Over the past 50 years, fertility has fallen by between 30% and 70% in Latin American and Caribbean countries, basically as a result of women’s incorporation into the labour market, gains in education, the general improvement of living conditions and the use of modern contraceptive methods. Nevertheless, the number of children per woman continues to differ widely by socioeconomic status, educational level and ethnic origin. The rise in the number of adolescent pregnancies also gives cause for concern owing to its significant impact on education and the opportunities available to young people, …
Mortality rates in Latin America have come down in the past 50 years, essentially because of improvements in the field of health. Greater control of infectious, parasitic and respiratory diseases, immunization programmes and maternal education have had a direct impact in reducing infant mortality, albeit with large differences from one country to another, and between high-income groups and those who are poorer, revealing profound inequalities. The causes of death in the region have changed, shifting to adult ages and centring on chronic and degenerative diseases, alongside violence and acciden…
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Trade facilitation refers to the simplification, standardization and harmonization of procedures and associated information flows required to move goods from seller to buyer and to make payment. In simple terms, trade facilitation should streamline customs procedures in order to reduce the time and cost to trade -- essentially, cut the “red tape” at the border. Trade facilitation is a vehicle for economic growth, increased trade competitiveness, deeper regional integration and a better insertion of developing countries into the regional and global value chains.
The recent conclusion of negotia…
This website contains population figures as well as derived indicators corresponding to population estimations and projections at the national level for the 20 Latin American countries and the region as a whole. This information is made available for the 1950-2100 period in Excel spreadsheet format.
These estimations and projection were prepared by CELADE-Population Division of ECLAC by means of the demographic components method, together or in consultation with national statistical institutes. These figures include updates of the urban and rural population from 1950 to 2050, extending the per…
ECLAC, the Climate Change Office (part of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing, Food and Environment of the Government of Spain), and the Environmental Hydraulics Institute of the University of Cantabria have developed a methodology specifically for evaluating the impacts of climate change in coastal areas of Latin America and the Caribbean, which is now available for use by the countries of the region.
The methodology and related tools are outputs of the Regional study on the effects of climate change on the coasts of Latin America and the Caribbean which can be useful evaluating impac…
Since its establishment in 1962, the Institute has constantly strengthened its presence in the region and has emerged as a valuable regional asset. Delivering on its unwavering commitment to service provision, it has consistently pursued a wide range of activities, notably support for governments in building and enhancing institutional structures for long-term economic and social development. This cooperation has taken different forms, in response to changing realities and to government requests at the central, regional and global levels.
To give an idea of the scale of the Institute’s efforts…
Desde su creación en 1962, el Instituto ha ido consolidando una significativa presencia que lo ha convertido en un verdadero patrimonio de la región. Su permanente vocación de servicio se ha traducido en una amplia gama de actividades desplegadas a los largo de su historia. Cabe destacar su apoyo a los gobiernos en el diseño y perfeccionamiento de estructuras institucionales orientadas, con visión de largo plazo, al desarrollo económico y social. Las modalidades de esta cooperación han sido objeto de sucesivas adaptaciones de acuerdo con los procesos reales y con los requerimientos expresados …
Learning, capacity-building and training centre
Each year, ILPES offers a wide variety of fully or partially attendance-based and distance-learning courses, which cater to direct demand from the countries and meet the varied needs of the member States of the region. Part of its mission as the key ECLAC body responsible for training is to disseminate ECLAC thinking, analysis and ideas. In so doing it provides support to institutions and (national and subnational) government agencies, academic establishments (universities and research and teaching networks) and various stakeholders (the State, s…
Centro de aprendizaje, desarrollo de capacidades y capacitación
El ILPES ofrece anualmente una variada gama de cursos presenciales y en modalidad de educación a distancia y semi-presenciales, que recogen la demanda directa de los países y las diversas necesidades de los Estados miembros de la región. Parte del ser fundamental del Instituto es actuar como órgano central de capacitación de la CEPAL en la difusión del pensamiento e ideas de la CEPAL. En ese sentido, apoya a instituciones y organizaciones gubernamentales (nacional, subnacional), académicas (universidades y redes de investigación y…
The Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES) is a permanent body with its own identity within the system of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). It was established in the early 1960s to support the governments of the region in the field of planning and public administration through the provision of training, capacity-building, advisory services and research.
ILPES supports member States in their efforts to strengthen their planning and public administration capacities, in particular through human resources training. The Ins…
El ILPES es un organismo permanente y con identidad propia, que forma parte de la CEPAL. Fue concebido a principios de los años 60 con el fin de apoyar a los Gobiernos de la región en el campo de la planificación y gestión pública, mediante la prestación de servicios de capacitación, asesoría e investigación.
El perfil sustantivo del ILPES se centra actualmente en la gestión pública y se le reconocen tres prioridades (temas de investigación).
Misión
El ILPES es la entidad del sistema de CEPAL líder en la investigación, cooperación técnica y formación en planificación, economía y gestión del se…