The Hummingbird Vol. 9 No. 9

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

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 Complexity of the Climate Crisis in the Caribbean Necessitates a Data-based Response on a Global, Regional, National and Local Level

The complexity of the climate crisis in the Caribbean necessitates a data-based response on a global, regional, national and local level, according to the specialists gathered today at a subregional seminar entitled Strengthening environment, climate change and disaster information in the Caribbean, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in collaboration with PARIS21. During the event, which concludes on Wednesday, August 24, representatives of national statistics offices and the Environment Ministries of Caribbean countries, as well as international s…

La complejidad de la crisis climática en el Caribe exige una respuesta basada en datos a nivel global, regional, nacional y local

La complejidad de la crisis climática en el Caribe exige una respuesta basada en datos a nivel global, regional, nacional y local, coincidieron hoy especialistas reunidos en el seminario subregional Fortaleciendo la información sobre medio ambiente, cambio climático y desastres en el Caribe, organizado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en colaboración con PARIS21. Durante el evento, que culmina el miércoles 24, representantes de las oficinas nacionales de estadística y los Ministerios de Medio Ambiente de los países del Caribe, así como especialistas internacion…

La autonomía de las mujeres y la igualdad de género en el centro de la acción climática en América Latina y el Caribe

Este documento fue elaborado como parte del proceso de preparación hacia el 66º período de sesiones de la Comisión de la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer, que tuvo como tema prioritario “El logro de la igualdad entre los géneros y el empoderamiento de todas las mujeres y las niñas en el contexto de las políticas y programas relativos al cambio climático, el medio ambiente y la reducción del riesgo de desastres”. El proceso se llevó a cabo en el marco de la 62ª Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe. El objetivo de este docume…

ECLAC Stressed the Need to Address Asymmetries that Prevent Latin America and the Caribbean from Making a Green and Fair Transition

It is urgently necessary to address the gaps and asymmetries that prevent Latin America and the Caribbean from making a green and fair transition, Mario Cimoli, Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stressed today during the inauguration of an expert dialogue held as part of the process to prepare the annual report Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2022, produced jointly by the OECD Development Centre, CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the European Union (EU). In the opening segment of the event, entitled “Sustainable Dev…

CEPAL recalcó necesidad de atender asimetrías que le impiden a América Latina y el Caribe hacer una transición verde y justa

Urge atender las brechas y asimetrías que le impiden a América Latina y el Caribe hacer una transición verde y justa, recalcó hoy Mario Cimoli, Secretario Ejecutivo Interino de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante la inauguración de un diálogo de expertos realizado en el marco de la preparación del informe anual Perspectivas económicas de América Latina (Latin American Economic Outlook, LEO) 2022, elaborado conjuntamente con el Centro de Desarrollo de la OCDE, CAF-banco de desarrollo de América Latina y la Unión Europea (UE). En la apertura del encuentro, tit…

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…