Foresight

Foresight studies are a discipline that provides theoretical foundations, methods and useful tools for building the future of long-term planning for development. The future is not predetermined, but is subject to many changes and possible routes, which must be understood in order to guide current activities. Institutional capacities of foresight, evaluation and interpretation of possible futures are therefore essential.

Activities

27 - 28 November 2024 | Presiding officers

XXX Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean (ILPES)

The Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)meet every two years to review the progress of work and fulfilment of the resolutions adopted by the Council, the main intergovernmental body steering the work of the Institute

19 - 21 October 2021 | Meetings of council

Eighteenth meeting of the Regional Council for Planning of ILPES

Reunión virtual - El Consejo Regional de Planificación (CRP) es el órgano subsidiario intergubernamental de orientación de las actividades del Instituto Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Planificación Económica y Social (ILPES). En sus Reuniones participan los Ministros o Jefes de Planificación de los Estados miembros del Instituto. Sus acuerdos se consignan en resoluciones que se ratifican en los períodos de sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).

7 November 2023, 05:00 - 15:00 | Meetings of council

Nineteenth meeting of the Regional Council for Planning of ILPES

The Regional Council for Planning is a subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and governs the activities of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES). The member States of the Institute are represented at the meetings of the Council by their ministers or heads of planning. The agreements of the Council are set forth in resolutions, which are ratified by ECLAC at its biennial sessions.

17 - 19 January 2023 | Presiding officers

XXIX Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean (ILPES)

The Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)meet every two years to review the progress of work and fulfilment of the resolutions adopted by the Council, the main intergovernmental body steering the work of the Institute.

News

4 April 2025 | Press Release

Forum on Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Example of Multilateralism in Action

Five years before the deadline for fulfilling the 2030 Agenda, delegates agreed that the region must step up its efforts to move towards achieving the SDGs, through collaboration between multiple stakeholders and a focus on managing the transformations.

27 November 2024 | Press Release

To Build a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Future, Latin America and the Caribbean Must Overcome the Trap of Low Institutional Capacities and Ineffective Governance

Today marked the inauguration of the Thirtieth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning (RCP) of ILPES-ECLAC in Chile.

26 November 2024 | News

Authorities from the Region Will Discuss the Challenges of Transforming Institutional Frameworks for Development Planning

On November 27-28, the Thirtieth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning will take place at ECLAC’s headquarters. On Friday, November 29, a Seminar on Collaborative Governance as a Tool for Sustainable Development will be held.

23 September 2024 | Speech

Plenary Meeting of the Summit of the Future

Remarks by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.