The Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development is an example of multilateralism in action and of the capacity to harmonize interests, pursue agreements and partnerships, and make progress on shared cooperation agendas, representatives of the region’s countries, of United Nations agencies and of regional, multilateral and civil-society organizations agreed today at the eighth meeting of this platform, which concluded on Friday, April 4 at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
Five years before the deadline for fulfilling the 2030 Agenda, these d…
El Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible es ejemplo de multilateralismo en acción y de la capacidad de convenir voluntades, buscar acuerdos y alianzas, y avanzar en agendas comunes de cooperación, coincidieron hoy representantes de países de la región, de agencias de las Naciones Unidas y organismos regionales, multilaterales y de la sociedad civil presentes en la octava reunión de la plataforma, que finalizó este viernes 4 de abril en la sede principal de la CEPAL en Santiago de Chile.
A cinco años de que se cumpla el plazo de la Agenda 2030, los…
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, unveiled today in the framework of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), being held in the city of Dubai (United Arab Emirates), a new report by the organization that stresses the climate financing needs for Latin America and the Caribbean in its fight against global warming.
The document entitled The Economics of Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2023: Financing needs and policy tools for the transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient economies pr…
El Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, dio a conocer hoy en el marco de la 28ª Conferencia de las Partes de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP28) que se realiza en la ciudad de Dubái (Emiratos Árabes Unidos), un nuevo informe del organismo que destaca las necesidades de financiamiento climático para América Latina y el Caribe en su lucha contra el calentamiento global.
El documento titulado “Economía del cambio climático en América Latina y el Caribe 2023: Necesidades de financiamiento y herramientas de política para la transi…
O Secretário Executivo da CEPAL, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, apresentou na 28ª Conferência das Partes na Convenção-Quadro das Nações Unidas sobre a Mudança do Clima (COP28) na cidade de Dubai (Emirados Árabes Unidos) um novo relatório que destaca as necessidades de financiamento climático para a América Latina e o Caribe no combate ao aquecimento global.
O documento, intitulado “Economia da mudança climática na América Latina e no Caribe 2023: Necessidades de financiamento e ferramentas de política para a transição rumo a economias de baixo carbono e resilientes ao clima” (The Economics of …
The Hernán Santa Cruz Library has prepared a new research guide on Environment and Climate Change Statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean in collaboration with the Environment Statistics Unit of the ECLAC Statistics Division.…
La Biblioteca Hernán Santa Cruz ha elaborado una nueva guía de investigación sobre Estadísticas ambientales y de cambio climático para América Latina y el Caribe en colaboración con la Unidad de Estadísticas Ambientales de la División de Estadística.…
Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Founding Director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) of University College London (UCL), will present a new report in which she addresses transformational change in Latin America and the Caribbean, at a side event of the thirty-ninth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which will take place on October 24-26 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The document entitled Transformational Change in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Mission-Oriented Approach, which was commissioned by ECLAC, will be launched on Tue…
La Profesora Mariana Mazzucato, Directora Fundadora del Instituto para la Innovación y el Propósito Público (IIPP) de la University College London (UCL), presentará un nuevo informe en el que aborda el cambio transformacional en América Latina y el Caribe, durante un evento paralelo al trigésimo noveno periodo de sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), que se realizará del 24 al 26 de octubre en Buenos Aires, Argentina.
El documento titulado Cambio transformacional en América Latina y el Caribe: un enfoque de política orientada por misiones, que fue encargado…
The global community claims to be committed to finding a solution to arresting rising global temperatures limiting global warming to well below 2 °C, preferably 1.5 °C (UNFCCC, 2022), to ensure that all life, livelihoods and the overall health and welfare of ecosystems animals and humans are secured (IPCC 2018). The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports paint a picture that shows increased intensity and frequency of climatic conditions and extreme events as emerging trends (IPCC 2018). Global warming beyond 1.5 °C will be devastating; in fact, projections show at 2 °C warming ma…
The complexity of the climate crisis in the Caribbean necessitates a data-based response on a global, regional, national and local level, according to the specialists gathered today at a subregional seminar entitled Strengthening environment, climate change and disaster information in the Caribbean, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in collaboration with PARIS21.
During the event, which concludes on Wednesday, August 24, representatives of national statistics offices and the Environment Ministries of Caribbean countries, as well as international s…
La complejidad de la crisis climática en el Caribe exige una respuesta basada en datos a nivel global, regional, nacional y local, coincidieron hoy especialistas reunidos en el seminario subregional Fortaleciendo la información sobre medio ambiente, cambio climático y desastres en el Caribe, organizado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en colaboración con PARIS21.
Durante el evento, que culmina el miércoles 24, representantes de las oficinas nacionales de estadística y los Ministerios de Medio Ambiente de los países del Caribe, así como especialistas internacion…
Energy is central to addressing almost every major challenge and opportunity in the region, whether it be reducing poverty, producing and cooking food, boosting employment, improving security, using digital services or raising incomes. However, the current energy model with its heavy use of fossil fuels jeopardizes environmental equilibrium, as it is a major contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 seeks to ensure access to affordable, secure, sustainable and modern energy. To this end it sets three targets, the first concerning access to energy, the …
La energía es fundamental para abordar casi todos los grandes desafíos y oportunidades de la región, ya sea para disminuir la pobreza, producir y cocinar alimentos, fomentar el empleo, mejorar la seguridad, usar servicios digitales o aumentar los ingresos. Sin embargo, el modelo energético actual y su gran uso de combustibles fósiles ponen en riesgo el equilibrio ambiental, al ser uno de los principales contribuyentes a las emisiones de gases de efectos invernaderos (GEI). El Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 7 busca garantizar el acceso a una energía asequible, segura, sostenible y moderna. P…
The President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, and the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, will participate in the opening session of the fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, from March 7-9, 2022 in Costa Rica, current holder of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) pro tempore presidency.
Attendance at the event has been confirmed for 750 people, including representatives of governments, international institutions, the…
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