Food safety and agricultural health standards have become a mayor challenge for food exports from developing countries in the past few years (Jaffe & Henson, 2005; OECD, 2003; Josling, Roberts & Orden, 2004; Maskus & Wilson, 2001). As tariff rates were negotiated down in the context of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and in regional and bilateral trade agreements, international trade in agro-food products increased substantially and so did concerns over food safety and agricultural health in food importing countries. Several countries, including the U.S, started to pay closer at…
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This report was prepared on the request of the Government of Jamaica following the declaration
of the state of emergency in the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew. The Planning Institute of Jamaica
(PIOJ) recognized the need to have an objective analysis of the total effect of the event, and, so, be in a
better position to identify possible programmes and projects which may contribute to the redevelopment
of the affected area.
The assessment was carried out using the Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean (ECLAC) Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) methodology.
Baseline data fo…
The Compendium of practices on the implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT); questions in households and businesses surveys has been prepared by the Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (OSILAC);, in cooperation with the working group on ICT measurement of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC with the following objectives: i); to collect and organize the main developments in the design and implementation of questions on access and use of ICT in the household and business surveys of the countries of the region, ii); …
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These reports are the result of consultations which were conducted in 2008 in Aruba,
Barbados, Netherlands Antilles, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia
and Trinidad and Tobago. The objective was to obtain relevant information that would inform a
Stern-type report where the economics of climate change would be examined for the Caribbean
subregion. These reports will be complimented by future assessments of the costs of the
“business as usual”, adaptation and mitigation responses to the potential impacts of climate
change.
It is anticipated that the information containe…
This paper analyses recent trends and future prospects in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), an incomplete customs union of 15 States in the Caribbean that includes most English speaking countries in the region plus Haiti and Suriname. In these small economies, the promotion of exports is of utmost importance, as in the medium term these are the only means to pay for the import of capital goods, intermediate inputs and technology necessary to build up their economic infrastructure. This study reviews first the progress made with reforms to complete the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) …
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The study of CzechInvest, the leading and most prestigious investment and business development agency in the Czech Republic, seeks to describe and analyze the principles underlying the promotion of investment, restructuring and innovation in a country that has undergone a fundamental transformation of its economic, social and political operations in the last 18 years. The country is and interesting example for countries facing the challenges of growing openness to globalized markets and the need to restructure their international exchange patterns and institutional arrangements. The report sh…
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The countries of English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean have made significant progress in its economic and human development. Most governments have implemented programs and policies of social protection for vulnerable groups of the population, but its sustainability could be jeopardized because of the global financial crisis. In this cyclical factor is compounded by large external debts of these countries, high exposure to natural disasters, limited natural resources, limited economic diversification and some challenges to their institutional capacities. Although short-term policies are needed …
The Latin America megacities and sustainability panorama is an effort aimed to understand the complex urban processes and to discuss urban risks under sustainability criteria. In order to define research agendas as well as for policy design purposes, a closer look at the challenges of metropolitan areas in Latin America requires an identification of common urban trends in the region. Although metropolitan cities and regions in LAC present common problems and challenges, the intensity of specific aspects related to sustainability changes from one city to another. The present report discusses th…
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This article discusses various hypotheses relating to the originand operation of business groups in Mexico, and it proposes a model toexplain the sources of their total asset growth. It highlights their growingcontribution to Mexican gdp, but notes that their shares of employmentand profits are smaller. Over time, sales and assets have clearly tendedto become more concentrated in the largest groups. The paper concludesthat the main financing sources for asset growth between 2005 and 2007were firstly debt and secondly capital contributions from shareholders. Italso finds that the leading groups…
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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…
The present study analyzes the potential opportunities and risks involved in employing biotechnologies in
the Caribbean region. This information would support developmental policies in the areas of food
security, climate change and poverty reduction. The report provides a brief overview of biotechnology
development, covering industrial and other microbial biotechnologies, tissue culture and molecular
biology. Details of opportunities and risks of biotechnology development are provided for agricultural,
industrial, environmental, industrial and medical biotechnology, with information on the glo…
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This research and report is aimed at highlighting the ICT developments in the Caribbean subregion and to make the eLAC initiatives more visible, serving as a catalyst to deepen the level of coordination and cooperation from all governments, inter-governmental agencies, other regional institutions and stakeholders in general in the eLAC process.For the purpose of this paper the countries covered are: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, Sa…
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Este documento recoge contribuciones de las ministras y autoridades de los mecanismos para el adelanto de la mujer de América Latina y el Caribe, que definieron su contenido en la cuadragésima tercera reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe (Puerto España, 7 y 8 de julio de 2009), y que enviaron documentos e información para su preparación y enriquecieron su versión final con aportes y debates en dos foros virtuales.
En este informe se integran los avances del Observatorio de igualdad de género de América Latina y el Caribe y se da c…
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(12 de noviembre, 2010) La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, se reunió esta semana en Berlín con autoridades del Gobierno de la República Federal de Alemania con quienes se reafirmó la importancia de la cooperación técnica alemana en la región.
En el marco del "Foro América Latina y el Caribe-Unión Europea (ALC-UE): Política fiscal y economía ambientalmente sostenible en el contexto del cambio climático", Bárcena sostuvo reuniones con altas autoridades de los Ministerios de Cooperación, Relaciones Exteriores y Medio Ambiente,…
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(10 de noviembre, 2010) La urgente necesidad de cerrar las brechas de desigualdad que actualmente existen en América Latina y el Caribe debe complementarse con el imperativo de lograr un desarrollo sostenible más bajo en carbono, señaló hoy en Alemania la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena.
La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas participó en el Foro América Latina y el Caribe-Unión Europea (ALC-UE): Política fiscal y economía ambientalmente sostenible en el contexto del cambio climático, que se desarrolla en Berlín, convocado por el Ministerio Federal de Cooperación Económica…
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(11 de marzo de 2010) Delegaciones ministeriales de América Latina y el Caribe y de la Unión Europea se reunirán en el V Foro Ministerial ALC-UE sobre Sociedad de la Información para debatir sobre las necesidades y prioridades de futuras agendas digitales entre ambas regiones. El encuentro tendrá lugar en La Granja de San Ildefonso (Segovia, España), el 14 y 15 de marzo de 2010.
Bajo el lema "Contenidos Digitales para una Sociedad Digital", los delegados de gobierno discutirán cómo adecuar las futuras agendas digitales a las especificidades de cada región, para que así contribuyan a redu…
27 Oct 2010, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 18:10
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(15 de octubre, 2010) Las posibilidades para crecer y competir en el mercado mundial de los países latinoamericanos deben estar centradas en la innovación y en el acercamiento a las naciones del Asia-Pacífico, que se han transformado en el principal polo de crecimiento económico en el mundo.
Así lo señala la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en dos documentos presentados hoy por su Secretaria Ejecutiva, Alicia Bárcena, durante la VI Reunión Ministerial del Foro del Arco del Pacífico Latinoamericano, que se desarrolló en Cusco, Perú.
En el primero de ellos, Ciencia y te…
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El presente documento es una contribución del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) a la sexta Reunión Ministerial del Foro del Arco del Pacífico Latinoamericano, a realizarse en octubre de 2010 en Cusco (Perú). De este modo, se da seguimiento a la solicitud que los Ministros de Relaciones Exteriores y de Comercio del Arco plantearan a ambos organismos durante su quinta Reunión Ministerial, efectuada en Puerto Vallarta (México) en noviembre de 2009. En tal ocasión, se les encomendó constituir un comité bipartito para la imp…
La vicesecretaria general de la ONU, Asha-Rose Migiro, llamó hoy a los participantes en un foro sobre igualdad de género y desarrollo a actuar rápidamente para poner fin a las inequidades que impiden superar los desafíos para avanzar.
"Muy a menudo los gobiernos desaprovechan el efecto multiplicador que tiene facultar a las mujeres", dijo Migiro durante la inauguración hoy del evento celebrado en Atenas.
Agregó que las desigualdades entre géneros se reflejan en los niveles de pobreza, educación, salud y derechos humanos.
Migiro advirtió que estas disparidades no sólo son una realidad sino que …
12 Abr 2010, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 18:10
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(9 de abril, 2010) La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, destacó las políticas y estrategias que podrían implementarse para superar los déficits en materia de servicios sanitarios y vivienda en la región y para la promoción de economías bajas en carbono que ayuden a un desarrollo sostenible de los países.
La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas participó en dos sesiones del Foro Económico Mundial para América Latina 2010, que se realizó en Cartagena, Colombia, tituladas "Erradicando los déficits de vivienda" y "Hacia una pr…