The present report assesses the economic and social impacts of climate change on the energy sector in Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
In the study, the Artificial Neural Network methodology was employed to model the relationship between climate change and energy demand. The viability of the actions proposed were assessed using cost benefit analyses based on models from the National Renewable Energy …
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean gathered at the first summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Santiago, Chile, on January 27-28, 2013 and adopted the Santiago Declaration, which states: "Appreciate initiatives for regional implementation of the 10th Principle of the 1992 Rio Declaration, regarding the rights of access to information, participation and environmental justice, as a significant contribution to the participation of organized community committed to Sustainable Development".…
Los países de América Latina y el Caribe aprobaron la Declaración de Santiago en el marco de la primera cumbre de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) celebrada en Santiago de Chile los días 27 y 28 de enero de 2013.…
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean gathered at the first summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Santiago, Chile, on January 27-28, 2013 and adopted the Santiago Declaration.…
Los países de América Latina y el Caribe reunidos en la primera cumbre de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) en Santiago de Chile los días 27 y 28 de enero de 2013 aprobaron la Declaración de Santiago.…
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(21 January 2013) Renowned Latin American and European economists met at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, to discuss the opportunities and challenges of the biregional relationship in the current scenario of international turmoil.
The event is taking place as part of the 1st Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and the European Union (CELAC-EU), which will bring together representatives from 60 countries on 26 and 27 January in the Chilean capital.
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(21 de enero, 2013) Connotados economistas de América Latina y Europa se dieron cita en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, para debatir sobre las oportunidades y los desafíos que presenta la relación birregional en el actual escenario de turbulencias internacionales.
El evento se realiza en el marco de la I Cumbre de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños y la Unión Europea (CELAC-UE), que reunirá a representantes de 60 países los días 26 y 27 de enero en la capital chilena.
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El objetivo principal de esta publicación es documentar el estado de la práctica en la adaptación urbana al cambio climático en la Región de América Latina. Es un resumen de los tres talleres de la Red Regional de Aprendizaje que se estableció en el marco del proyecto ClimaAdaptaciónSantiago (CAS) con seis grandes ciudades de América Latina (Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Lima, México, São Paulo y Santiago de Chile). Pretende sintetizar informaciones respecto a las manifestaciones e impactos en estas ciudades de América Latina que participaron en la red y, sobre todo, la gobernabilidad en forma de acci…
Waste management is one of the least recognized public policy issues in the Caribbean. Quite apart from the obvious physical unattractiveness of the business, waste management often competes with more pressing economic and social issues such as fiscal and trade matters, unemployment and poverty, education and health, and crime and security. Even within the domain of environmental sustainability, the management of waste has had to play second fiddle to more apparently manifest challenges such as land and coastal degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate change. Waste management, however, rema…
For the third year in a row, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean continued to attract growing flows of foreign direct investment (FDI). The figures for 2012 were particularly significant because they were set in an international context of falling global FDI flows. The new increase in FDI posted brought the region's share of global FDI flows up to 12% in 2012. Economic growth in the region (3%) and the high prices of natural resources have undoubtedly contributed to sustaining the level of foreign investment in the region over the past year. This document offers a qualitativ…
Pelo terceiro ano consecutivo, os países da América Latina e do Caribe continuaram atraindo fluxos crescentes de investimento estrangeiro direto (IED). O resultado alcançado em 2012 foi particularmente significativo porque ocorreu num contexto internacional de acentuada redução dos fluxos mundiais de IED. Os efeitos do novo aumento do IED registrado em 2012 refletem-se também num aumento da participação da América Latina e do Caribe nos fluxos mundiais, que se situou em 12%. Sem dúvida, o crescimento econômico da região (3%) e os altos preços internacionais dos recursos naturais contribuíram p…
El presente informe ofrece una visión sobre las condicionantes del contexto económico y energético mundial, y sus impactos sobre América Latina y el Caribe. Asimismo, se analiza el marco legal, regulatorio e institucional en que se desenvuelven los sectores energéticos, presentando los avances y barreras al proceso de integración energética y la seguridad del suministro. Otro tema de relevancia es el balance entre recursos y reservas con relación a la oferta y el consumo de energía. Las implicaciones ambientales y los problemas vinculados al cambio climático conforman temas ineludibles dentro …
This document is a contribution by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to the preparatory process for the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union, which will be held in Santiago on 26 and 27 January 2013. It seeks to provide a broad and well-informed view of the main dimensions of development in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union, as well as an insight into the central theme of the Summit: investments for economic growth, social inclusion a…
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