Cómo seguir la Sexta Reunión del Foro de los países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

La Sexta Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible se realizará en Santiago, Chile, del 25 al 28 de abril de 2023 bajo la Presidencia de Argentina. El objetivo del encuentro es analizar los avances en la implementación regional de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible. Contará con la presencia de altas autoridades, entre ellas Santiago Cafiero, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto de Argentina, país que ejerce la presidencia de la CEPAL en el bienio 2022-2024; Amina Mohammed, Vicesecretaria General de …

Foresight and territory: building scenarios of possible futures for territorial governance

Países de la región evaluaron la implementación de cuatro ODS durante la segunda jornada del Foro sobre Desarrollo Sostenible

Representantes de gobierno, organismos internacionales, sector privado, sociedad civil y de la academia compartieron hoy experiencias, buenas prácticas y desafíos en torno al cumplimiento de los ODS 6 (Agua limpia y saneamiento), 7 (Energía asequible y no contaminante), 9 (Industria, innovación e infraestructura) y 11 (Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles) de la Agenda 2030, durante la segunda jornada de la Sexta Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible. El Foro, que congrega a más de 1.000 participantes, fue inaugurado oficialmente el miércoles…

Upcoming Webinar: Citizen Science – An Opportunity for Libraries and Societal Actors

Join us live on Thursday 22 June for a presentation by Thomas Kaarsted, the Deputy Library Director at the University of Southern Denmark.…

Policy considerations for sustainable transportation in three Caribbean small island developing States: options for improving land transportation efficiency. Barbados, the British Virgin Islands and Jamaica

As the Caribbean subregion seeks to implement strategies for meeting its obligations under the Paris Agreement, the sustainable development of its land transportation subsector has emerged as a significant challenge. This relates to both the need to reduce green house gas emissions, for which the subsector is a major emitter, as well as the necessity for reducing its overall dependence on imported fossil energy. While several policy initiatives have sought to address these issues, the evidence of growing land transportation problems now motivates a closer examination of challenges in the subse…

Director’s Desk: Artificial Intelligence for Caribbean sustainable development

2023 saw Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools becoming widely available to the general public, leading to the generation of new works of art, songs, text, and computer code. This explosion in new outputs has led to much excitement around AI’s potential, but also brought to the forefront concerns about countries and communities being left behind, and the technology’s potential to harm individuals and societies. This issue of FOCUS magazine discusses the potential impact of AI on the Caribbean, and avenues to develop tailored AI policies, governance systems, and to engage with AI issues at the int…

Infographic.Recommendations for reducing firewood consumption Guatemala and Honduras

Guatemala and Honduras are among the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean with the highest levels of poverty, with the lowest proportion of the population dependent on clean fuels and technologies, and the highest use of firewood. Available estimates and statistics show that a large part of the population, particularly in rural areas, uses firewood as the main cooking fuel. Although there is progress in terms of electricity coverage, there is an nderconsumption of electricity, since the most used energy source at the residential level is firewood.…

Report on the status of the Regular System of Government Financing for the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES)

The Role of Data for SDG Advancement in the Caribbean

Evento paralelo Foro ALC 2030: Taller Regional sobre los Informes Nacionales Voluntarios

Evento paralelo a la Sexta Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible 2023: Taller Regional sobre los Informes Nacionales Voluntarios y los Informes Locales Voluntarios para los países de América Latina y el Caribe (martes 25 de abril de 2023).…

Where are we now: Building a digital Caribbean for all.

This infographic introduces the findings from Study 112, focusing on the digital transformation journey across Caribbean nations. It highlights the varying stages of digital inclusion within countries like Anguilla, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, and others. The central aim is to ensure equal access to digital tools and technologies, addressing digital inequalities that mirror social inequalities, particularly in gender, migration, disability, and rural populations. Key challenges for policymakers include broadband access, digital skills training, and cybersecurity. The infographic presents…

Sexta Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

Sexta Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

El Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible está dirigido por los Estados y abierto a la participación de todos los países de América Latina y el Caribe. Es convocado con el auspicio de la CEPAL y se guía por los principios establecidos para todos los procesos de seguimiento y revisión de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, aprobada en septiembre de 2015 por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas.…

Citizen Science: Opportunities for Libraries and Societal Actors

The open science webinar in June explored the potential for libraries to actively engage in citizen science highlighting the value of public participation in research projects.…

Infographic. Challenge for educational transformation in Guatemala

Despite efforts, large gaps in access to the effective enjoyment of the right to education persist in Guatemala, particularly for rural populations and Indigenous peoples. The unprecedented educational crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has increased gaps, school dropout rates, learning losses, illiteracy and the slowdown in average schooling levels…

Qué esperar del Tercer Foro Internacional sobre Estadísticas de Migración

Fecha: del 24 al 26 de enero de 2023 Organizadores: ONU DAES, OIM y OCDE Lugar: Sede de la CEPAL, Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477 Vitacura, Santiago de Chile Conferencia de prensa: 24 de enero de 2023, 10:30 (GMT-3), Sala Enrique V. Iglesias Solicite aquí su acreditación para prensa Los datos sobre la migración internacional son fundamentales para respaldar políticas basadas en evidencia e implementar la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, el Pacto Mundial para una Migración Segura, Ordenada y Regular y otros acuerdos mundiales. Sin embargo, los datos básicos sobre la población, el flu…

Toward AI Policies for the Caribbean

Artificial Intelligence offers extraordinary opportunities for accelerating human progress across a range of fields from healthcare and education, to combating climate change and disasters. However, if left unregulated, AI could exacerbate inequalities, undermine human rights and threaten peace.…

Artificial Intelligence for Caribbean Sustainable Development

Infographic. New narratives for rural transformation

AI Governance for the Caribbean

This year, 2023, has seen the advent of increasingly powerful Artificial Intelligence systems becoming available to the public, and greater global discourse around the safety and accuracy of these systems. Caribbean countries are actively engaging with the question of how AI systems should be governed to ensure that this powerful technology is used safely, responsibly and ethically, with a focus on accountability, minimizing risks and maximizing benefits.…