Declining economic growth and competitiveness, the impact of the 2007–2009 global financial crisis, and the challenge of climate change and extreme weather events have hindered the sustainable development of Caribbean economies, the generation of sustained welfare gains and the achievement of key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the subregion’s vulnerability to the vagaries of global aggregate demand and commodity prices, which have largely driven the subregion’s debt upwards and dampened economic growth before its onset, compromising its ec…
Although the notion of a circular economy (CE) has been conceived and debated for more than half a century
(Henrysson and Nuur, 2021), it has gained considerable popularity in the lexicon of economists, ecologists and
other development thinkers over the past two decades. The increasing evidence of the existential threat of
human-induced climate change and the related imperatives of decarbonizing the global economy, have led to greater focus on strategies for a more sustainable use of the natural and environmental resource base.…
Authorities and representatives of 14 member states and 10 associate members from the Caribbean, along with five member states from Latin America, as well as specialists from subregional and international organizations and other experts attended the Twentieth meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC), a subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), where they pointed up the strategies needed to support the post-pandemic recovery through greater regional solidarity and integration.
At the meeting, …
Autoridades y representantes de 14 Estados miembros y 10 miembros asociados del Caribe, y cinco Estados miembros de América Latina, además de especialistas de organismos subregionales y internacionales y otros expertos, asistieron a la Vigésima reunión del Comité de Monitoreo del Comité de Desarrollo y Cooperación del Caribe (CDCC, por sus siglas en inglés), órgano subsidiario de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en la cual destacaron las estrategias necesarias para apoyar la recuperación pospandemia mediante mayor solidaridad e integración regionales.
En la reuni…
Autoridades e representantes de 14 Estados membros e 10 membros associados do Caribe e cinco Estados membros da América Latina, além de especialistas de organismos sub-regionais e internacionais e outros especialistas, participaram da Vigésima Reunião do Comitê de Monitoramento do Comitê de Desenvolvimento e Cooperação do Caribe (CDCC), órgão subsidiário da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), na qual destacaram as estratégias necessárias para apoiar a recuperação pós-pandemia mediante maior solidariedade e integração regional.
Na reunião, os participantes debateram sob…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, reaffirmed today the seriousness of the climate crisis in the region and the urgency of addressing it and called for the international community to prioritize the financing of adaptation measures, during the launch of the State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 Report, produced by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
“The global governance system has not been effective in mobilizing resources for developing countries. There is a lack of financing for clim…
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, reafirmó hoy la gravedad de la crisis climática en la región y la urgencia de enfrentarla e instó a la comunidad internacional a priorizar el financiamiento de medidas de adaptación, durante el lanzamiento del Reporte del Estado del Clima en América Latina y el Caribe 2020, elaborado por la Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM).
“El sistema de gobernanza global no ha sido eficaz para movilizar los recursos hacia los países en desarrollo. Hay escasez de financiamiento para la acción clim…
A Secretária Executiva da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, reafirmou a gravidade da crise climática na região e a urgência de enfrentá-la e instou a comunidade internacional a priorizar o financiamento de medidas de adaptação, durante o lançamento do Relatório do Estado do Clima na América Latina e no Caribe 2020, elaborado pela Organização Meteorológica Mundial (OMM).
“O sistema de governança global não foi eficaz na mobilização de recursos para os países em desenvolvimento. Há escassez de financiamento para a ação climática, especialmente para a ad…
The region’s sustainable recovery facing the health crisis caused by Covid-19 and extreme events such as hurricanes and tropical storms intensified by climate change, was one of the main topics addressed at the fourth meeting of the Regional Technical Committee of the Council of Finance Ministers of Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic (Spanish acronym: SE-COSEFIN), held virtually on June 29 and June 30.
The meeting took place as part of the project “Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable and Inclusive Adaptation to Climate Change in Public Investment” (Spanish acronym: RIDASI…
La recuperación sostenible de la región en el contexto de la crisis sanitaria por Covid-19 y de eventos extremos como huracanes y tormentas tropicales intensificados por el cambio climático, fue uno de los principales temas abordados en la cuarta reunión del Comité Técnico Regional del Consejo de Ministros de Hacienda o Finanzas de Centroamérica, Panamá y República Dominicana (COSEFIN), llevada a cabo en modalidad virtual este 29 y 30 de junio.
La reunión se desarrolló como parte de la implementación del proyecto “Reducción de riesgos de desastres y adaptación sostenible e incluyente al cambio…
El 19 de mayo de 2021, durante la XLVII Reunión Ordinaria del Consejo Sectorial de Ministros de Transporte de Centroamérica (COMITRAN), los seis ministros miembros del COMITRAN aprobaron el Plan Operativo de SIECA/COMITRAN en el marco del proyecto “Fortalecimiento de Capacidades para la Incorporación del Riesgo de Desastres y la Adaptación Sostenible e Incluyente al Cambio Climático en la Inversión Pública en los países miembros del COSEFIN/SICA” (IPRRDASICC).…
Honduras es un país vulnerable a distintas amenazas naturales: las más comunes son las hidrometeorológicas y las climáticas, que han tenido repercusiones periódicas de gran importancia, como las generadas por los huracanes Fifí y Mitch con 24 años de diferencia. La tormenta tropical Eta y el huracán Iota han afectado a Honduras 22 años después del huracán Mitch, y se estima que el costo total de los efectos causados por estos fenómenos meteorológicos ha sido de aproximadamente 52.099 millones de lempiras: los daños representaron el 44% de este monto, las pérdidas, el 52%, y los costos adiciona…
Disaster displacement and environmental migration are among the most serious humanitarian challenges facing the Caribbean. As a subregion of small island developing States (SIDS) which are vulnerable and prone to extreme weather events and the impacts of climate change, the Caribbean is constantly faced with population displacement resulting from these events. Individuals experience these migration processes uniquely on account of their gender-specific inequalities, vulnerabilities, and access to resources and opportunities. It is critical to understand how the consequences of environmental mi…
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