The project seeks to strengthen interregional cooperation and institutional capacities in Latin America and the Caribbean and East Asia, promoting sustainable governance, industrialization and value addition of critical minerals, in support of an inclusive and just energy transition. With a three-ye...

The Water Sustainability Network and Observatory (ROSA) is an initiative led by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) aimed at strengthening the capacities of countries in the region in the field of water management, within a context of hydrological variability and fina...

The project seeks to strengthen countries' capacity to improve energy security and resilience through regional connectivity. It promotes interconnected grids that reduce costs, integrate renewable energy, and increase system flexibility. It involves technical training, international cooperation, and...

The project seeks to strengthen technical and policymaking capacities to design and implement energy strategies that address the challenges of the energy transition and capitalize on its opportunities. To this end, it includes technical assistance, workshops, studies, and other activities.

The project seeks to strengthen the technical capacities of the officials of the countries and municipalities / territories to design investment plans for the implementation of projects of: 1. Drinking water and sanitation that contribute to improving their public health conditions. 2. Renewab...

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) das Nações Unidas desenvolveu uma abordagem para apoiar os países da região na construção de estilos de desenvolvimento mais sustentáveis, chamada “Big Push para Sustentabilidade”, a qual representa uma coordenação de políticas (públicas ...

Road safety is an important sustainable development goal, yet relatively underappreciated and greatly underfunded. According to the WHO 2013 Global Status Report on Road Safety, about 1.24 million road traffic deaths occur annually on the world’s roads, with little change observed since 2007. Approx...

The Water-Energy-Food Nexus is an integrative approach that analyzes the interrelationships between the water, energy and food sectors. During the 2016-2022 period, ECLAC, in collaboration with GIZ, worked to strengthen the capacities of LAC countries to adopt public policies to manage the interconn...

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) show significant limitations in providing infrastructure and logistics services, which being reflected in high logistics costs and important negative externalities, elements that seriously affect future trade competitiveness and regional development. In spite of...