Limiting Temperature Rise - What Does It Mean for Caribbean SIDS?

Authorities Call for Multiplying Access to Financing for Climate Action via the Massive Investment of Public and Private Financial Institutions’ Resources

Unlocking access to climate finance, especially in emerging markets and developing economies, is crucial for closing the gap in adaptation, developing resilience, protecting the countries most vulnerable to climate change and contributing to development that is lower in carbon, according to the authorities gathered today at the Roundtable on Climate Finance and the Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place through Friday, September 2 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The event…

Autoridades llaman a multiplicar el acceso al financiamiento para la acción climática mediante la inversión masiva de recursos de las instituciones financieras públicas y privadas

Desbloquear el acceso a la financiación climática, especialmente en los mercados emergentes y las economías en desarrollo, es crucial para cerrar la brecha de adaptación, desarrollar resiliencia, proteger a los países más vulnerables al cambio climático y contribuir a un desarrollo más bajo en carbono, subrayaron hoy autoridades reunidas en la Mesa redonda sobre el financiamiento climático y la transición energética en América Latina y el Caribe, que se realiza hasta el viernes 2 de septiembre en la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chil…

Autoridades instam a multiplicar o acesso ao financiamento para a ação climática mediante investimento maciço de recursos das instituições financeiras públicas e privadas

Desbloquear o acesso ao financiamento climático, especialmente nos mercados emergentes e nas economias em desenvolvimento, é crucial para fechar a lacuna de adaptação, desenvolver resiliência, proteger os países mais vulneráveis à mudança climática e contribuir para um desenvolvimento mais baixo em carbono, sublinharam as autoridades reunidas na Mesa-redonda sobre financiamento climático e transição energética na América Latina e no Caribe, realizada na sede central da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) em Santiago, Chile. O evento, realizado em formato híbrido (…

Compendio preliminar de proyectos de inversión en acción climática para América Latina y el Caribe

Como preparativo del 27º período de sesiones de la Conferencia de las Partes en la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP 27), su Presidencia, los campeones de la acción climática y las cinco comisiones regionales de las Naciones Unidas organizan el ciclo: Hacia la COP27: Foros Regionales sobre Iniciativas para Financiar la Acción Climática y los ODS, un esfuerzo de largo aliento para impulsar la acción climática y contribuir a la consecución de los objetivos del Acuerdo de París y de la Agenda 2030. En este marco, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el …

Climate Change, The Caribbean Sea, and the Ocean Economy – Securing Livelihoods of Caribbean People

Caribbean people have always had a special relationship with the ocean and coast, with most of the population, infrastructure, and economic activities located along the coastal zone in Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS). Marine and coastal ecosystems provide employment, recreation, livelihoods, and ensure food security for millions of people across the subregion in the areas of fisheries, tourism, transportation, and energy.…

Nature Based Solutions: Can They Help Us Stay Alive at 1.5 °C?

The global community claims to be committed to finding a solution to arresting rising global temperatures limiting global warming to well below 2 °C, preferably 1.5 °C (UNFCCC, 2022), to ensure that all life, livelihoods and the overall health and welfare of ecosystems animals and humans are secured (IPCC 2018). The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports paint a picture that shows increased intensity and frequency of climatic conditions and extreme events as emerging trends (IPCC 2018). Global warming beyond 1.5 °C will be devastating; in fact, projections show at 2 °C warming ma…

Director’s Desk: Limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees to stay alive - What does it mean for Caribbean SIDS?

As is well known, Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS) are vulnerable to recurrent multidimensional shocks. These have lasting social, economic, and environmental impacts; effects expected to become further aggravated in a world with a persistently warming climate. The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbates these impacts.…

Global Warming Impacts to Freshwater Resources in Caribbean SIDS

Water, by its continuous movement within the Earth and the atmosphere is the primary medium through which climate change influences this planet’s natural, physical, chemical and biological systems and processes. Global warming is affecting seasonal rainfall variabilities, precipitation rates, and resulting in uncertainties of freshwater supplies. Fresh water including both surface and ground is a finite resource and essential to sustaining human health, economic, environmental and ecosystem services (UN 2021). The Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS) are highly vulnerable to the imp…

Regional Forum on Investment and Financing for Climate Action in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Be Held at ECLAC

High-level government authorities and officials from international organizations, along with representatives of the private sector, development and commercial banks and multilateral and bilateral cooperation partners, will participate in the Roundtable on Climate Finance and the Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place on September 1-2 at the central headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The event, which will be held using a hybrid format (in-person and virtual), is one of the fi…

CEPAL será sede de foro regional sobre inversión y financiamiento para la acción climática en América Latina y el Caribe

Altas autoridades gubernamentales y de organismos internacionales, junto a representantes del sector privado, bancos de desarrollo y comerciales y asociados en la cooperación multilateral y bilateral, participarán en la Mesa redonda sobre el financiamiento climático y la transición energética en América Latina y el Caribe, que se realizará el 1 y 2 de septiembre en la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago, Chile. El evento, que se celebrará en formato híbrido -presencial y virtual-, es uno de los cinco Foros Regionales …

Climate action guidelines 2022–2030: City of Belmopan, Belize

The city of Belmopan, built away from the coast during the second half of the twentieth century to ensure continuity of government functions even after severe storms, is an early example of climate adaptation. In the past 20 years, the city’s fast population growth, driven mostly by immigration, has strained services and infrastructure. Belmopan —the “garden city”— has ample green spaces and an overall negative carbon footprint, but faces challenges posed by climate change. The Climate action guidelines 2022–2030 respond to the need to address those challenges while contributing to Belize’s ov…

The Hummingbird Vol. 9 No. 8

ECLAC Participated in Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2022

The Big Push for Sustainability proposal, the circular economy, the social price of carbon and climate action are some of the issues that the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) advanced during the Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2022, which was held on July 18-22 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The event was organized by UN Climate Change in collaboration with the UN Development Program (UNDP), the UN Environment Program (UNEP) and the World Bank Group. ECLAC, the CAF–Development Bank of Latin America and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)…

CEPAL participó en la Semana del Clima de América Latina y el Caribe 2022

La propuesta del Gran Impulso para la Sostenibilidad, la economía circular, el precio social del carbono y la acción climática son algunos de los temas que la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) impulsó durante la Semana del Clima de América Latina y el Caribe 2022, reunión que se realizó del 18 al 22 de julio en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. El evento fue organizado por ONU Cambio Climático en colaboración con el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo, el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente y el Grupo del Banco Mundial. CEPAL, …

A CEPAL participou da Semana do Clima da América Latina e do Caribe 2022

A proposta do Grande Impulso para a Sustentabilidade, a economia circular, o preço social do carbono e a ação climática são alguns dos temas que a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) impulsionou durante a Semana do Clima da América Latina e do Caribe 2022, reunião realizada de 18 a 22 de julho em Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. O evento foi organizado pela ONU Mudança Climática em colaboração com o Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento, o Programa das Nações Unidas para o Meio Ambiente e o Grupo do Banco Mundial. A CEPAL, o Banco de Desenvolvimento da A…

WMO issues report State of Climate in Latin America and Caribbean

Extreme weather and climate change impacts including mega-drought, extreme rainfall, land and marine heatwaves and glacier melt are affecting the Latin America and the Caribbean region, from the Amazon to the Andes and from Pacific and Atlantic Ocean waters to the snowy depths of Patagonia. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021 highlighted the far-reaching repercussions for ecosystems, food and water security, human health and poverty. Deforestation rates were the highest since 2009, in a blow for both the envir…

La Organización Meteorológica Mundial presenta el informe El estado del clima en América Latina y el Caribe

Los fenómenos meteorológicos extremos y los impactos del cambio climático, como la megasequía, las precipitaciones extremas, las olas de calor terrestres y marinas y el deshielo de los glaciares, están afectando a la región de América Latina y el Caribe, desde la Amazonia hasta los Andes y desde las aguas de los océanos Pacífico y Atlántico hasta las zonas más recónditas de la Patagonia cubiertas de nieve. En el informe de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM) titulado El estado del clima en América Latina y el Caribe 2021 se ponen de manifiesto sus profundas repercusiones…

The Hummingbird Vol. 9 No. 7

The Escazú Agreement is presented at the Regional seminar on climate change for parliaments of Latin America and the Caribbean

Over 65 participants from 12 countries gathered in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 28 to 30 June 2022 for the regional seminar on climate change for parliaments of Latin America and the Caribbean. The seminar was jointly organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Parliament of Uruguay. The seminar provided a space for an urgent inter-parliamentary dialogue on how to address climate change in the region, comprising a number of expert presentations and plenary discussions. In the session "Prioritizing equitable climate action: Promoting public participation and social inclusion", ECLAC, …