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Environmental Big Push in the Caribbean

Countries of the Region Stress the Urgency of Equitable Vaccination and a Transformative Recovery to Build a Better World in the Framework of the 2030 Agenda

Latin American and Caribbean countries affirmed their commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to a transformative recovery that would place equality at the center of development in order to build a better world, and they called urgently for reinvigorating the regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially regarding equitable access to vaccines, during today’s inauguration of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development. The event, being held virtually for the first time in history, brings together m…

Países de la región subrayan la urgencia de una vacunación equitativa y una recuperación transformadora para construir un mundo mejor en el marco de la Agenda 2030

Los países de América Latina y el Caribe refrendaron hoy su compromiso con la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible y con una recuperación transformadora, que ponga a la igualdad en el centro del desarrollo para construir un mundo mejor, e hicieron un llamado urgente a revigorizar la respuesta regional ante la pandemia del COVID-19, especialmente el acceso equitativo a vacunas, durante la inauguración de la cuarta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible. El evento, que por primera vez en su historia se realiza de manera virtual, reúne en …

Países da região ressaltam a urgência de uma vacinação equitativa e uma recuperação transformadora para construir um mundo melhor no âmbito da Agenda 2030

Os países da América Latina e do Caribe reafirmaram hoje seu compromisso com a Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável e com uma recuperação transformadora, que coloca a igualdade no centro do desenvolvimento para construir um mundo melhor, e fizeram um chamado urgente para revigorar a resposta regional à pandemia da COVID-19, especialmente o acesso equitativo às vacinas, durante a inauguração da quarta reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável. O evento, que pela primeira vez é realizado de forma virtual, reúne mais de 1.200 represent…

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Caribbean in Brief: an information document for Caribbean Small Island Developing States

This brief is intended to provide general information on the upcoming United Nations Ocean Conference on scaling up ocean actions based on science and innovation for the implementation of Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14), with a view to stimulating more active, engaged participation of the Caribbean in the discussions. The United Nations Ocean Conference will be co-chaired by Kenya and Portugal, and hosted by the Government of Portugal in Lisbon, during 2021. The objective of this conference is consistent with the 2017 UN General Assembly proclamation on the Decade of Oce…

Building Resilience across the Caribbean Post-COVID-19

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Report of the twenty-eighth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

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A Blue Path for the Caribbean: Ocean Sustainability for Prosperity and Resilience

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Policy Brief: Planning for resilience: an integrated approach to tackle climate change in the Caribbean

The Caribbean subregion is exceptionally vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. Vulnerability is a key multidimensional concept at the heart of resilience building, relating to each country’s multiple spatial and socioeconomic risks and conditions. In fact, due to its geographical location and concentration of population and activities in low-lying coastal areas, the Caribbean is the second most hazard-prone region in the world...Moreover, impacts of extreme weather events on Caribbean small economies are of national proportions. For example, in the hurricane s…

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Advancing the Decade of Action for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean

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