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.…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has joined global efforts to promote the integration of geospatial and statistical information, and understands their value in supporting areas such as decision-making, public policies, national development strategies and the monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
This article aims to provide an overview of the process, including the lines of action and activities that are being pursued at the global level and the measures to put the global proposals into practice…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) se ha unido a los esfuerzos globales para promover la integración entre la información geoespacial y estadística, entendiendo el valor que ésta tiene para dar soporte a la toma de decisiones, las políticas públicas, las estrategias nacionales de desarrollo y el monitoreo de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, entre los más relevantes.
Este artículo tiene como propósito entregar una mirada general del proceso, haciendo referencia a los lineamientos y actividades que se encuent…
At a side event to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2021, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), called for bolstering access to environmental information, public participation and justice to build a more resilient and sustainable world that empowers people and protects the planet.
The event, Empowering people to protect the planet in a COVID-19 context: the contribution of SDG16 and environmental access rights to sustainable and resilient recovery, was organized by the governments of Costa Rica,…
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, instó hoy a reforzar el acceso a la información, la participación pública y la justicia ambiental para construir un mundo más resiliente y sostenible que empodere a las personas y proteja el planeta, durante una reunión paralela al Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible 2021.
El evento Empoderando a las personas para proteger al planeta en tiempos de COVID-19: la contribución del ODS16 y de los derechos de acceso en asuntos ambientales a una recuperación sostenible y re…
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread closure of schools and disruption of education systems worldwide, requiring unprecedented adaptation to ensure learning continuity for students. In place of classroom learning, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been adopted to support online distance learning – with mixed results. While Caribbean governments have piloted a range of online learning modalities, many children in the subregion, especially those from poor and rural households, were not able to leverage those facilities. As a result of a lack of access to the Internet …
The States Parties to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – celebrated the treaty’s entry into force this Thursday, April 22, on precisely the same date on which International Mother Earth Day is commemorated.
Having reached the required number of ratifications on January 22, 2021, in accordance with the conditions stipulated under Article 22, all of the Escazú Agreement’s provisions go into effect as of today. To date, 24 countries in the region have …
Los Estados Parte del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe -conocido como Acuerdo de Escazú- celebraron este jueves 22 de abril la entrada en vigor del tratado, justo en la misma fecha en la que se conmemora el Día Internacional de la Madre Tierra.
Habiéndose alcanzado el pasado 22 de enero de 2021 las ratificaciones necesarias, de acuerdo con las condiciones requeridas en el artículo 22, todas las disposiciones del Acuerdo de Escazú entran en vigor a contar de hoy. A la fecha,…
Os Estados Partes do Acordo Regional sobre o Acesso à Informação, Participação Pública e Acesso à Justiça em Assuntos Ambientais na América Latina e no Caribe – conhecido como Acordo de Escazú - celebraram nesta quinta-feira, 22 de abril a entrada em vigor do tratado, na mesma data em que se comemora o Dia Internacional da Mãe Terra.
Tendo alcançado as ratificações necessárias em 22 de janeiro de 2021, de acordo com as condições requeridas no artigo 22, todas as disposições do Acordo de Escazú entram em vigor a partir de hoje. Até o momento, 24 países da região o assinaram e 12 já …
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