(18 de junio, 2010) La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, firmó un Protocolo de acuerdo de cooperación con la Agencia Francesa para el Desarrollo (AFD), en el marco de una gira que sostiene por Francia.
El acuerdo fue sellado este jueves entre Alicia Bárcena y Jacques Moineville, Director Ejecutivo a cargo de las Operaciones de la AFD. En él se establece un marco de colaboración interinstitucional para el beneficio de los países de América Latina y el Caribe, a través de modalidades de cooperación técnica y la difusión d…
More than one billion poor and vulnerable people living in the world's drylands, where efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals face particular challenges and thus have lagged behind.
Almost three-quarters of rangelands show symptoms of desertification. Over the past 40 years, nearly one third of the world's cropland has become unproductive, often ending up abandoned. The unremitting stress of drought, famine and deepening poverty threatens to create social strains, in turn creating the potential for involuntary migration, the breakdown of communities, political instability and arm…
Más de mil millones de personas pobres y vulnerables viven en las zonas áridas del planeta, donde las actividades encaminadas a alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio tropiezan con dificultades particulares, y por ello se han quedado rezagadas.
Casi las tres cuartas partes de las zonas de pastoreo muestran síntomas de desertificación. Durante los últimos 40 años, casi un tercio de las tierras cultivables del mundo han dejado de ser productivas y en muchos casos han quedado abandonadas. La pertinaz presión causada por la sequía, el hambre y el agravamiento de la pobreza amenaza con de…
(10 de junio, 2010) Una nueva publicación con los resultados de un estudio sobre la relación entre las condiciones socio-económicas objetivas en la región y la percepción y expectativas que de ellas tiene la población será lanzada este jueves, 10 de junio a las 16.30 horas en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
El libro América Latina frente al espejo. Dimensiones objetivas y subjetivas de la inequidad social y el bienestar en la región fue preparado por la CEPAL en conjunto con Latinobarómetro y contó con el apoyo de la Agencia Española de Cooperación Int…
(10 June 2010) A new publication with the results of a study on the relationship between the objective socio-economic conditions in the region and the perceptions and expectations the population has of them will be launched today, Thursday, June 10 at 4:30 p.m. at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
The book Latin America in the Mirror. Objective and Subjective Dimensions of Social Inequity and Well-Being in the Region was prepared by ECLAC and Latinobarómetro, with the support of the Agency for International Cooperation and Development of S…
Abstract:
The global financial crisis that emerged in developed countries' markets revealed the shortcomings of an economic policy approach which believed in the self-regulation of markets and minimized the role of the State. The post-crisis reality demands a reformulation of the role of the State. Latin America and the Caribbean countries face this challenge in a context of ongoing changes in the world production structure that threaten its position in the global economy. Although many Latin American and Caribbean countries were successful in overcoming the crisis, four key areas of policymak…
The project comprises three phases of which Phase I would be implemented over the period
September to December 2008. The major objectives of Phase I are, firstly, to establish the scope and
feasibility of carrying out a study on the costs/benefits of taking action on climate change adaptation
and cost effectiveness of mitigation in the Caribbean compared to a “business as usual” scenario, and
secondly, to support initial actions to alert policymakers and key influencing constituencies to the
urgency of this challenge.…
(14 June 2010) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), under the mandate of the Governments of El Salvador and Guatemala and in conjunction with other United Nations agencies, the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), today begins an assessment of the damages and losses caused by the eruption of the Pacaya volcano and the tropical storm Agatha in the two countries. The assessment will continue through 5 July.
The assessment will determine the social, economic and environmental impact of these natural disasters, which also affected Honduras and N…
(14 de junio, 2010) La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), bajo la dirección de los Gobiernos de El Salvador y Guatemala y en conjunto con otras agencias de las Naciones Unidas, el Banco Mundial y el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), realizará entre hoy y el 5 de julio una evaluación de los daños y pérdidas provocados en ambos países por la erupción del volcán Pacaya y la tormenta tropical Agatha.
La evaluación determinará el impacto social, económico y ambiental producido por estos eventos que también afectaron a Honduras y Nicaragua.
Hasta el momen…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in collaboration with the
Caribbean Development Bank, convened the meeting “Promoting Energy Efficiency in the
Caribbean” on 13–14 May 2010 at its Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, in Port of Spain,
Trinidad and Tobago. The meeting had its genesis in the convening of consultations in 2009 with
Latin American and Caribbean countries, members of the Latin American Energy Agency, and
resulted in a report calling for greater awareness of energy efficiency among Caribbean countries, so
as to provide the impetus of the de…
(Brasilia, 1 June 2010) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) concluded its Thirty-third Session today in Brazil, welcoming the comprehensive approach to development centered on equality proposed by the Executive Secretariat and requesting that it draft proposals of public policies under that perspective.
The representatives of ECLAC's 44 member and nine associate States met in Brasilia from 30 May to 1 June to review the activities of the Commission during the ongoing biennium and set the priorities of its programme of work for the following two years.
One of the…
(Brasilia, 1 de junio 2010) La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) concluyó hoy su Trigésimo tercer período de sesiones en Brasil, acogiendo el enfoque integral de desarrollo centrado en la igualdad propuesto por la Secretaría Ejecutiva y solicitando la elaboración de propuestas de políticas públicas con ese eje.
Los representantes de los 44 Estados miembros y nueve asociados de la CEPAL se reunieron en Brasilia entre el 30 de mayo y 1 de junio para revisar las actividades del actual bienio y fijar las prioridades de su programa de trabajo para los dos años siguien…
(Brasília, 1º de junho 2010) A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) concluiu hoje seu Trigésimo terceiro período de sessões no Brasil, acolhendo o enfoque integral de desenvolvimento centrado na igualdade proposto pela Secretaria Executiva e solicitando a elaboração de propostas de políticas públicas nesse sentido.
Os representantes dos 44 Estados membros e nove associados da CEPAL se reuniram em Brasília de 30 de maio a 1º de junho para revisar as atividades do atual biênio e fixar as prioridades de seu programa de trabalho para os próximos dois anos.
Em uma das r…
(Brasilia, 31 May 2010) The Government of Brazil and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) signed a cooperation agreement today to foment capacity-building of promoters of science, technology and innovation in countries of the region.
The agreement was signed by the Minister of Science and Technology of Brazil, Sérgio Machado Rezende, and the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, during the Thirty-third Session of ECLAC taking place in Brasilia.
The signing ceremony was attended by the Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Brazil…
(Brasilia, 31 de mayo, 2010) El Gobierno de Brasil y la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) firmaron hoy un convenio de cooperación para promover la formación de gestores en políticas de ciencia, tecnología e innovación en los países de la región.
El acuerdo fue firmado por el Ministro de Ciencia y Tecnología de Brasil, Sérgio Machado Rezende, y la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, en el marco de las reuniones del Trigésimo tercer período de sesiones de esta comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas, que se lleva a cabo en Brasilia.
En la ceremonia estuvie…
(Brasília, 31 de maio de 2010) O Governo do Brasil e a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) firmaram hoje um convênio de cooperação para promover a formação de gestores em políticas de ciência, tecnologia e inovação nos países da região.
O acordo foi assinado pelo Ministro da Ciência e Tecnologia do Brasil, Sérgio Machado Rezende, e a Secretária Executiva da CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, no marco das reuniões do Trigésimo terceiro período de sessões desta comissão regional das Nações Unidas, que se realiza em Brasília.
Estiveram presentes na cerimônia o Secretário Executivo do …
(10 June 2010) The rate of open unemployment increased from 7.3% to 8.1% during 2009, less than originally feared, state the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) in the bulletin Labour Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean published this month.
In their third joint bulletin, the organizations examine the impact of the global crisis and gradual economic recovery on the labour market in Latin America and the Caribbean during 2009, concluding that the impact on labour was not as strong as initially predicted.
Althou…
(10 de junio, 2010) La tasa de desempleo abierto subió de 7,3% a 8,1% durante 2009, menos de lo que se temía originalmente, señalan la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) en su boletín, Coyuntura laboral en América Latina y el Caribe, publicado este mes.
En su tercer boletín conjunto, ambas organizaciones revisan el impacto laboral de la crisis económica y de la incipiente recuperación de las economías de América Latina y el Caribe a lo largo de 2009. Concluyen que el impacto laboral de la crisis no fue tan fuerte como se…
The information here represents a compilation of existing and ongoing regional and
national climate modelling studies that could be useful in the execution of the regional project
The Economics of Climate Change in Caribbean. The report is mainly focused on the sustainable
regional efforts that represent opportunities for further developments in climate change scenarios. It
describes the different techniques that have been used to model changes in temperature and precipitation
in the Caribbean and compares the outputs of these models. Essentially, temperatures are expected to
increase while pr…