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
Subregional Capacity Building Workshop on the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States (ABAS) and its Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework
The workshop is expected to produce a workplan for the establishment of national institutional mechanisms for synergistic implementation of the ABAS and the SDGs and result in the validation of the ABAS M&E framework through direct input from SIDS statistical and policy experts, ensuring that national institutional mechanisms and M&E framework build on existing capacities, reflects national realities and can be effectively integrated into country national development planning framework and data systems, respectively.
Twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee
CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.
The MonCom Seminar: Unlocking Caribbean potential: enhancing growth and development through South-South cooperation
CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee. This is preceded by the MonCom Seminar. This year's theme Unlocking Caribbean potential: enhancing growth and development through South-South cooperation.
Virtual Expert Group Meeting to Review the 2020 round of population and Housing Censuses in the Caribbean
A meeting of experts to discuss a selected area of statistics for sustainable development in the Caribbean Census.
News
A new publication by the United Nations regional commission calls for turning the response to the climate crisis into an opportunity for the region.
A new publication by the United Nations regional commission calls for turning the response to the climate crisis into an opportunity for the region.
New ECLAC publication assesses the effectiveness and challenges of carbon pricing instruments in the region
Overview of carbon pricing policies in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2025: an analysis of their effectiveness and guidelines for implementation will be presented at COP30, to be held in Belém, Brazil.
ECLAC at COP30: economic instruments and multilateral cooperation for a just and sustainable transition
During the conference in Belém, Brazil, the United Nations regional commission will present its work to advance the climate agenda as a driver of economic and social transformation.
The OECD, European Commission, CAF and ECLAC Advocate for a New Vision for Productive Development Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
In a document that will be presented on Monday, November 10 at the Business Forum of the CELAC-EU Summit in Santa Marta, Colombia, the entities pose the need to scale up and improve these policies to foster a productive transformation that would allow the region to jump-start its productivity.