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. 12

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Resilient and affordable housing in the Caribbean: Policy recommendations towards a transformative, green and inclusive recovery strategy. Policy Brief

The Caribbean faces multidimensional vulnerabilities driven by climate change and aggravated by Small Island Developing States’ natural and economic characteristics (SIDS). A critical natural feature of SIDS is the extreme vulnerability to climate-change-induced events. Economically, the Caribbean has followed the global trend of seeing its urban areas swell during the last decades. Moreover, the region’s coastal areas expose human settlements, infrastructure, and businesses to external shocks, such as climate change-induced extreme weather events. In addition, the 2019 novel coronavirus disea…

Policy imperatives for the timely production and dissemination of quality and relevant statistics in the Caribbean. Policy Brief

Many international development agendas highlight the importance of quality data for sustainable development. With the advent of the data revolution for sustainable development, stakeholders have underscored the value of timely, usable data in informing decision-making and for monitoring progress and evaluating outcomes, be it in relation to national development planning or as regards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other international development agendas. Crucially, the COVID-19 pandemic, more than anything else in recent times, has demonstrated the value of tim…

Autoridades locales de Chile compartieron experiencias de Gobierno Abierto en taller en la CEPAL

Autoridades comunales de Chile y especialistas coincidieron en la necesidad de fortalecer las capacidades de los gobiernos locales para desarrollar iniciativas bajo los principios y ejes de un Estado Abierto, durante el Taller Gobierno Abierto Local: Generando sinergias e intercambio de pares entre gobiernos locales, realizado el miércoles 7 de septiembre de 2022 por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), a través del Instituto Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Planificación Económica y Social (ILPES), en conjunto con las municipalidades chilenas de Rancagua y Peñalolén. …

The Hummingbird Vol. 9 No. 9

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End of assignment report Alicia Bárcena 2008–2022

This document contains a report on the term in office of Alicia Bárcena as Executive Secretary of ECLAC (2008–2022), by area of work of the Commission.…

End of assignment report Alicia Bárcena 2008–2022

En este documento se presenta un informe, detallado por áreas de trabajo, de la gestión de Alicia Bárcena, en su calidad de Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL (2008-2022).…

The Caribbean is Making Strides on the SDGS