Establishing a regional agenda for planning and public management: transforming the future of Latin America and the Caribbean

Report of the activities carried out by the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES), 2024-2025

Draft regional agenda on governance of planning and public management for sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Guide for establishing a governance framework for digital government in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean  (ECLAC) has pointed out on numerous occasions that information and communications technologies (ICTs) are not enough in themselves to make public systems more efficient and effective but must instead be paired with other key elements in order to achieve those objectives. The Commission has therefore been underscoring the importance of the institutional, cultural, policy, organizational, leadership and technical elements that can help to consolidate governments’ digital development process. This guide outlines a robust, applied model …

Enhancing data for development: policy imperatives for tracking the implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States in the Caribbean. Policy Brief

For small island developing States (SIDS), sustainable development is a delicate balance of pursuing economic growth, social development and environmental stewardship in the context of economic volatility, social challenges, climate change threats and global uncertainties while striving to build resilience. Recognized as a special case for development since the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, SIDS remain highly vulnerable to external shocks due to their small economies, limited connectivity and reliance on external markets. Over the years, global frameworks such …

Provisional agenda. Sixth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Annotated provisional agenda. Sixth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean 30 Years on from the World Summit for Social Development: Towards a Global Pact for Inclusive Social Development

The Second World Summit for Social Development presents a landmark opportunity to analyse the current situation and take decisions that will enable effective and sustainable progress towards inclusive social development, so that all people are able to live free from poverty and achieve a level of well-being that aligns with high, sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, and that enables the development of skills in conditions of freedom and dignity, with full exercise of economic, social, cultural and environmental rights and opportunities for recognition and participation to addr…

Actes du séminaire international Insécurité en Haïti et construction de nouveaux paradigmes

El Colegio de México et la Commission économique pour l’Amérique latine et les Caraïbes (CEPALC) ont organisé le Séminaire international Insécurité en Haïti et construction de nouveaux paradigmes à Mexico les 22 et 23 octobre 2024, dans le but d’approfondir les défis critiques auxquels est confrontée la nation caribéenne. Ce document résume les contributions des vingt-six spécialistes qui ont participé au séminaire, couvrant des sujets tels que l’analyse des racines historiques, socioéconomiques, géopolitiques et culturelles qui favorisent l’insécurité en Haïti. Le séminaire a suscité des réf…

The impact of climate change on child and youth poverty in Latin America

Climate change is transforming the way we live and redefining the future of childhood. In the Latin American and Caribbean region, children and young peopleⁱ face unprecedented risks that threaten their present and future opportunities. Climate change affects them disproportionately, as they are physically and physiologically more vulnerable to withstand and survive extreme weather conditions such as floods, droughts, storms and heat waves. This vulnerability is also due to their high economic dependence, the prevalence of poverty and the lack of access to essential services for their developm…

Report of the Eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

Programme of work of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES), 2026. Subprogramme 9: Planning and public management for development

Annotated provisional agenda. Twentieth meeting of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)

Provisional agenda. Twentieth meeting of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)

Strengthening the artificial intelligence readiness of the Caribbean. Policy Brief

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems, when applied well, could help in addressing key global challenges and advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, these potential benefits will not materialize automatically. The use of AI also carries significant risks, such as disruption to job markets and economies, loss of cultural diversity, new AI-enabled digital weapons that increase misinformation and surveillance, and threats to human rights and democracy. While AI systems could support the achievement of many of the SDGs , they could also impede the achievement of others and increa…

Report of the special meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Update on institutions producing environment statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2023

The production of environment statistics in the countries of the region is influenced by institutions’ progress in incorporating such statistics into their own production processes. As recognized in the Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics,1 environment statistics span many disciplines and pull data from a wide range of sources. Many institutions in addition to national statistical offices and environmental agencies or ministries play a key role in the production of environment statistics, the result of gradual development and systematization of methodological resources, too…

Biodiversity and development: thoughts from Latin America and the Caribbean

This document examines the challenges and opportunities facing Latin America and the Caribbean in biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. While the region has abundant natural resources that have been instrumental in driving economic growth, their overexploitation has jeopardized this valuable heritage and exacerbated social inequality, and that, together with habitat loss, deforestation and climate change, threatens long-term sustainability. In that context, the development model must be reoriented towards a more sustainable one that values, preserves and regenerates the region…

Annotated provisional agenda. Sixth session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Provisional agenda. Sixth session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean