Interparliamentary Dialogue to Strengthen Climate Action and a Just Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean

The event “Interparliamentary Dialogue to Strengthen Climate Action and a Just Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean”, to happen on Nov 13th, is organized by the Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition (OPCC) with the support of the CIPÓ Platform, at the UN Brazil Pavilion, Blue Zone at COP30 in Belém do Pará, and marks a decisive moment for legislative engagement in the regional climate agenda. The event celebrates the launch of the OPCC Joint Declaration for COP30, a collective call for a fairer climate future that consolidates the priorities and commitments o…

Strengthening Parliamentary Action in the International Climate Agenda: Toward a Decade of Implementation

The side event "Strengthening Parliamentary Action in the International Climate Agenda: Toward a Decade of Implementation" jointly organized by Clima de Política, the Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition (OPCC), the CIPÓ Platform, and Climate Parliament at the Regional Climate Foundations Pavilion proposes a dialogue among parliamentarians from Brazil, at both federal and subnational levels, and from the Global South, to reflect on the strategic role of the legislative branch in the international climate agenda and in consolidating models of inclusive, transparent, a…

What can we do today for a more inclusive, productive, and sustainable future? Potentials of green productive development policies in Brazil and Mexico

The side event “What Can We Do Today for a More Inclusive, Productive, and Sustainable Future?”, co-organized by the Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition (OPCC) and the CIPÓ Platform at COP30, will foster a high-level dialogue on the role of legislative frameworks and public policies in promoting green and inclusive productive development in Latin America and the Caribbean, with emphasis on the recent experiences of Brazil and Mexico. Both countries have advanced innovative policies such as Nova Indústria Brasil, the Ecological Transformation Plan, and the Plan Méxic…

Regional annual seminar on household surveys, 2025

ECLAC promotes a regional forum to strengthen household surveys in Latin America and the Caribbean, encouraging the exchange of experiences and the adoption of new methodologies and technologies to improve the quality and comparability of social and economic statistics.…

Interregional workshop on tools for the dissemination of geospatially enabled statistical data

Representatives from national statistical offices in Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Paraguay, and the Dominican Republic met in Santiago, along with experts from ECLAC, to exchange experiences on the use of geospatial tools in the dissemination of statistical data.…

Launch of the Multi-Regional Input-Output Matrix of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Joint ECLAC-Figaro Matrix

ECLAC and the European Commission, through the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and EUROSTAT, will present on November 10 in Seville the results of their joint work under the GIANT initiative, aimed at achieving full convergence of the input-output model between Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe. Since 2017, both institutions have been harmonizing the industries in their regional matrices, defining a common converter, and ensuring the consistency of macroeconomic aggregates, with a detailed focus on Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. This has enabled the verification of compatibility in macroeco…

Inclusive Leadership for Innovation and Impact: Shaping the Future of the Geospatial Industry

This is a side event of the Twelfth Session of UN-GGIM: Americas.…

International Seminar for the Exchange of Best Practices in Land Administration

This is a side event of the Twelfth Session of UN-GGIM: Americas.…

GeoAI Community of Practice (CoP)

This is a side event of the Twelfth Session of UN-GGIM: Americas.…

In Situ Data: Field Information for the Generation of Open Regional Products for Territorial Management

This is a side event of the Twelfth Session of UN-GGIM: Americas.…

Financing the Future: Mobilizing Resources for Geospatial Development and Resilience in the Caribbean

This is a side event of the Twelfth Session of UN-GGIM: Americas.…

5 November 2025 – Meaningful engagement of diverse actors in the VNR process

The Community of Practice is an informal space for the exchange of good practices regarding the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) in particular. It aims to provide a space for regular dialogue among peers. PARTICIPANTS Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, USA and Uruguay SESSION OBJECTIVE The specific objective of this session was to discuss multi-stakeholder engagement in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and t…

Land Administration Working Group

This is a side event of the Twelfth Session of UN-GGIM: Americas.…

Twelfth Session of UN-GGIM: Americas

The meeting allowed for the presentation of the progress made during the 2021–2025 management period, the approval of the new Regional Strategic Plan 2025–2029, and the renewal of the Board of Directors, consolidating a space for exchange and regional cooperation around good practices and statistical initiatives.…

Foresight for development

COURSE OBJECTIVEAt the end of the course, participants will be able to understand the concept of foresight for development and its main approaches. They will also be able to design a methodological strategy and mechanisms for the institutionalization of foresight at different levels and institutions of the State.LEARNING OBJECTIVES- Know, analyze, and identify in reality the concepts related to foresight for development.- Design a methodological strategy to apply foresight for development in a practical case.- Define mechanisms to incorporate foresight into the regular functioning of public in…

Workshop UN-IGIF: Implementing geospatial strategies, advancing development, innovation and resilience

This workshop will provide an opportunity to share knowledge, latest trends and technologies and best practices in enhancing geospatial information arrangements in Americas, raise awareness of the benefits from using geospatial information for sustainable development, and consider policies, measures and actions that could be adopted towards the effective implementation of UN-IGIF in the region.…

Geodesy Capacity Development Workshop for the Americas on Transitioning to a Modern Geospatial Reference System

The objective of this workshop is to strengthen regional capacities for the transition to a modern geospatial reference system (GRS), through technical sessions, practical training, exchange of experiences and development of communication and governance strategies, with a view to supporting the Sustainable Development Goals.…

Youth Tourpreneurship Bootcamp: Antigua & Barbuda and Grenada

To guide young people in Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines into seeing tourism not as something that only large tour companies, hotels and cruise ships run, but as something they too can do, while placing them on a path to self-sustainability.…

Sixth meeting Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development

Launch of the Demographic Observatory 2025 Low fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean: emerging trends and dynamics

The Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Center (CELADE) – Population Division of ECLAC invites to the launch of the Demographic Observatory 2025. This publication presents an analysis of historical and recent fertility trends in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a special focus on the region’s declining fertility.…