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
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.
National capacity building workshops in statistical analysis - St Kitts and Nevis
The overall objective of the national workshop is to strengthen the skills level of senior management and technical staff of the Government of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in statistical analysis. This will enhance their ability to design and implement data-informed policies and strategies, towards promoting national sustainable development and resilience building.
News
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.
As ECLAC Launches New Study on State of Caribbean Poverty Statistics, T&T Ministry Says: Statistics Must Change Lives
Trinidad and Tobago’s Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of the People, Social Development and Family Services, Dr. Natalie Chaitan-Maharaj, says, “Statistics can’t just remain in reports but must translate into action that changes lives.” The Parliamentary Secretary was speaking at ECLAC’s Calculate to Eradicate – Symposium on Statistics for Poverty Reduction in the Caribbean, which took place on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.