion of social integration. Ten commitments for action were defined, covering gender equality, universal access to education and healt…

Technical and vocational education

Estrategia de implementación División de Asuntos de Género: el trabajo de esta división se centra en la generación de conocimiento sobre la situación de las mujeres en los sistemas de educación técnico profesional y en el análisis de los desafíos que ellas enfrentan al cursar carreras técnicas y en sus trayectorias profesionales. A partir de este análisis, se espera identificar recomendaciones de políticas públicas que contribuyan a revertir los sesgos de género existentes en la educación técnico profesional y que favorezcan la autonomía económica de las mujeres egresadas de este sistema educa…

Corpyme

El proyecto CORPYME es una iniciativa del gobierno de la República de Corea y la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC), ejecutado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe de las Naciones Unidas (CEPAL). Este proyecto busca fortalecer las capacidades de los formuladores de políticas públicas para promover la internacionalización de las PYMES a través de un uso más intensivo de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) y el comercio sin papel. Dentro de las actividades definidas para el proyecto se incluye la realización de una encuesta a los …

International Comparison Program in Latin America and the Caribbean

Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable and Inclusive Adaptation to Climate Change

Logistics integration for a more sustainable exploitation of natural resources in Latin America and the Caribbean

Implementation Strategy The project embraces 4 countries – one per sub-region – within these countries are some specialized in minerals, other in agricultural products or petroleum among others commodities. This selection brings the opportunity to cover the main LAC natural resources’ logistics chains. Additionally, this focus allows that the analysis and mainly the policies recommendations would be helpful for other countries with a similar exportation pattern. For this reason, the project also will work closely with the regional physical integration initiatives as a way to promote the necess…

Recover Better

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused one of the worst health, economic and social crises in Latin America and the Caribbean in its most recent history, the most vulnerable population being the most affected. Despite their budget deficits, governments have made great efforts to mitigate the social and economic effects with measures financed by the State. However, in the face of a crisis of this magnitude, many countries lack the mechanisms and experience to manage these expenditures more efficiently, inclusively and effectively in the long term. At the same time, the risk exists that the dominant p…

Strengthening the technical capacity of public finance managers in select Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to manage their public finances

Outputs The specific expected outcomes of the project are: Increased knowledge and skills of public finance managers in managing and forecasting public expenditure and revenue. Improved public finance management systems to facilitate sustainable revenue and expenditure management operations. The indicators of achievement include: Increased number of public finance practitioners applying the skills, andtTechniques acquired from the workshops in day to day fiscal management, including the use of the reference guide. At least 75% of workshop participants acknowledge their capacity to&nb…

INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER AGENCIES HAVING SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE CARIBBEAN SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES (SIDS): A DESK-BASED REPORT

The outcome documents from the preparatory meetings for the Fourth International Conference on SIDS recognised the purpose of STI in implementing the SIDS sustainable development agendas. These are listed in Box 1 following. Box 1: SIDS Sustainable Development Priorities positioning STI as requirements in implementation and based on the outcome document in preparation for the 4th International Conference on SIDS Ocean Management Line 25. We recognize that an integrated marine ecosystem approach to ocean-related activities is critical to optimize opportunities. …

Digital agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC2024)