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Sustainable development
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:
Heading to COP 30: NDC 3.0, investments and financing
The event brings together representatives from ministries of environment, planning, and finance, along with actors from the financial and private sectors. Its goal is to design roadmaps toward more ambitious climate goals in Latin America and the Caribbean in the context of COP30. This space aims to foster international cooperation, review lessons learned, and explore financing opportunities to implement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), ensuring socio-economic co-benefits and resilience to climate change.
Nature-based solutions to increase water availability for agriculture: Second Seminar of the ROSA Project
On Wednesday, May 29, ECLAC carried out the Second Seminar of the Network and Observatory for Water Sustainability (ROSA) Project, which analyzed opportunities to implement Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) to increase water availability for agriculture. This event made it possible to disseminate the study that ECLAC is conducting on NbS in the context of Chile's Irrigation Promotion Law and facilitated the exchange of experiences among participating countries.
Turning Potentialities into Reality: The Importance of the Legislative Branch in Driving Decarbonization and Technological Advancement in the Productive Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.
OPCC Side Event at the Legislators’ Pavillion, located at Pavilion G22b, Blue Zone. There won’t be live broadcast.
News:
How to Follow the Eighth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development
All the main panels at the meeting will be broadcast live from March 31 to April 4. The invitation, on social media, is to participate in the debates using hashtags #ForoALC2030 and #LACForum2030.
Authorities and Experts Call for Joint Efforts to Align Trade Policies with Sustainability Goals
During a high-level conference held at ECLAC, trade and sustainability thought leaders from across Latin America came together to advocate for a strengthened international trade system and better alignment of global commerce with the world community’s commitment to sustainable development. A number of speakers emphasized the value of cooperation on ideas to remake the trade system to be fit for purpose, especially in times of crisis such as the present.
Latin America and the Caribbean Must Strengthen Productive Development Policies to Avert a Third Lost Decade and Create a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Future
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, spoke at the Latin America and the Caribbean International Economic Forum 2025, organized by CAF in Panama City.
Authorities Stress the Urgency of Moving Towards a Development Measurement that Goes Beyond GDP
An international seminar, organized with a special focus on the needs of Latin American and Caribbean countries, was inaugurated today at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Chile.
