Productive development in open economies

Presentation The countries of the Latin American and Caribbean region have shown a keen and lasting interest in mechanisms of economic development and public policies for its promotion. This is a process in which ECLAC has been involved ever since it was founded over half a century ago. Today, the debate on these issues continues against the backdrop of a globalization process in which the remarkable dynamism of some dimensions -especially its economic, financial and cultural aspects- contrasts with the slow formation of an institutional network capable of coping with the increased interdepend…

Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL destaca importancia de la inversión y el cambio estructural para enfrentar desaceleración económica

(23 de enero, 2015) La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, participó en la Reunión Anual 2015 del Foro Económico Mundial (WEF, según sus siglas en inglés) realizada en Davos, Suiza, en donde moderó una sesión de alto nivel sobre el contexto económico de América Latina y sostuvo un encuentro con autoridades y empresarios mineros de todo el mundo, entre otras actividades. Al presidir la sesión sobre el contexto de América Latina, Bárcena resaltó que tras varios años de bonanza, los países de la región se encuentran hoy en una enc…

Una década de acción para un cambio de época. Quinto informe sobre el progreso y los desafíos regionales de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe

Por quinto año, los países de la región se reúnen en el marco del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible. En cada ocasión, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) ha presentado un informe sobre el progreso y los desafíos regionales de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible. A partir de 2020, los esfuerzos para evaluar el avance hacia el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030 se han debido realizar en el contexto de las limitaciones impuestas por las medidas para enfrentar la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19). En este …

CEPAL llama a avanzar hacia un Gran Impulso para la Sostenibilidad como estrategia de salida de la actual crisis

La crisis provocada por la pandemia del coronavirus es una oportunidad para avanzar hacia un Gran Impulso para la Sostenibilidad que permita un nuevo modelo de desarrollo basado en la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, indicó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante un seminario virtual de alto nivel organizado conjuntamente con el Senado Federal de Brasil. El seminario online (webinar) “Propuestas Globales para una Recuperación Sostenible” (Global Proposals for a Sustainable Recovery) fue coordinado por el Senad…

CEPAL en COP25 en el marco del programa CEPAL-BMZ/giz

En el marco del programa CEPAL-BMZ/giz, CEPAL participará en la COP25 con el evento paralelo "Gran impulso energético: acelerando las inversiones en innovación energética sostenible en Brasil en el contexto del enfoque Big Push for Sustainability de la CEPAL". Más de 10 instituciones brasileñas, regionales e institucionales están trabajando juntas para responder preguntas claves con el fin de apoyar más y mejores inversiones públicas y privadas en las áreas de investigación, desarrollo y demostración (RD&D) de soluciones de energía sostenible (SES) en Brasil. ¿Cuánto y…

14th International Resource Panel Meeting

Opening remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, on the occasion of the 14th International Resource Panel Meeting Santiago, 28 May 2014 It is a great honour to welcome you to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean on the occasion of the 14th International Resource Panel and its Steering Committee under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme-UNEP. It is especially significant since the decision to hold this Panel of Experts in our region is a source of tremendous p…

The impact of hurricane Ivan in the Cayman Islands

Introduction and Summary The advent of Hurricane Ivan and its tragic and devastating consequences in the Cayman Islands and particularly in the Grand Cayman puts a strain on the economy and fiscal pressures on Government. The consequences of Ivan pose the need beyond the humanitarian response, for a rapid assessment of the damage (impact on assets); and losses (effects on economic and social flows); to determine its macroeconomic, social and environmental consequences and its implications for the country's fiscal stance. At the request of the Cayman Islands Government and with the support…

The equity gap: a second assessment

Second regional conference in follow-up to the World Summit for Social Development. Santiago, Chile, 15-17 May 2000 Summary The courses of action recommended at the World Summit for Social Development coincide with the general thrust of the action taken by the Governments of the region in the economic and social spheres during the 1990s. The objective of this document is to weigh the positive and negative aspects of the situation in Latin America and the Caribbean with regard to poverty reduction, productive job creation and social integration within the wider context of economic changes and s…

Socio-economic impacts of natural disasters: a gender analysis

This document was prepared by Sarah Bradshaw, consultant for the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), under the supervision of the Women and Development Unit, in close collaboration with the Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division and the ECLAC Subregional Headquarters in Mexico City, in the framework of the Project Improve damage assessment methodology to promote natural disaster mitigation and risk reduction awareness and preparedness in Latin America and the Caribbean (ITA/99/130). The paper analyses the socio-economic effects of hurricane Mi…

Assessment of the socioeconomic and environmental impact of hurricane Ivan on Jamaica

The mission was made at the request of the Jamaican Government, undertaken with the UNDP with a group of multi-sectoral, inter-institutional group of experts and consultants that assessed the damage following ECLAC's methodology for the evaluation of the socio-economic and environmental impact of disasters 2 and prepared a report with the assistance of the Planning Institute of Jamaica. The report was presented on 19 October 2004 to the Minister of Finance for their consideration in organizing the reconstruction process, establish additional resources needed for the country and adopt miti…

Speaker of the Swedish Parliament and ECLAC’s Experts Shared Views on Latin America and the Caribbean

On an official visit to Chile, the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament Urban Ahlin participated on Monday, March 7 in a round table at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, in which they addressed the region’s economic, social and environmental challenges. The senior official and his delegation, formed by Kiefer Jakob, Sweden’s Ambassador to Chile and other representatives of the Swedish Parliament, the Embassy of Sweden in Chile and the Chilean-Swedish Institute of Culture, were received by ECLAC’s Deputy Executive Secretary, Antoni…

Presidente del Parlamento sueco y expertos de la CEPAL compartieron visiones sobre América Latina y el Caribe

De visita en Chile, el Presidente del Parlamento sueco, Urban Ahlin, participó el lunes 7 de marzo en una mesa redonda en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, en la que se abordaron los desafíos económicos, sociales y ambientales de la región. El alto funcionario y su delegación, integrada por Kiefer Jakob, Embajador de Suecia en Chile, y otros representantes del Parlamento sueco, la Embajada de Suecia en Chile y el Instituto Chileno Sueco de Cultura, fueron recibidos por el Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la CEPAL, Antonio Prado, quien enc…

Assessment of the damage caused by flood rains and landslides in association with hurricane Michelle, october 2001: implications for economic, social and environmental development

Preface This study was prepared for the Government of Jamaica following the significant physical damage and economic losses that the country sustained as a result of flood rains associated with the development of Hurricane Michelle. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) submitted a request for assistance in undertaking a social, environmental and economic impact assessment to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on 14 November 2001. ECLAC responded with haste and modified its work plan to accommodate the request. A request for training in the use of th…

Belize: assessment of the damage caused by hurricane Keith, 2000: implications for economic, social and environmental development

Handbook for estimating the socio-economic and environmental effects of disasters

ECLAC presents cases of transformative investments for a sustainable economy in Brazil

On May 26th, the ECLAC office in Brasilia, together with the Brazilian Global Compact Network, held a webinar about the Big Push for Sustainability , in which more than 60 case studies of investments for sustainable development in Brazil were presented.…

Water governance for development and sustainability

Abstract This document aims to identify characteristics of water institutions which promote the sustainable integration of water, both as a resource and as service, into socioeconomic development. As this does not depend only on formal institutional factors, such as legislation and organizational structure, there are also references to dynamic conditions, such as socioeconomic circumstances and the quality of the administration, summarized in the concept of governance, understood as the capability of a social system to mobilize energies, in a coherent manner, for the sustainable development of…