Cities and human settlements
Some of the main challenges faced by urban management in Latin American and the Caribbean come from the profound changes in urban population composition, the impact of urbanization on city-dwellers’ health and environment, the relationships between urban and rural areas and the increasingly important role of cities in wealth creation at the national level. In this context, ECLAC studies and offers recommendations for achieving sustainable development in urban areas and in areas of belonging, with a focus on sustainability, inclusivity and quality, aiming to promote constant improvement of urban infrastructure and equipment for the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.
Activities
Virtual Expert Group Meeting on the Assessment of sargassum value chains in Caribbean Small Island D...
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), subregional headquarters for the Caribbean will convene an Expert Group Meeting t...
Caribbean Youth Dialogues 2026 in preparation of the ECOSOC Youth Forum
With five years left to deliver on the promise of the 2030 Agenda, Caribbean youth are stepping forward to examine where progress stands and what must...
Virtual Expert Group Meeting on Responding to Sargassum Influxes
An Expert Group Meeting to review a study titled “Responding to Sargassum Influxes through Integrative and Adaptive Natural Resources Management Appro...
Panel - Cities: Sustainable mobility as an opportunity for a transformative recovery
This hybrid event organized by the Human Settlements Unit aimed to provide a space for reflection on the role of urban mobility to achieve more sustai...
News
Multiple Actors Discussed the Fulfillment Status of the SDGs on Water, Energy and Industry at Sustai...
On the third day of the ninth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development (ECLAC, April 13-16)...
Five more years to fix it… Let’s talk about it – Caribbean Youth Dialogues Tackle the Looming Sustai...
In the leadup to ECLAC’s annual Caribbean Youth Dialogues, young people from across the region are already making their voices heard, identifying crit...
Forum on Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Example of Multilateralism i...
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...
ECLAC Launches New Edition of its Statistical Yearbook with Relevant Data on Latin America and the C...
The 2024 version of this annual publication updates a selection of key statistics on the three pillars of development in the region.
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Cities
In Latin America and the Caribbean, 80% of the population lives in cities. The urbanization process has contributed to the region’s economic and social development. At the same time, cities reflect…
