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Demographic transition: Opportunities and challenges to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Latin America and the Caribbean

29 Oct 2020 | Publication

The region of Latin American and Caribbean has witnessed rapid demographic, social, economic and political transformations in the last 50 years. Despite the reduction in poverty, the progress made in the provision of essential services to the population and the improvements in education, health and gender equality, many problems remain. In particular, levels of both inter- and intragenerational inequality are high. Also, in most cases, the demographic transition has outpaced societies’ ability to create conditions for sustainable development. Well-being measures vary by age, gender and other d…

Policy Brief: Planning for resilience: an integrated approach to tackle climate change in the Caribbean

2 Jul 2020 | Publication

The Caribbean subregion is exceptionally vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. Vulnerability is a key multidimensional concept at the heart of resilience building, relating to each country’s multiple spatial and socioeconomic risks and conditions. In fact, due to its geographical location and concentration of population and activities in low-lying coastal areas, the Caribbean is the second most hazard-prone region in the world...Moreover, impacts of extreme weather events on Caribbean small economies are of national proportions. For example, in the hurricane s…

People of African descent in Latin America and the Caribbean: Developing indicators to measure and counter inequalities

25 Feb 2020 | Publication

People of African descent have become active political and social actors during this century. They have managed to put their historical claims and revindications on public agendas, creating new State obligations to guarantee their fundamental rights and achieve greater levels of equality. There is therefore an urgent need to end the statistical invisibility of populations of African descent, which is an example of structural racism. Information is thus a fundamental tool for policies and for actions undertaken by Afrodescendent organizations, as well as for monitoring regional and internationa…

Observatorio Demográfico de América Latina y el Caribe 2019: Proyecciones de población = Demographic Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean 2019: Population projections

18 Feb 2020 | Publication

El Observatorio Demográfico 2019 reúne indicadores seleccionados de las estimaciones y proyecciones de población a nivel nacional de los 38 países de América Latina y el Caribe. Las estimaciones y proyecciones de los 20 países de América Latina fueron elaboradas por el CELADE-División de Población de la CEPAL junto con la División de Población de las Naciones Unidas (DPNU). Las cifras de los países del Caribe fueron elaboradas por la DPNU. Cabe señalar que la información correspondiente a las estimaciones y proyecciones de la población nacional de los países de América Latina y el Caribe se en…

Policy Brief: Moving towards equal access to technology for persons with disabilities in the Caribbean

18 Oct 2019 | Publication

In the Caribbean, there are approximately 1.3 million persons with a disability of some kind and some 250,000 persons with a significant disability. These numbers are projected to increase dramatically in the coming decades as the population of the subregion ages and given the global increase in chronic health conditions. Persons with disabilities (PWDs) face a range of physical, social, attitudinal and institutional barriers that prevent their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. As a result, they experience less favorable outcomes in health, education, …

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