Informe de la Décima Reunión de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

Methodologies for the construction of environmental, climate change and disaster indicators in Uruguay

From February 17th to 20th, 2020, the course-workshop "Methodologies for the construction of environmental, climate change and disaster indicators" was held within the context of the ECLAC-BMZ/giz Cooperation Program. The event, organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Statistics Division, also received the collaboration of the National Secretariat of Environment, Water and Climate Change, the Ministry of Housing, Land Management and Environment, the National Institute of Statistics and the National Emergency System of Uruguay. The meeting…

Metodologías para la construcción de indicadores ambientales, de cambio climático y desastres en Uruguay

Del 17 al 20 de febrero 2020, en el marco del programa de cooperación CEPAL-BMZ/giz, se realizó el curso - taller “Metodologías para la construcción de indicadores ambientales, de cambio climático y desastres”. El evento, organizado por la División de Estadísticas de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe de las Naciones Unidas (CEPAL), contó también con la colaboración de la Secretaría Nacional de Ambiente, Agua y Cambio Climático, el Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente, el Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y el Sistema Nacional de Emergencias. El…

The Hummingbird Vol.7 No.2

A review of Caribbean national statistical legislation in relation to the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics

This study presents an assessment of national statistical legal frameworks across the Caribbean. It aims to ascertain the extent to which the UNFPOS are incorporated in the statistical laws of Member and Associate Member Countries of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC). Such an assessment provides the basis for making recommendations to the respective countries on policy actions needed to ensure the full incorporation of these principles in their statistics legislation thereby laying a solid foundation for the effective functioning of their NSS. Furthermore, an up-to-dat…

New ECLAC policy brief outlines areas for improving national statistics in the Caribbean

The data revolution for sustainable development has heralded a renewed focus on evidence-based policymaking in policy planning and implementation, but the legal foundation for the production of official statistics to inform these processes has lagged among most Caribbean countries. By incorporating and supporting the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (UNFPOS) in national statistical legislation, Caribbean countries will improve the quality of and timeliness in the dissemination of official statistics. This can be achieved by revising current statistical laws or crea…

Programa Bienal de Actividades de Cooperación Regional e Internacional 2020-2021 de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

Biennial Programme of Regional and International Cooperation Activities 2020-2021, of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

The Hummingbird Vol.7 No.1