Declining economic growth and competitiveness, the impact of the 2007–2009 global financial crisis, and the challenge of climate change and extreme weather events have hindered the sustainable development of Caribbean economies, the generation of sustained welfare gains and the achievement of key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the subregion’s vulnerability to the vagaries of global aggregate demand and commodity prices, which have largely driven the subregion’s debt upwards and dampened economic growth before its onset, compromising its ec…
Although the notion of a circular economy (CE) has been conceived and debated for more than half a century
(Henrysson and Nuur, 2021), it has gained considerable popularity in the lexicon of economists, ecologists and
other development thinkers over the past two decades. The increasing evidence of the existential threat of
human-induced climate change and the related imperatives of decarbonizing the global economy, have led to greater focus on strategies for a more sustainable use of the natural and environmental resource base.…
The draft programme of work of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) for 2023 is hereby submitted to the member States of the Commission for their consideration. It highlights the priorities for 2023 that will be considered by the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) and the United Nations General Assembly as part of the intergovernmental reviewing exercise.
The overall purpose of the programme is to promote the economic, social and environmentally sustainable development of Latin America and the Caribbean through international cooperation, by undertakin…
La Secretaría presenta a la consideración de los Estados miembros de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) el proyecto de programa de trabajo de la Comisión para 2023. En él se destacan las prioridades para 2023, que serán examinadas por el Comité del Programa y de la Coordinación (CPC) y por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas como parte del ejercicio de revisión intergubernamental.
El objetivo general del programa es promover el desarrollo económico, social y ambientalmente sostenible de América Latina y el Caribe a través de la cooperación internacional, media…
On May 28, ECLAC’s Office in Colombia organized a radio program in collaboration with Voces Unidas (United Voices), a United Nations System radio project that seeks to give visibility to the work of the organization’s distinct agencies inside the country. The program created a space for reflecting on the project that ECLAC is carrying out on Territorial Linkages, rural-urban links and peace, and pointed up diverse experiences aimed at bolstering territorial development in southern Tolima department, where the project has been functioning since 2020.
The radio program featured the participation…
El pasado viernes 28 de mayo la Oficina de la CEPAL en Colombia realizó un programa de radio en colaboración con Voces Unidas, proyecto radial del Sistema de Naciones Unidas que busca visibilizar el trabajo de las distintas agencias del organismo en el país. El programa generó un espacio de reflexión sobre el proyecto que lleva a cabo la CEPAL acerca de los Tejidos Territoriales, los vínculos rurales-urbanos y la paz, y recogió distintas experiencias que buscan fortalecer el desarrollo territorial en el Sur del Tolima, región en la que el proyecto ha venido trabajando desde el 2020.
El program…
Em 28 de maio, o Escritório da CEPAL na Colômbia realizou um programa de rádio em colaboração com Voces Unidas, um projeto de rádio do Sistema das Nações Unidas que busca visibilizar o trabalho das diferentes agências do organismo no país. O programa gerou um espaço de reflexão sobre o projeto realizado pela CEPAL sobre Tecidos Territoriais, os vínculos rural-urbanos e a paz, e recolheu diferentes experiências que procuram fortalecer o desenvolvimento territorial no sul do Tolima, região em que o projeto trabalha desde 2020.
O programa contou com a presença de Olga Lucía Acosta, oficial a carg…
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