Building a climate resilient power sector in the context of the Caribbean small island developing States’ energy transition. Policy Brief

In Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS), electrical power outages are frequent in the aftermath of major weather events. While local service disruptions often last a few days after these events, nationwide power grid failures lasting several weeks, or months have resulted in enormous social and economic impacts. In 2017, Hurricane Maria left 90 per cent of the population of Dominica without access to electricity for over four months (Commonwealth of Dominica, 2020) and caused a systemwide collapse of Puerto Rico's power grid that took 11 months to be entirely restored (Campbell…

The Hummingbird Vol. 9 No. 9

ECLAC Urges for Implementing Enabling Policies that Would Allow for Effective Fulfillment of the SDGs

Financing for development, food security, the energy transition, integrated management of natural disasters, and climate action must be enabling policies that would allow for the effective fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Mario Cimoli, Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said today during a session of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2022 that was focused on listening to messages coming from the regions. ECLAC’s highest authority participated in the segment entitled Messages from the…

CEPAL insta a implementar políticas habilitantes que permitan el efectivo cumplimiento de los ODS

El financiamiento para el desarrollo, la seguridad alimentaria, la transición energética, la gestión integrada de los desastres naturales y la acción climática deben ser políticas habilitantes que permitan el efectivo cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), afirmó hoy Mario Cimoli, Secretario Ejecutivo Interino de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante una sesión del Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible 2022, dedicada a escuchar los mensajes provenientes desde las regiones. El máximo representante de la CEPAL participó…

A CEPAL insta a implementar políticas habilitadoras que permitam o efetivo cumprimento dos ODS

O financiamento para o desenvolvimento, a segurança alimentar, a transição energética, a gestão integrada dos desastres naturais e a ação climática devem ser políticas habilitadoras que permitam o efetivo cumprimento dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS), afirmou hoje Mario Cimoli, Secretário Executivo Interino da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), durante uma sessão do Fórum Político de Alto Nível sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável 2022 dedicada a escutar as mensagens provenientes das regiões. O máximo representante da CEPAL participou do segmento intitul…