This book, of which we present an preliminary offprint version in English, is the result of a collective analysis undertaken at the invitation of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) as part of the discussions supporting preparations for the thirty-eighth session of the Commission. With the collaboration of Nicolo Gligo, it was possible to bring together a group of pioneers in the analysis of sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean whose thinking has been informing this field of the social and scientific disciplines since the 1970s. Their diffe…
Este libro es el resultado de una reflexión colectiva a la que invitó la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en el marco de las discusiones que apoyaron la preparación del trigésimo octavo período de sesiones de la Comisión. Con la colaboración de Nicolo Gligo, fue posible reunir un grupo de pioneros en la reflexión sobre el desarrollo sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe, que desde los años setenta nutren con su pensamiento este campo de las disciplinas social y científica. Sus diversas contribuciones se integran en los 12 capítulos de este documento, que abordan lo…
La sesión buscó identificar buenas prácticas y necesidades, haciendo énfasis en estrategias que permitan impulsar la acción climática y aumentar la ambición de los compromisos climáticos en el contexto actual de la pandemia global.…
En el contexto de la crisis sanitaria por la pandemia del COVID-19 y con la crisis climática como telón de fondo, la CEPAL ofreció a los países miembros del COSEFIN un espacio de discusión sobre los avances en el uso de la política fiscal verde y las oportunidades que ello tiene para avanzar hacia una recuperación verde.…
El objetivo de este documento es identificar algunas de las relaciones básicas entre las variables económicas, sociales y ambientales en la República Dominicana y, sobre la base de estas relaciones, presentar algunos escenarios para 2030 como un insumo para discutir una estrategia de política pública que contribuya a un crecimiento bajo en carbono, inclusivo socialmente y con preservación medioambiental.…
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, subrayó hoy la urgencia de establecer un fondo de resiliencia regional como vehículo para la adaptación de las inversiones verdes para reconstruir mejor post pandemia y advirtió sobre la necesidad de implementar una reforma a la arquitectura financiera internacional que, entre otras medidas, permita ampliar el apoyo financiero a los países pequeños de ingresos medianos altamente endeudados y vulnerables al cambio climático.
La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas fue la principal orador…
The passage of Hurricane Matthew through The Bahamas in October 2016 marks the second time in just over a year that the country was affected by a Category 4 hurricane. However, unlike 2015’s Hurricane Joaquin, which affected islands having a relatively low population, Hurricane Matthew’s greatest impact was felt on the country’s population centres of New Providence and Grand Bahama, as well as in the district of North Andros. Damage in these areas was caused by high winds and storm surge associated with the hurricane, and was exacerbated by construction practices and the siting of communities …
Hurricane Irma was the ninth named hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Being an Archipelago in the Caribbean, a great portion of The Bahamas infrastructure is in proximity to the coast, making it particularly vulnerable to tropical storms. Irma directly and primarily affected the southern islands of Inagua, Acklins, Ragged Island and Southern Andros, and affected Bimini and Grand Bahama to the north, while it also caused moderate effects across the country.
The effects of hurricane Irma on the population of The Bahamas were moderate. According to the reports prepared by the govern…
In September 2019 , the world watched as the category 5 Hurricane Dorian rained havoc down on The Bahamas islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco and their communities, erasing any evidence of life in some neighborhoods and leaving behind a trail of heartbreak, sorrow and death. The catastrophic damage to livelihoods and billions of dollars of infrastructure on this archipelago present significant challenges to the preparedness of its tourism -dependent economy and its rescue and recovery capacity.
The Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) committed itself to a restoration effort that would be far -r…
Presentation by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC
“In these difficult times, we must be careful because environmental standards are being relaxed. We cannot afford this. We are facing a global public ‘bad’ – the COVID-19 pandemic – but the next one will be the climate crisis. We must build back better and that means doing so with equality and sustainability,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said today during a high-level virtual event organized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation…
Presentación de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL (en inglés)
“En estos tiempos difíciles, debemos tener cuidado porque los estándares ambientales se están relajando. No podemos permitirlo. Estamos enfrentando un mal público global -la pandemia del COVID-19, pero el próximo es la crisis climática. Debemos reconstruir mejor y eso significa hacerlo con igualdad y sostenibilidad”, declaró hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante un evento virtual de alto nivel organizado por la Organización para la C…
The Caribbean subregion is exceptionally vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. Vulnerability is a key multidimensional concept at the heart of resilience building, relating to each country’s multiple spatial and socioeconomic risks and conditions. In fact, due to its geographical location and concentration of population and activities in low-lying coastal areas, the Caribbean is the second most hazard-prone region in the world...Moreover, impacts of extreme weather events on Caribbean small economies are of national proportions. For example, in the hurricane s…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) ratified its commitment to supporting Caribbean countries on their path towards a sustainable recovery with greater equality after the crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, during a high-level virtual meeting held with ministers and authorities from more than 10 countries in the subregion.
The 7th Council of Ministers on Environmental Sustainability of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) took place this Wednesday, June 24, under the outgoing presidency of Martinique and the incoming presidency of Saint Luci…