United Nations
Environmental statistics
In the field of environmental statistics, the Statistics Division promotes conceptual and methodological development of environmental statistics and indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean, disseminates comparable information at a regional level and provides technical assistance and training to countries in the region.
Activities
Taller para la generación de indicadores de cambio climático en Panamá
Esta asistencia técnica tiene como propósito fortalecer y desarrollar el área de estadísticas ambientales y de cambio climático mediante la aplicación de conceptos y metodologías estadísticas internacionalmente reconocidas.
Taller para la generación de indicadores de cambio climático en Ecuador
Esta asistencia técnica tiene como propósito fortalecer y desarrollar el área de estadísticas ambientales y de cambio climático mediante la aplicación de conceptos y metodologías estadísticas internacionalmente reconocidas.
Fifth Global Expert Forum for Producers and Users of Disaster-related…
The annual expert forums are organized to advance the production and use of disaster-related statistics for risk-informed development in support of the aim of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Disaster-related Statistics (IAEG-DRS) of the United Nations Statistical Commission.
Thirteenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC
The Thirteenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC will take place in Santiago, from November 25 to 27, 2025.
News
ECLAC Launches New Edition of its Statistical Yearbook with Relevant Data on Latin America and the Caribbean’s Economic, Social and Environmental Situation
The 2024 version of this annual publication updates a selection of key statistics on the three pillars of development in the region.
Subnational statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean available on the ECLAC statistical portal
Subnational statistics are fundamental for the development and implementation of effective and equitable public policies and are essential for responding to the principle of "leaving no one behind" proposed by the 2030 Agenda.
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary: Accurate, Up-to-date and Comprehensive Data are Crucial for Measuring Development Gaps and Traps
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs represented the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, at Brazil’s National Conference of Data Producers and Users.
Publication featured
Statistics and indicators related to climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean
23 June 2025 | Publication
The demand for environmental, climate change and disaster statistics is increasing, both in the context of international agreements, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sendai…
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Infografía ¿Qué es un DaLA?
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) es pionera en la evaluación de desastres en la región y desarrollo una metodología llamada DaLA. Conozca en esta infografía qué es, cómo…
