United Nations
Territorial development
Territorial development is a process of social construction of a particular area, driven by the interaction between geophysical characteristics, individual and collective initiatives and economic, technological, sociopolitical, cultural and environmental forces within the territory.
Activities
Territorialization of the Sustainable Development Goals in Latin America…
Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Latin America and the Caribbean in the Final Five Years of the 2030…
HLPF 2025 Virtual Side EventWithin the framework of the High-Level Political Forum 2025, this side event organized by ECLAC will address the progress, challenges, and opportunities for accelerating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean during its final five years. Building on the momentum for the territorialization of the SDGs and the development of Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs), concrete experiences will be analyzed and exchanges between local, national, and regional actors will be encouraged. In addition, the English version of ECLAC's virtual course on territorialization and VLRs will be officially launched.
XXX Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning…
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
Network of Subnational Governments for Productive Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Officially Launched During Meeting in Ecuador
The platform, with ECLAC serving as Technical Secretariat, aims to foster dialogue, the exchange of good practices, cooperation, and the development of joint projects focused on productive transformation from the territorial level.
ECLAC Supports Strengthening Argentine Provinces’ Capacities in New Areas
In conjunction with authorities and experts from government, academia, the private sector and civil society in the provinces of Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Entre Ríos, the United Nations organization’s national office made headway on three technical studies that allow for expanding policy design and analysis capabilities on issues of relevance: the knowledge economy, productive development, and gender.
Chile advances towards the implementation of a statistical geoportal with support from ECLAC
INE technicians participated in a workshop organized by ECLAC to develop a statistical geoportal based on free software and open standards. The initiative seeks to strengthen the dissemination of official data and promote interoperability, following successful examples from other countries in the region.
ECLAC Will Present the First Edition of its Report Overview of Productive Development Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
Senior government officials from the region and world-renowned specialists will participate in the web seminar marking the release of this regional United Nations organization’s new flagship publication.
