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Sustainable development
Sustainable development, the basis of the new international development agenda, is a deceptively simple notion that in fact reflects a complex balance struck between different perspectives on the interplay between the environment and economic and social development.
Activities
National training course in project proposal preparation and effective…
The overall objective of the training course is to strengthen the skills level of executives, senior management, and technical staff of the Government of Grenada in project proposal preparation and effective project implementation. The course will enhance institutional capacity in project proposal development and implementation, ensuring effective and efficient project delivery with the ultimate purpose of improving the skills and processes of project proposal preparation and implementation within organisations, leading to higher project success rates.
National capacity building workshops in cost benefit analysis - St Lucia
The overall objective of the training is to strengthen the skills level of policymakers and technical officers of the Government of Saint Lucia in cost-benefit analysis which will enhance their ability to design and implement data-informed policies and strategies for accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and building a resilient economy.
National training course in project proposal preparation and effective…
The overall objective of the training course is to strengthen the skills level of executives, senior management, and technical staff of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda in project proposal preparation and effective project implementation. The course will enhance organizational capacity in project proposal development and implementation, ensuring effective and efficient project delivery with the ultimate purpose of improving the skills and processes of project proposal preparation and implementation within organizations, leading to higher project success rates.
Measuring what we waste - regional strategies and diagnostic tools for…
This one-day session will convene national government representatives on waste and circular economy to improve national data collection, compare data quality challenges and discuss current certainty levels of regional data on waste and resource circularity. The session will provide an open discussion platform to assess national capacity gaps and needs on waste and resource circularity. The closed-door session will also provide a platform to define technical cooperation priorities with regional Member States towards developing a roadmap and future cooperation activities.
News
How to Follow the Second Session of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean
All the main panels at the meeting will be broadcast live on June 17-18, 2025. The invitation, on social media, is to participate in the debates using hashtags #CooperaciónSurSur and #SouthSouthCooperation.
Maria da Conceição Tavares School of Government and Development is Inaugurated with a Call to More Effectively Manage the Vital Transformations Needed to Move Towards a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development Model
This training program pays tribute to the legacy of one of Latin America’s most important female economists and marks a milestone in historical cooperation between the BNDES and ECLAC.
The Bahamas Joins the Region’s First Environmental Treaty
On World Environment Day, Prime Minister Davis officialized the country’s accession to the Escazú Agreement.
Unleashing sustainable growth
Financing green productive development policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
