The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), represented by its Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participated on Tuesday, September 19 in the launch of the Climate Adaptation and Comprehensive Response to Natural Disasters Fund of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which was held at the site of Mexico’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, in New York, in the framework of the global organization’s 78th General Assembly.
There, the UN regional commission reiterated its commitment to the Fund (known by its Spanish acronym, …
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), representada por su Secretario Ejecutivo José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participó este martes 19 de septiembre en el lanzamiento del Fondo de Adaptación Climática y Respuesta Integral a Desastres Naturales de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC), actividad realizada en la sede de la Misión Permanente de México ante las Naciones Unidas, en Nueva York, en el marco de la 78⁰ Asamblea General del organismo mundial.
En la ocasión, la comisión regional de la ONU reiteró su compromiso con el Fondo (conocido p…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) es pionera en la evaluación de desastres en la región y desarrollo una metodología llamada DaLA. Conozca en esta infografía qué es, cómo funciona y para qué sirve a los países.…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is a pioneer in disaster assessment in the region and developed a methodology called DaLA to assess the damages and losses caused by disasters. Find out in this infographic what it is, how it works and what it is for countries.…
The economies of the subregion were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those dependent on tourism. As a result, the Caribbean has seen a reversal of the hard-won gains achieved in growing their economies and reducing unemployment and inequality. The inflation stemming from pandemic supply chain disruption, which has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, has made the sustained uptick in economic performance beyond pre-pandemic levels unlikely, notwithstanding strong growth estimates for 2021 and 2022. The last two years have taught the region that continued ‘business as usual’ is…
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