Tendencias y patrones de la migración latinoamericana y caribeña hacia 2010 y desafíos para una agenda regional

En este documento se examinan las tendencias de la migración internacional de latinoamericanos y caribeños, en especial a la luz de la información de los censos de la ronda de 2010 cuyos microdatos estuvieron disponibles a comienzos de 2014, en conjunto con otras fuentes que involucran a los países de destino. El estudio comienza con un breve examen del contexto regional en el que acontece la migración internacional, y continúa con un análisis de los principales patrones y magnitudes de los intercambios migratorios, considerando algunos temas poco tratados en la región, como la participación d…

Movimiento de contenedores de transbordo de América Latina y el Caribe, Ranking 2013

Ranking Puerto/Port País/Country 2010 (TEU) 2011 (TEU) 2012 (TEU) 2013 (TEU) Variación/change % 2013/2012 1 Balboa Panamá 2,563,411 3,006,009 2,998,583 2,699,225 -10% 2 MIT Panamá 1,244,521 1,474,399 1,721,043 1,713,434 0% 3 Kingston Jamaica 1,600,255 1,486,111 1,569,511 1,431,576 -9% 4 Cartagena Bay Colombia 984,112 1,233,736 1,416,120 1,310,128 -7% 5 Freeport Bahamas 1,119,274 1,056,241 1,059,533 1,217,043 15% 6 Cristobal / PPC Panamá 565,014 …

Estudio sobre sistemas de permisos comercializables para bonos de carbono en América Latina

El principal objetivo de este estudio consiste en analizar e identificar, de forma preliminar, las opciones que tendría un sistema de permisos comercializables de reducción de emisiones de carbono en países de América Latina, atendiendo a sus potenciales ventajas y desventajas para países específicos como Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, México, Perú y Venezuela.…

The Hummingbird Vol.1 No.10

ECLAC Development Project to assist Caribbean SIDS with public sector account management

Caribbean governments are set to gain greater capacity in the management of public finance. During the next three years, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will help deepen the expertise of policy-makers and finance managers in the application of methods and procedures for better management and forecasting of public expenditure, revenue and debt. The recent global economic crisis has been particularly severe on the economies of the Caribbean, especially on those that depend heavily on services for their economic growth. Four countries in the region have h…

Access to information, participation and justice in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean: situation, outlook and examples of good practice

This document reviews laws and institutional frameworks that safeguard Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development of 1992, which refers to access to information, participation and justice in environmental matters, in the 33 countries of Lat tin America and the Caribbean. In addition to the information that was collected, a questionnaire on implementation of Principle 10 at the national level was circulated in the first quarter of 2013, which was completed by 16 countries in the region and 10 civil society organizations.…

Statistical Bulletin: International Trade in Goods in Latin America and the Caribbean 17

An assessment of mechanisms to improve energy efficiency in the transport sector in Grenada, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Like many other Caribbean countries, Grenada, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are almost entirely dependent on imported petroleum as their primary source of energy. In this regard, many countries in the subregion have taken a strategic approach to long-term planning in the energy sector towards creating higher levels of efficiency on both the demand and supply sides as well as promoting diversification in the energy mix. Within this context, this study was conducted to present mechanisms to improve energy efficiency (EE) in the transport sector in Grenada, Saint Lucia and Sain…

Regional integration in the Caribbean: The role of trade agreements and structural transformation

Despite having relatively open economies and a dedicated strategic focus on export expansion, Caribbean economies still account for a small proportion of global trade (goods and services). This paper therefore posits that the subregion adopt a new dais of regional integration, which favours deeper trade and economic integration with countries which are the region’s natural trading partners.…

Economic survey of the Caribbean 2014: Reduced downside risks and better prospects for a recovery

The current survey provides an overview of the economic performance for 2013 of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago plus the eight member states of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) and the outlook for 2014 and 2015. Data were collected from a review of reports from national governments and through interviews with government officials in each of the countries analyzed.…

Caribbean development report: Exploring strategies for sustainable growth and development in Caribbean small island States

The Third Caribbean Development Roundtable (23-24 April 2014) was held under the theme “Exploring strategies for sustainable growth and development in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS)”. The Roundtable focused on challenges faced in stimulating growth and creating a capacity for resilience among the Caribbean SIDS. The conference examined the continuing challenge of igniting robust growth in Caribbean Small States, and at the same time, mitigating structural and cyclical risks and uncertainty. The presentations made at the Roundtable can be placed under six themes which comprise …

Aid for Trade indicators Dashboard: user manual

This Manual is intended to guide individuals and institutions seeking to use the Aid for Trade Dashboard developed by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean as part of the Development Project “Facilitating the Effective Integration of Developing Countries into the Global Economy through Aid for Trade Schemes”. This Dashboard presents a set of online indicators for all the countries comprising the five United Nations’ Regional Commissions which are currently participating in this Project.…

Typology of instruments of public environmental international law

At the second meeting of the focal points appointed by the Governments of the signatory countries of the Declaration on the application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held in Guadalajara, Mexico, on 16 and 17 April 2013, a decision was made to form working groups to advance towards the creation of a regional instrument. Thus, a working group on access rights and the regional instrument was formed for the purpose of gaining more in-depth knowledge on access rights in order to make a proposal on the nature and s…

Tipología de instrumentos de derecho público ambiental internacional

En la segunda reunión de los Puntos Focales designados por los Gobiernos de los Países Signatarios de la Declaración sobre la aplicación del principio 10 de la Declaración de Río sobre el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo, que tuvo lugar en Guadalajara (México) los días 16 y 17 de abril de 2013, se decidió la creación de grupos de trabajo para avanzar hacia la consecución de un instrumento regional. Así, se estableció un grupo de trabajo sobre derechos de acceso e instrumento regional, con el objetivo de profundizar en el conocimiento de los derechos de acceso con miras a proponer la naturaleza y…

Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2014: Regional integration and value chains in a challenging external environment

The 2014 edition of Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy: Regional integration and value chains amid challenging external conditions has four chapters. Chapter I examines the main features of the international context and their repercussions for world and regional trade. Chapter II looks at Latin American and Caribbean participation in global value chains and confirms that the region, with the exception of Mexico and Central America, has only limited linkages with the three major regional value chains of Asia, Europe and North America. This chapter also looks at how participati…

Panorama de la Inserción Internacional de América Latina y el Caribe 2014: integración regional y cadenas de valor en un escenario externo desafiante

La edición 2014 del Panorama de la Inserción Internacional de América Latina y el Caribe “Integración regional y cadenas de valor en un escenario externo desafiante”, se divide en cuatro capítulos. En el primer capítulo, se revisan los principales rasgos de la coyuntura internacional y sus repercusiones en el comercio mundial y regional. En el segundo capítulo se presenta un análisis de la participación de América Latina y el Caribe en las cadenas internacionales de valor. En este capítulo también se analizan tres aspectos microeconómicos centrales relativos al aporte que representa la partici…

Primer Congreso Internacional sobre situación de las personas adultas mayores desde una perspectiva de Derechos

El congreso internacional en el que participó CEPAL tuvo como foco el análisis del envejecimiento desde una perspectiva de género, siendo este organizado en el marco de la celebración del Día Internacional de las Personas de Edad por la Comisión de Equidad y Género de la Cámara de Senadores en conjunto con el Frente Parlamentario por los Derechos de las Personas Adultas Mayores de Paraguay.…

Nuevo manual sobre alcances, limitaciones y métodos de evaluación de los datos demográficos

El documento fue elaborado con el propósito de servir de guía para orientar el trabajo de los profesionales y técnicos de las oficinas nacionales de estadística encargados de generar y analizar información demográfica.…

The employment situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Employment formalization and labour income distribution

The employment situation in Latin America and the Caribbean is a twice-yearly report prepared jointly by the Economic Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Subregional Office for the South Cone of Latin America of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Strong job creation and wage gains have proved to be a key factors in reducing poverty —quite substantially— in our region over the past decade. Together with the implementation of innovative social policies, the narrowing of wage gaps has played a fundamental role in reducing i…

Coyuntura laboral en América Latina y el Caribe: formalización del empleo y distribución de los ingresos laborales

El informe Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe es una publicación semestral elaborada conjuntamente por la División de Desarrollo Económico de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Oficina para el Cono Sur de América Latina de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT). El dinamismo en la generación de empleo y en las mejoras salariales han resultado ser factores clave para el marcado descenso de la pobreza en nuestra región durante el último decenio. Junto con la puesta en marcha de políticas sociales innovadoras, la reducción de las brechas salar…