Disasters

Activities

1 Jan - 31 Dec 2026 | Training | Course

Territorial Resilience Planning in Response to Socio-Natural Disasters: An introduction to Methods and Strategies

A free, self-managed course provided by ILPES, available all year long in 2026.

19 Nov 2025 | Event | Meetings and technical symposiums

Geospatial Intelligence in Action: Jamaica’s Response to Hurricane Melissa

Within the framework of GIS Day 2025, the webinar organized by CARIGEO and Jamaica's national NERGIST team highlighted the strategic use of geosp...

6 - 08 Oct 2025 | Event | Meetings of the United Nations system

Fifth Global Expert Forum for Producers and Users of Disaster-related Statistics

The forum concluded by reaffirming the global commitment to generating quality statistics that support more effective public policies for disaster ris...

20 May 2025 | Event | Meetings and technical symposiums

Webinar preparation, response and recovery: Lessons learnt from hurricane Beryl

This webinar reinforces known principles of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM), while sharing geospatial and other lessons learnt by Caribb...

News

8 Dec 2025 | Press Release
From lef to right: José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, and Kennedy Swaratsingh, Minister of Planning of Trinidad and Tobago.

ECLAC Executive Secretary: Caribbean Must Be Active Architect of Its Development Models

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs participated in the meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC).

12 Oct 2025 | Briefing note
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Countries and experts reaffirm commitment to strengthening disaster-related statistics globally

The Fifth Global Expert Forum for Producers and Users of Disaster-related Statistics reaffirmed the commitment of countries and international organiza...

18 Jun 2025 | Press Release
Photo of the closing of the meeting.

Countries Urge for Strengthening International Development Cooperation by Promoting Innovative Mechanisms that Go Beyond Traditional Graduation Criter...

At the closing segment of the Second Session of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation, authorities agreed that measuring cooperation amon...

17 Jun 2025 | Press Release
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary (center), accompanied by Enrique O’Farrill Julien, Executive Director of AGCID (to his right), and Luis Fidel Yáñez, ECLAC’s Secretary of the Commission (to his left).

International Cooperation is Essential for Building a More Productive, Inclusive, Sustainable, Just and Resilient Future in Latin America and the Cari...

Today authorities inaugurated the Second Session of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation.