Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) is important in advancing sustainable development across the globe. One approach available to countries to promote their sustainable development agendas is the advancement of STI to support the adoption of renewable energy technologies. The continued reliance on fossil fuels in the Caribbean is one of the factors hindering the rate at which countries within the subregion are developing. Taking this into account, this study assesses whether the advancement of STI is driving the energy transition in the Caribbean subregion and draws lessons on how STI can…
In Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS), electrical power outages are frequent in the aftermath of major weather events. While local service disruptions often last a few days after these events, nationwide power grid failures lasting several weeks, or months have resulted in enormous social and economic impacts. In 2017, Hurricane Maria left 90 per cent of the population of Dominica without access to electricity for over four months (Commonwealth of Dominica, 2020) and caused a systemwide collapse of Puerto Rico's power grid that took 11 months to be entirely restored (Campbell…
In a regional and international context of weak growth, high inflation and growing inequality, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean must focus policies on reactivating, rebuilding and transforming economic and production systems to advance towards low-carbon and high-tech economies that address climate change and reduce their historical gaps, structural heterogeneity and dualism.
This document considers the complex conditions that pose significant challenges to accelerating growth, tackling high inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, maintaining transfers to the most vulnerable h…
En un contexto regional e internacional de bajo crecimiento, alta inflación y creciente desigualdad, los países de América Latina y el Caribe necesitan enfocar sus políticas no solo hacia la reactivación de los sistemas económicos y productivos, sino también hacia su reconstrucción y transformación para avanzar hacia economías con bajas emisiones de carbono y alto contenido tecnológico que permitan enfrentar el cambio climático y reducir las brechas, heterogeneidades estructurales y dualismos históricos que los caracterizan.
Este documento se enmarca en ese complejo contexto con amplios desafí…
Num contexto regional e internacional de baixo crescimento, alta inflação e crescente desigualdade, os países da América Latina e do Caribe precisam concentrar suas políticas não só na reativação dos sistemas econômicos e produtivos, mas também em sua reconstrução e transformação para avançar rumo a economias com baixas emissões de carbono e alto conteúdo tecnológico, que permitam enfrentar a mudança climática e reduzir as lacunas, heterogeneidades estruturais e dualismos históricos que os caracterizam.
Este documento enquadra-se nesse contexto complexo com amplos desafios para acelerar o cres…
In a regional and international context of weak growth, high inflation and growing inequality, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean must focus policies on reactivating, rebuilding and transforming economic and production systems to advance towards low-carbon and high-tech economies that address climate change and reduce their historical gaps, structural heterogeneity and dualism.
This document considers the complex conditions that pose significant challenges to accelerating growth, tackling high inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, maintaining transfers to the most vulnerable h…
En un contexto regional e internacional de bajo crecimiento, alta inflación y creciente desigualdad, los países de América Latina y el Caribe necesitan enfocar sus políticas no solo hacia la reactivación de los sistemas económicos y productivos, sino también hacia su reconstrucción y transformación para avanzar hacia economías con bajas emisiones de carbono y alto contenido tecnológico que permitan enfrentar el cambio climático y reducir las brechas, heterogeneidades estructurales y dualismos históricos que los caracterizan.
Este documento se enmarca en ese complejo contexto con amplios desafí…
En este trabajo, se analizan las estrategias implementadas en las ciudades de Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Ciudad de México y São Paulo (Brasil), en relación con el concepto de “ciudades inteligentes”. Mediante entrevistas, cuestionarios y el contacto directo con los funcionarios a cargo de la transformación digital de dichas ciudades, se pudo examinar su nivel de organización y preparación institucional, la infraestructura de conectividad disponible y su aplicación de tecnologías y soluciones digitales. A partir de este análisis, se definieron una serie de ejes de trabajo y recomendaciones para logr…
Economic crises are not new, but the way countries respond to and seek to build back from their effects is an ever-evolving process. In the present context, the strategies adopted by Latin American and Caribbean countries to recover from the dramatic impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic are marked by an urgent need to also address the climate crisis.
This publication examines the synergies and linkages between post-COVID-19 crisis recovery approaches stemming from a sustainable energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean. The study aims to identify recovery strategie…
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has appointed Argentine economist Mario Cimoli, the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), to serve as the institution’s Acting Executive Secretary starting on April 1, 2022 and until further notice.
Mario Cimoli will replace Mexican diplomat Alicia Bárcena, who concluded her mandate on March 31, after nearly 14 years at the helm of this UN regional commission.
Cimoli, a PhD from the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom and Full Professor of Political Economy at the Ca' Fos…
El Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, António Guterres, ha designado al economista argentino Mario Cimoli, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), como Secretario Ejecutivo Interino de la institución a partir del 1 de abril de 2022 y hasta nuevo aviso.
Mario Cimoli reemplazará a la diplomática mexicana Alicia Bárcena, quien el 31 de marzo culminó su gestión de casi 14 años al mando de la Comisión regional.
PhD de la Universidad de Sussex en Reino Unido y Profesor titular de Economía Política de la Universidad Ca Foscari de Venecia …
O Secretário-Geral das Nações Unidas, António Guterres, nomeou o economista argentino Mario Cimoli, Secretário-Executivo Adjunto da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), como Secretário-Executivo Interino da Instituição a partir de 1 de abril de 2022 e até novo aviso.
Mario Cimoli substituirá a diplomata mexicana Alicia Bárcena, que em 31 de março encerrou sua gestão de quase 14 anos à frente da Comissão Regional.
Doutor (PhD) pela Universidade de Sussex no Reino Unido e Professor titular de Economia Política na Universidade Ca Foscari de Veneza na Itália, Cimoli conta c…
Innovation, technological development and public-private cooperation are essential for a green, inclusive and sustainable recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to experts gathered today at the SDG Business Forum in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022: Innovation and Public-Private Cooperation for an Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery, who stressed the importance of forging social compacts between governments, civil society and the private sector with a view to implementing the 2030 Agenda in the region.
The event – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Carib…
La innovación, el desarrollo tecnológico y la cooperación público-privada son esenciales para una recuperación verde, inclusiva y sostenible pospandemia del COVID-19, coincidieron hoy expertos reunidos en el Foro Empresarial para los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe 2022: Innovación y Cooperación Público-Privada para una Recuperación Inclusiva y Sostenible, quienes subrayaron la importancia de impulsar pactos sociales entre los gobiernos, la sociedad civil y el sector privado con miras a la implementación de la Agenda 2030 en la región.
El evento, organizado po…
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