Reunión de Ministras y Ministros de Finanzas de América Latina y el Caribe de la CELAC

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UN: New green industrial age can be the breakthrough for Sustainable Development Goals

Amid growing food and energy crises, an uncertain global economic outlook, and the escalating impacts of climate change, the UN today said that a sustainable industrial transformation is needed to close the widening development gap between countries, meet climate targets and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The 2023 Financing for Sustainable Development Report: Financing Sustainable Transformations says urgent, massive investments are needed to accelerate transformations including in electricity supply, industry, farming, transportation, and buildings. “Without the means to invest in…

ONU: La nueva era industrial verde puede ser el avance para lograr los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible

En medio de la creciente crisis energética y alimentaria, la incertidumbre de las perspectivas económicas mundiales y el aumento del impacto del cambio climático, hoy las Naciones Unidas han dicho que es necesaria una transformación industrial sostenible para reducir la brecha de desarrollo abierta entre los distintos países, cumplir los objetivos climáticos y lograr los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible. El Informe de Financiamiento para el Desarrollo Sostenible 2023: El Financiamiento de las Transformaciones Sostenibles, afirma que se necesitan inversiones urgentes y masivas para acelerar l…

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Report of the twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

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Latin America and the Caribbean: The green transition can be an economic and social game changer, says new report

Climate change could significantly worsen long-term economic prospects and exacerbate inequalities in Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC). It is urgent to advance towards an ambitious and comprehensive green agenda to address its consequences and improve well-being for all. An effective green transition in LAC could potentially add 10.5% more new jobs by 2030, says the Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2022: Towards a green and just transition, presented today on the side-lines of COP27 in Sharm El-Sheik. According to the 15th edition of the report, this year’s economic slowdown,…

América Latina y el Caribe: La transición verde puede ser un factor de cambio económico y social, dice nuevo informe

El cambio climático podría empeorar significativamente las perspectivas económicas a largo plazo y exacerbar las desigualdades en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). Es urgente avanzar hacia una agenda verde ambiciosa e integral para abordar sus consecuencias y mejorar el bienestar de todos. Una transición verde efectiva en ALC podría generar potencialmente un 10,5 % más de nuevos empleos hacia 2030, dice el informe Perspectivas económicas de América Latina (LEO) 2022: Hacia una transición verde y justa, presentado hoy en el marco de la COP27 en Sharm El-Sheik. Según la 15ª edición del informe, …

América Latina e Caribe: A transição verde pode ser um divisor de águas para as esferas econômicao e social, diz novo relatório

As mudanças climáticas podem piorar significativamente as perspectivas econômicas em longo prazo e exacerbar as desigualdades na América Latina e no Caribe (ALC). É urgente que uma agenda verde ambiciosa e abrangente avance para que se enfrente as consequências e melhore o bem-estar detodos. Uma transição verde efetiva na ALC poderia adicionar 10,5% a mais em novos empregos até 2030, diz o Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2022: Rumo a uma transição verde e justa, apresentado hoje à margem da COP27 em Sharm El-Sheik. De acordo com a 15ª edição do relatório, o contexto deste ano de desacele…

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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…

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Panorama de las relaciones fiscales entre niveles de gobierno de países de América Latina y el Caribe

Panorama de las relaciones fiscales entre niveles de gobierno en países de América Latina y el Caribe es una publicación conjunta elaborada por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) con el objetivo de brindar un análisis regional y nacional de las finanzas públicas subnacionales de los países de la región. En el documento se presentan estadísticas detalladas y comparables a nivel internacional sobre las finanzas públicas subnacionales de 26 países de América Latina y el Caribe, incluida información inédita sobre algunos país…

The Caribbean is Making Strides on the SDGS

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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…