The Hummingbird Vol. 11 No. 12

Revista CEPAL Nº 144

Uso del análisis comparativo para mejorar la movilidad urbana: una nueva herramienta para construir ciudades inteligentes en países emergentes

Las mediciones y clasificaciones de las ciudades inteligentes suelen pasar por alto factores clave como el tamaño, la población y la tradición económica, lo que lleva al establecimiento de objetivos poco realistas al comparar ciudades con historias diferentes con puntos de referencia inalcanzables. En este artículo se argumenta que considerar estos factores puede ayudar a los urbanistas a lograr mejoras graduales más eficientes. Para ello, se compara una ciudad de tamaño medio del sur del Brasil con Aarhus (Dinamarca), de tamaño y tradición económica similares, y se desarrolla una herramienta …

Indicadores quantitativos da OCDE e o Brasil : governança pública

Ressalta-se que existe muita divergência de práticas entre os países. Como o tema é tratado como um esforço de política pública na área de governança pública, indicadores de compras estratégicas recebem maior atenção. Em 2021, a promoção da conduta empresarial responsável em compras estratégicas recebeu destaque e, em 2023, com a publicação do último relatório Government at a Glance, o destaque está concentrado em compras estratégicas para mitigação das mudanças climáticas. Por fim, os dados sobre gastos com compras públicas não têm recebido tanta relevância na área de governança pública, mas …

The Hummingbird Vol. 11 No. 10

The Hummingbird Vol. 10 No. 1

Building a climate resilient power sector in the context of the Caribbean small island developing States’ energy transition. Policy Brief

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…

Resilient and affordable housing in the Caribbean: Policy recommendations towards a transformative, green and inclusive recovery strategy. Policy Brief

The Caribbean faces multidimensional vulnerabilities driven by climate change and aggravated by Small Island Developing States’ natural and economic characteristics (SIDS). A critical natural feature of SIDS is the extreme vulnerability to climate-change-induced events. Economically, the Caribbean has followed the global trend of seeing its urban areas swell during the last decades. Moreover, the region’s coastal areas expose human settlements, infrastructure, and businesses to external shocks, such as climate change-induced extreme weather events. In addition, the 2019 novel coronavirus disea…

The Hummingbird Vol. 9 No. 9

Essential elements of the ECLAC Caribbean Resilience Fund : a segregated portfolio trust fund. Policy Brief

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…

Digital Public Goods: Driving the Development of Digital Public Infrastructure in the Caribbean

The Hummingbird Vol. 8 No. 6

Concessões e parcerias público-privadas: arranjos institucionais híbridos para provisão de infraestrutura

The Hummingbird Vol.7 No.8

The Hummingbird Vol.7 No.7

CEPAL Review no. 127

Revista CEPAL no. 127

Hurricanes reloaded

CEPAL Review no. 122

Revista CEPAL no. 122