25 Ago 2020, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:30
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Publicación
Today, Brazil and many countries around the world are seeking to stimulate economic recovery and improve people’s quality of life. In this context, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) of the United Nations has been developing the Big Push for Sustainability, a renewed approach to support the efforts of the countries of the region to design more sustainable development models, by coordinating policies to promote investments that will transform existing models.
The ECLAC office in Brasilia and the Center for Strategic Studies and Management (CGEE), in conjunction …
2 Feb 2021, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:29
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Publicación
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has not only been sudden but has required significant re-adjustment on the part of world economies with far-reaching effects anticipated in the short to medium term. For vulnerable Caribbean economies already challenged by high debt service payments, external support is needed to fill the resource gap.
The objective of this report is to assess the impact of the pandemic imposed restrictions across six critical sectors and to provide policy recommendations to ensure a swift recovery and make a case for greater external concessional financial support to the…
12 - 14 Nov
2007, 06:00 - 15:00
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
En el marco del programa de cooperación GTZ-CEPAL denominado "Hacia una globalización sostenible y equitativa", cuyo objetivo es apoyar a los países miembros de la CEPAL en la aplicación de nuevos enfoques e instrumentos para la formulación, la implementación y la evaluación de políticas sectoriales integradas y concertadas entre las instancias estatales, para la promoción de un desarrollo económico se realizó el seminario "Public Policies for the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources: the case of Biofuels" en la ciudad de Puerto España, Trinidad y Tobago.
En esta oportunidad representant…
3 Feb 2021, 07:00 - 09:00
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Evento (Otros eventos)
Con éxito finalizó el primer seminario de la serie “Escenarios Energéticos de Largo Plazo (LTES)”, coorganizado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe de las Naciones Unidas (CEPAL), en conjunto con la Agencia Internacional de Energías Renovables (IRENA), y el programa GET.transform. La actividad se realizó en el marco del Foro Técnico de Planificadores Energéticos (FOREPLEN) de la CEPAL y contó con las exposiciones de las máximas autoridades de la Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (EPE) de Brasil y la Unidad de Planeación Minero-Energética (UPME) de Colombia.
El evento fue una…
1 Jun 2017, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:30
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Publicación
The present study explores opportunities and challenges to increase energy efficiency in government vehicle fleets through electrification. It identifies international best practices in relation to fleet electrification, suggests the most suitable comprehensive approach for a fleet transition, and recommends the most immediate actions to deploy. Considering the leading role that the public sector plays in promoting the use of renewable energies and enhancing energy efficiency, the study presents a roadmap for government fleet transitions of vehicles that have equivalent alternatives in the mar…
1 Oct 2013, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:22
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Publicación
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…
29 Ene 2020, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:30
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Infografía
Latin America and the Caribbean is endowed with abundant natural resources, but these are distributed unevenly. ECLAC supports effective and democratic governance of natural resources to achieve the aspirations of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.…
24 Dic 2024, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:30
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Nota informativa
El XIII Foro Internacional sobre Energía para el Desarrollo Sostenible reunió en Bangkok a líderes y expertos globales para abordar los desafíos y oportunidades de una transición energética inclusiva. Durante tres días de intensos debates, se discutieron estrategias clave para ampliar el acceso a energías renovables, fomentar la equidad de género y fortalecer la cooperación regional. El evento culminó con la firma de una Declaración Conjunta de las Naciones Unidas, reafirmando el compromiso global de construir un futuro energético sostenible y socialmente equitativo.…
Today, Brazil and many countries around the world are seeking to stimulate economic recovery and improve people’s quality of life. In this context, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) of the United Nations has been developing the Big Push for Sustainability, a renewed approach to support the efforts of the countries of the region to design more sustainable development models, by coordinating policies to promote investments that will transform existing models.
The ECLAC office in Brasilia and the Center for Strategic Studies and Management (CGEE), in conjunction …
1 Abr 2011, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:22
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Publicación
The Barbados Programme of Action (BPoA) for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) identifies energy management as a critical issue in achieving sustainability. Like many of the small islands states, Jamaica is economically vulnerable to external factors such as fluctuations in energy prices, a consequence of an over dependence on imported oil. Securing supplies of affordable and reliable energy is an essential element of economic and social development. In Jamaica however, energy systems and energy use are inefficient and expensive and add to national economic vulnerability.Jamaica is endowed …
El evento ha sido una actividad conjunta con el Programa GET.transform, un aliado estratégico en la implementación del Foro de Planificadores de Energía.…
27 Abr 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:28
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Noticias
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…
26 Mayo 2020, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:26
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Nota informativa
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.…
3 Oct 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 17:26
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Infografía
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.…