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
Youth Tourpreneurship Bootcamp: Dominica and Saint Lucia
To guide young people in Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines into seeing tourism not as something that only large tour companies, hotels and cruise ships run, but as something they too can do, while placing them on a path to self-sustainability.
Youth Tourpreneurship Bootcamp: Antigua & Barbuda and Grenada
To guide young people in Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines into seeing tourism not as something that only large tour companies, hotels and cruise ships run, but as something they too can do, while placing them on a path to self-sustainability.
Youth Tourpreneurship Bootcamp: Saint Kitts & Nevis and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
To guide young people in Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines into seeing tourism not as something that only large tour companies, hotels and cruise ships run, but as something they too can do, while placing them on a path to self-sustainability.
Seminar on Ocean-based Climate Action in Support of Blue Economy Advancement in Trinidad and Tobago and the Wider Caribbean Region
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in collaboration with the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA), Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development of Trinidad and Tobago and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean is organizing a seminar on ocean-based climate action in the Caribbean.
News
ECLAC: Latin America and the Caribbean Will Only Be Able to Overcome the Trap of Low Capacity for Growth by Embracing a New Vision of Productive Development Policies
Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs presented the annual report “Panorama of Productive Development Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean 2025” today in Mexico City.
Countries Approve Regional Agenda on Governance of Planning and Public Management for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean in Brasilia
The Twentieth Meeting of the ILPES-ECLAC Regional Council for Planning concluded today in Brazil’s capital.
ECLAC Proposes a New TOPP Institutional Capacity Approach for Countries to Move Towards More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development
The document was presented by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC Executive Secretary, at the Twentieth Meeting of the Regional Council for Planning, which is taking place through Friday, October 3 in Brasília.
New Proposal for a Regional Governance Agenda for Planning and Public Management for Sustainable Development Was Presented in Brazil
The Twentieth Meeting of the Regional Council for Planning opened today in Brasília. Authorities from across Latin America and the Caribbean will seek to build a new regional consensus to revitalize planning, strengthen institutions, and chart a path toward a more productive, inclusive, and sustainable future.