The Hummingbird Vol.5 No.8

Potenciar la resiliencia de las sociedades latinoamericanas y caribeñas, clave para la implementación de la Agenda 2030

El Foro Político de Alto Nivel que se desarrolla en la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York, entre el 9 y el 18 de julio, invita a los países miembros a presentar sus avances en la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, adoptada en 2015, e intercambiar experiencias en la construcción de sociedades más resilientes. Con este objetivo, el Foro este año se enfoca principalmente en cinco de los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) cuya implementación contribuye a fortalecer la resiliencia económica, social y ambiental. Avanzar hacia sociedades más resilientes e…

The Hummingbird Vol.5 No.7

The Caribbean Outlook

Over the past five decades, Caribbean small island developing States have made significant progress in both deepening and entrenching democratic traditions and norms, and in advancing human development. Despite such progress, the subregion’s sustainable development trajectory has become increasingly uncertain. In recent years there has been a growing awareness that the subregion has persistently lagged behind comparable economies in the developing world on the path to sustainable development. Long-standing problems are now being aggravated by climate change, with the increasing frequency and i…

Timely Disaster Training for Tobago Officials

With the “rainy” season in Trinidad and Tobago already beginning, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean took its Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) methodology training to Tobago from 23-25 May 2018. Some of the areas that were covered over the three days included an introduction and basic concepts of the Disaster Assessment Methodology, the role of planning in disaster risk management and its impact on the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), how the population can be affected, and how areas such …

Capacitación oportuna sobre desastres para funcionarios de Tobago

Con el comienzo de la temporada “de lluvias” en Trinidad y Tobago, la sede subregional para el Caribe de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) llevó a cabo en la isla de Tobago su capacitación sobre la metodología de estimación de daños y pérdidas (conocida como DaLA, por sus siglas en inglés) del 23 al 25 de mayo de 2018. Las áreas abordadas a lo largo de los tres días incluyeron, entre otras, una introducción sobre y los conceptos básicos de la metodología de estimación de desastres, el papel de la planificación en la gestión del riesgo de desastres y su impacto en la…

Capacitação oportuna sobre desastres para funcionários de Tobago

Com o começo da temporada “de chuvas” em Trinidad e Tobago, a sede sub-regional para o Caribe da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) realizou na ilha de Tobago um curso de capacitação sobre a metodologia de estimação de danos e perdas (conhecida como DaLA, por sua sigla em inglês) de 23 a 25 de maio de 2018. As áreas abordadas ao longo dos três dias incluíram, entre outras, uma introdução sobre os conceitos básicos da metodologia de estimação de desastres, o papel do planejamento na gestão dos riscos de desastres e seu impacto na consecução dos Objetivos de Desenvolvime…

The Hummingbird Vol.5 No.6

Timely disaster training for Tobago officials

With the “rainy” season in Trinidad and Tobago beginning next month, The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean is taking its Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) methodology training to Tobago from 23-25 May 2018. ECLAC’s DaLA training course will provide participants with an increased capacity and awareness for disaster risk reduction on the island. The training course is designed for policymakers and professionals involved directly with disaster risk management and risk reduction. In addition to officials of …

ECLAC trains over 100 Argentinian public officials in disaster assessment

Over one hundred Argentinian public officials benefitted from a comprehensive analysis of the DaLA approach vis-à-vis various sectors including population, housing, education, health, transportation, water and sewerage, and agriculture. The DaLA methodology adopts a multisectoral approach to estimate the effects and impacts of natural disasters in terms of damage, losses, and additional costs. Both workshops were carried out at the request of the Ministry of Security of Argentina, which is the institution responsible for disaster response at the national level. The first training, which took p…

The Hummingbird Vol.5 No.5

Irma and Maria by numbers

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ECLAC Advocates for Caribbean's Debt Swap Proposal and Establishes Task Force for Its Implementation

Representatives from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented on Monday 20 November the organization’s debt for climate adaptation swaps proposal for the Caribbean nations striken by the recent hurricane season, during a high level conference held in the United Nations’ headquarters in New York. The CARICOM-UN High Level Pledging Conference: “Building a more Climate Resilient Community”, was convened by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and looked to mobilise international support for its M…

CEPAL aboga por propuesta de alivio de deuda para el Caribe y establece un grupo de trabajo para su implementación

Representantes de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentaron el lunes 20 de noviembre la propuesta del organismo para aliviar la deuda de las naciones del Caribe que han sido golpeadas por la reciente temporada de huracanes, mediante el canje de instrumentos para la adaptación al cambio climático, durante una conferencia de alto nivel que se realizó en la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York. La Conferencia de donantes de CARICOM-ONU: “Construyendo una Comunidad más Resiliente al Clima” fue convocada por la Comunidad del Caribe (CARICOM), con el apoyo del Pr…

A CEPAL apresenta proposta de alívio da dívida do Caribe e estabelece um grupo de trabalho para sua implementação

No dia 20 de novembro, durante uma conferência de alto nível realizada na sede das Nações Unidas em Nova York, representantes da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentaram a proposta do organismo para aliviar a dívida das nações do Caribe que foram afetadas pela recente temporada de furacões, mediante a adoção de instrumentos para a adaptação à mudança climática. A Conferência de doadores da CARICOM-ONU: “Construindo uma Comunidade mais Resiliente ao Clima” foi convocada pela Comunidade do Caribe (CARICOM), com o apoio do Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvol…

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