An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the health, tourism and transport sectors in Montserrat

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Agriculture, Health and Tourism sectors in Saint Lucia

This report analyses the agriculture, health and tourism sectors in Saint Lucia to assess the potential economic impacts of climate change on the sectors. The fundamental aim of this report is to assist with the development of strategies to deal with the potential impact of climate change in Saint Lucia. It also has the potential to provide essential input for identifying and preparing policies and strategies to help advance the Caribbean subregion closer to solving problems associated with climate change and attaining individual and regional sustainable development goals. Some of the key anti…

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Agriculture, Health and Tourism sectors in Jamaica

This report analyses the agriculture, health and tourism sectors in Jamaica to assess the potential economic impacts of climate change on the sectors. The fundamental aim of this report is to assist with the development of strategies to deal with the potential impact of climate change on Jamaica. It also has the potential to provide essential input for identifying and preparing policies and strategies to help move the Region closer to solving problems associated with climate change and attaining individual and regional sustainable development goals. Some of the key anticipated manifestations o…

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Agriculture, Coastal and Human Settlements and Health Sectors in Guyana

This report analyses the agriculture, coastal and human settlements and health sectors in Guyana to assess the potential economic impacts of climate change. The fundamental aim of this report is to assist with the development of strategies to deal with the potential impact of climate change on Guyana. It also has the potential to provide essential input for identifying and preparing policies and strategies to help bring the Caribbean sub-region closer to solving problems associated with climate change and attaining national and regional sustainable development goals. Some of the key anticipate…

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the coastal and human settlements, tourism and transport sectors in Barbados

This report analyses the coastal and human settlements, tourism and transport sectors in Barbados to assess the potential economic impact of climate change on the sectors. The fundamental aim of this report is to assist with the development of strategies to deal with the potential impact of climate change on Barbados. Some of the key anticipated manifestations of climate change for the Caribbean include elevated air and sea-surface temperatures, sea-level rise, possible changes in extreme events and a reduction in freshwater resources. The economic impact of climate change on the three sectors…

Día Mundial del Hábitat

Este año, el Día Mundial del Hábitat cae en el mes en que, según las predicciones demográficas, nuestro planeta ha de alcanzar los siete mil millones de habitantes. El futuro que heredarán las nuevas generaciones dependerá en gran medida de cómo manejemos las presiones contrapuestas del crecimiento demográfico cada vez mayor, la urbanización y el cambio climático. Los expertos prevén que para el año 2050 la población mundial habrá aumentado un 50% desde 1999. Para entonces, dicen además los científicos que las emisiones mundiales de gases de efecto invernadero deben disminuir un 50% respecto a…

Inflation and the variability of relative prices in the Caribbean: evidence from panel threshold models

This paper examines the impact of inflation and its variability for eight Caribbean countries; Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The paper goes beyond the standard approach to examine the variability of relative prices (VRP) within the context of a threshold effects framework, since it was recognized that whether inflation was low or very high was significant in determining its impact on an economy. The paper employed a panel threshold effects model to capture the non-linear nature of the relationship…

Review of selected areas of research on the Caribbean subregion in the 2000s: identifying the main gaps

This study has been prepared to assist the French Development Agency (AFD), as part of the implementation of its Framework for Action Regional Caribbean, to identify the main development issues of the Caribbean region and areas of future research. The study focuses on the state of the research in the Caribbean region and proposes areas for future collaboration between the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the AFD. The areas of enquiry cover economic, social and cultural, environmental and international relations, with an emphasis on public policy. The study al…

Atlas sociodemográfico de los pueblos indígenas del Perú

Este documento fue realizado en el marco del proyecto CEPAL-Fundación Forrd Desigualdades territoriales y exclusión social de los pueblos indígenas y afrodescendientes en países de América Latina …

Avances legislativos en gestión sostenible y descentralizada del agua en América Latina

El presente trabajo revisa los recientes cambios de los marcos regulatorios de los recursos hídricos en algunos de los países de América Latina. El objetivo es identificar y registrar las tendencias que en la región se observan en torno a la formulación de las leyes de aguas promulgadas en los últimos años.…

Día Internacional de las Personas de Edad

El próximo año se cumplirá el décimo aniversario de la aprobación del Plan de Acción Internacional de Madrid sobre el Envejecimiento. Este hito queda reflejado en el tema del Día Internacional de las Personas de Edad de este año, Puesta en marcha de Madrid + 10: crecientes oportunidades y retos del envejecimiento mundial. Este año conmemoramos también el vigésimo aniversario de la aprobación de los Principios de las Naciones Unidas en favor de las personas de edad. Estos principios básicos (independencia, participación, cuidados, autorrealización y dignidad) consagran los derechos humanos de l…

Latin America and the Caribbean Conclude the Regional Meeting Preparatory to Rio+20

(10 September 2011) At the closure of the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Meeting Preparatory to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the ministers and representatives of the Governments in Latin America and the Caribbean, gathered at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, agreed that it is necessary to achieve a global institutional framework for sustainable development "which is efficient and flexible and ensures the effective integration of its three pillars (social, economic and environmental)". The delegates stated that, on the road to the United Nation…

América Latina y el Caribe concluye la Reunión Regional Preparatoria de cara a Río+20

(10 de septiembre, 2011) Los ministros y representantes de los gobiernos de América Latina y el Caribe reunidos en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago, Chile, señalaron que es necesario crear una institucionalidad global para el desarrollo sostenible "que sea eficiente y flexible y alcance una efectiva integración de sus tres pilares (la dimensión económica, la social y la ambiental)", al término de la Reunión Regional Preparatoria para América Latina y el Caribe de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible (Río+20). Los delegados señalaron que, de cara a la Conferencia …

América Latina e o Caribe concluem a Reunião Regional Preparatória para a Rio+20

(10 de setembro de 2011) Os ministros e representantes dos governos da América Latina e do Caribe, reunidos na sede da CEPAL em Santiago do Chile, assinalaram que é necessário criar uma institucionalidade global para o desenvolvimento sustentável que seja eficiente e flexível e alcance uma efetiva integração de seus três pilares (as dimensões econômica, social e ambiental), ao término da Reunião Regional Preparatória para a América Latina e o Caribe da Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (Rio+20). Os delegados apontaram, frente à próxima Conferên…

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Seek a Regional Consensus On Sustainable Development

(7 September 2011) Today, at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, authorities and representatives of 28 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, international experts and members of the civil society initiated discussions to agree on a joint stance for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012. The Latin American and Caribbean Regional Meeting Preparatory to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, which is taking place until Friday 9 September, was opened by Alicia Bárcena, Exec…

Países de América Latina y el Caribe buscan consenso regional frente al desarrollo sostenible

(7 de septiembre, 2011) Autoridades y representantes de 28 países de América Latina y el Caribe, expertos internacionales y miembros de la sociedad civil, comenzaron hoy en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago, Chile, los debates para acordar un posición común de cara a la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible (Río+20), que se realizará en Río de Janeiro, Brasil, en junio de 2012. La Reunión Regional Preparatoria para América Latina y el Caribe de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, Río+20, que se extenderá hasta el viernes 9 de septiemb…

Países da América Latina e Caribe buscam consenso regional para o desenvolvimento sustentável

(7 de setembro de 2011) Autoridades e representantes de 28 países da América Latina e Caribe, especialistas internacionais e membros da sociedade civil, começaram hoje na sede da CEPAL em Santiago, Chile, os debates para entrarem em acordo sobre uma posição comum para a Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (Rio+20), que será realizada no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, em junho de 2012. A Reunião Regional Preparatória para a América Latina e Caribe da Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Rio+20, que se estenderá at…

Latin American and Caribbean Regional Meeting Preparatory to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)

Reunión Regional Preparatoria para América Latina y el Caribe de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible (Río+20)

Una mirada latinoamericana a la gobernanza ambiental global

El actual escenario mundial caracterizado por la confluencia de distintas crisis -financiera, económica, alimentaria y climática-- pone de manifiesto la necesidad de transitar hacia un nuevo paradigma de desarrollo, un "nuevo trato" que permita derrotar la pobreza y la desigualdad en nuestros países, pero conservando los ecosistemas para no hipotecar a las generaciones futuras. En la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) creemos que la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, conocida como Río+20, que se realizará en junio de 2012 en Río de Janeir…