The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean remains committed to providing assistance to Caribbean countries, as the region prepares a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be included in the United Nations Post-2015 Development Agenda, declared today its Director, Diane Quarless.
The head of the ECLAC Caribbean office opened the Symposium on Sustainable Development Goals for the Caribbean within the Post-2015 Development Agenda in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, organized by the UN Commission, with the support of …
This course will be designed for the officers within government departments who have responsibilty for guiding the country’s energy policy and energy management framework. Other stakeholders also will include private sector representatives who have interest in providing energy efficiency equipment and renewable energy solutions to the market towards advancing improvements in both energy efficiency and meeting renewable energy targets.
The course will provide insight into all aspects of energy management with specific emphasis on energy efficiency as well as renewable energy. Emphasis will be p…
In spite of various initiatives, Caribbean countries continue to have difficulties in
addressing demands of monitoring and measuring progress towards the fulfilment of the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other Internationally Agreed upon Development
Goals (IADGs)1. To address this gap, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean (ECLAC) has received funding for a technical assistance project, Strengthening the
capacity of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) in the Caribbean Small Island Developing States
to fulfil the Millennium Development Goals and other International…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean is actively supporting the Government of Saint Lucia as the country transitions from the use of fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, including solar and geothermal.
In this context, ECLAC Caribbean’s Economic Affairs Officer, Willard Phillips, participated in a consultation process on February 25, on the development of a legal framework for the establishment of a National Utilities Regulatory Commission (NURC), which draws on the technical work carried out by ECLAC in Saint…
The event, which brought together experts and officials from more than 20 countries, highlighted the need for a multidisciplinary approach to implement effective carbon pricing policies to address climate change.…
30 Jun
- 04 Jul
2025, 09:00 - 17:00
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
The overall objective of the training is to strengthen the skills level of policymakers and technical officers of the Government of Saint Lucia in cost-benefit analysis which will enhance their ability to design and implement data-informed policies and strategies for accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and building a resilient economy.…
5 - 09 May
2025, 09:00 - 17:00
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
The overall objective of the training is to strengthen the skills level of policymakers and technical officers of the Government of Grenada in statistical analysis which will enhance their ability to design and implement data-informed policies and strategies for accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and building a resilient economy.…
12 - 14 May
2025, 09:00 - 17:00
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
The overall objective of the training is to strengthen the skills level of policymakers and technical officers of the Government of Grenada in cost-benefit analysis which will enhance their ability to design and implement data-informed policies and strategies for accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and building a resilient economy.…
A pandemia de Covid-19 exigiu do Estado políticas públicas capazes de reverter o grave cenário em áreas tão determinantes para a qualidade de vida e condições sociais como o planejamento urbano e a mobilidade. Junto com a pandemia vieram medidas de isolamento social, o crescimento do comércio eletrônico, as mudanças comportamentais no uso de transporte público, a condução de processos participativos de forma virtual, o esvaziamento dos edifícios corporativos, o home office e o fechamento do comércio tradicional, entre outras transformações ocorridas. Nesse contexto surgiram iniciativas governa…
By means of an official statement sent to ECLAC on 21 February 2014, El Salvador joined the Declaration on the application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, concluded this Friday, June 21, a two-day visit to Spain, where she participated in two high-level events and held bilateral meetings with government authorities and officials from international cooperation bodies.
During these activities, the senior United Nations official insisted on the necessity of carrying out a new, inclusive cooperation model in which middle income countries can fully participate.
On Thursday, June 20, Bárcena led the presentation of the report Latin American …
This past February 8th 2024, Andres Valenciano, Chief of Washington Office, had the opportunity to participate on the Remaking Trade For a Sustainable Future event at Georgetown University Law Center. The event was organized by Center on Inclusive Trade and Development co-led by Jennifer Hillman and Katrin Kuhlmann.…
(12 November 2010) The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, met this week with government officials of the Federal Republic of Germany, reasserting the importance of German technical cooperation in the region.
In the context of the "Latin America and the Caribbean-European Union Forum (LAC-EU): Fiscal Policy and an Environmentally Sustainable Economy in the Context of Climate Change", Bárcena held meetings with high-ranking government officials of the ministries of Cooperation, Foreign Affairs and Environment, as well as wi…
The Government of Peru and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reaffirmed their resolve to strengthen cooperation on distinct matters related to economic, social and environmental development, during an official visit lasting 24 hours that Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, made today to that country.
The senior United Nations authority led an official ECLAC mission to Lima, the first since President Pedro Castillo was sworn into office on July 28 of this year, with the aim of reaffirming the organization’s willingness to work jointly on those ar…
30 Ago 2021, 05:00 - 08:00
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
This workshop is the first of a two-part series and is designed for senior technical officers having responsibilities in selecting and using technologies to support DRM.…
This workshop is the second of a two-part series and is designed for technical officers responsible for GIS and application developers supporting DRM.…
By means of an official statement sent to ECLAC on 22 September 2014, the Plurinational State of Bolivia made official its participation in the Declaration on the application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
Premiers and senior government officials from the Caribbean’s non-independent territories have called for sustained cooperation in advancing resilient and sustainable development and identifying common responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, during a high-level meeting with Alicia Bárcena, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the Chair of the Commission, Costa Rica. United Nations’ Resident Coordinators and intergovernmental organizations serving the Caribbean also participated.
On 15 March Bárcena participated in the “High-level meet…
The 29th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) concluded on 14 October in Paramaribo, Suriname. Some of the most urgent and challenging issues facing the Caribbean were discussed at this meeting, inspiring a commitment to strategic action-oriented follow-up, to assure more dynamic sustainable development process.
Convened by ECLAC Caribbean, the CDCC meeting is held every two years and gathers Caribbean Prime Ministers, Ministers and distinguished government officials, with a focus on strengthening their countries’ institutional and technical capacities to impr…
Convened by ECLAC Caribbean, the CDCC meeting is held every two years and gathers Caribbean Prime Ministers, Ministers and distinguished government officials, with a focus on strengthening their countries’ institutional and technical capacities to improve their resilience to economic, social and climatic impacts.
Participants also included regional and international development thinkers and practitioners, leaders and senior policy makers from ECLAC member States and associate member countries, representatives of the UN System, regional and international financial institutions, academia…