The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) proposed today in the framework of the climate conference in Paris a strategy to reduce the external public debt of English-speaking Caribbean countries that are considered to be Small Island Developing States (SIDS) through the creation of a regional resilience fund to finance climate change adaptation and mitigation measures.
This proposal was presented today by the Director of the regional organization’s Economic Development Division, Daniel Titelman, during an event organized by ECLAC in conjunction with the Commonwealth S…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) propuso hoy en el marco de la conferencia sobre el clima en París una estrategia para reducir la deuda pública externa de los países del Caribe anglófono considerados pequeños Estados insulares en desarrollo a través de la creación de un fondo regional de resiliencia para financiar medidas de adaptación y mitigación al cambio climático.
Esta propuesta fue presentada hoy por el Director de la División de Desarrollo Económico del organismo regional, Daniel Titelman, durante un evento organizado por la CEPAL en conjunto con la Secretar…
This paper will contend that the post-2015 development agenda presents a major opportunity for Caribbean countries to reverse decades of lagging economic performance and make the transition to balanced, holistic, and people-centred growth and development.
The MDGs, while valuable in promoting gains in poverty reduction, health, education, nutrition, and maternal well-being were not tailored to the growth and development needs of the region. This can now be changed by a post-2015 development agenda which goes beyond improving the welfare of citizens by meeting basic needs and enhancing access t…
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