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Acción climática en la agricultura: la experiencia de países miembros de la Plataforma de Acción Climática en Agricultura de Latinoamérica y el Caribe

El presente documento tiene por objetivo generar conocimientos relevantes para la acción climática en la agricultura en países miembros de la Plataforma de Acción Climática en Agricultura de Latinoamérica y el Caribe (PLACA), a partir de la revisión de la normativa políticas e institucionalidad, y del análisis de casos de éxito. Por acción climática en el sector agropecuario se entiende el conjunto de actividades relacionadas con la adaptación, mitigación, la promoción de sinergias entre las acciones de mitigación y adaptación, y el fomento de los servicios de sumidero de carbono y de otros se…

Report of the twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

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Building a climate resilient power sector in the context of the Caribbean small island developing States’ energy transition. Policy Brief

In Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS), electrical power outages are frequent in the aftermath of major weather events. While local service disruptions often last a few days after these events, nationwide power grid failures lasting several weeks, or months have resulted in enormous social and economic impacts. In 2017, Hurricane Maria left 90 per cent of the population of Dominica without access to electricity for over four months (Commonwealth of Dominica, 2020) and caused a systemwide collapse of Puerto Rico's power grid that took 11 months to be entirely restored (Campbell…

Experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean with mainstreaming biodiversity in the productive, economic and financial sectors

The severity of cascading global environmental, climate, economic, social and health crises is such that they sometimes seem insurmountable. ECLAC has therefore compiled a set of best practices, drawing from cases in Latin America and the Caribbean that can serve as models to promote comprehensive structural change and improve socioeconomic and environmental well-being. This study addresses challenges, opportunities and lessons learned as to how mainstreaming biodiversity in the agriculture, fisheries, forestry, financial, manufacturing, infrastructure and tourism sectors is a catalyst for the…

Governance approaches and practices in Latin America and the Caribbean for transformative change for biodiversity

The relevance of biodiversity to global climate, health and social stability has been widely documented; its present state of deterioration and loss is an urgent call to change the way in which we live with species and ecosystems. This leads to a recognition of the importance of reformulating the institutions and various processes associated with biodiversity governance at the subnational, national and global levels that have a negative impact on its conservation and sustainable use. In other words, there is a need to design and implement new forms of governance that facilitate positive transf…

Enfoques y prácticas de gobernanza en América Latina y el Caribe para el cambio transformativo a favor de la biodiversidad

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) ha reunido un conjunto de experiencias paradigmáticas de gobernanza para el cambio transformativo a favor de la biodiversidad en América Latina y el Caribe, que pueden servir de modelo para la aplicación de los enfoques integrativos, inclusivos, fundamentados y adaptativos propuestos por la Plataforma Intergubernamental Científico-Normativa sobre Diversidad Biológica y Servicios de los Ecosistemas, para la implementación del nuevo marco mundial de la diversidad biológica posterior a 2020 y como soluciones prácticas que permitan tran…

Experiencias de integración de la biodiversidad en los sectores productivos, económicos y financieros de América Latina y el Caribe

La conjunción actual de múltiples crisis globales —ambiental, climática, económica, social y sanitaria— es tan compleja que a veces se antoja inabordable. Por ello, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) ha reunido un conjunto de buenas prácticas y experiencias paradigmáticas de América Latina y el Caribe que pueden servir de modelo para impulsar un cambio estructural integral, contribuyendo a incrementar el bienestar socioeconómico y ambiental. El presente estudio analiza desafíos, oportunidades y lecciones aprendidas en el ámbito de la integración de la biodiversidad e…

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Limiting Temperature Rise - What Does It Mean for Caribbean SIDS?

Authorities Call for Multiplying Access to Financing for Climate Action via the Massive Investment of Public and Private Financial Institutions’ Resources

Unlocking access to climate finance, especially in emerging markets and developing economies, is crucial for closing the gap in adaptation, developing resilience, protecting the countries most vulnerable to climate change and contributing to development that is lower in carbon, according to the authorities gathered today at the Roundtable on Climate Finance and the Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place through Friday, September 2 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The event…

Autoridades llaman a multiplicar el acceso al financiamiento para la acción climática mediante la inversión masiva de recursos de las instituciones financieras públicas y privadas

Desbloquear el acceso a la financiación climática, especialmente en los mercados emergentes y las economías en desarrollo, es crucial para cerrar la brecha de adaptación, desarrollar resiliencia, proteger a los países más vulnerables al cambio climático y contribuir a un desarrollo más bajo en carbono, subrayaron hoy autoridades reunidas en la Mesa redonda sobre el financiamiento climático y la transición energética en América Latina y el Caribe, que se realiza hasta el viernes 2 de septiembre en la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chil…

Autoridades instam a multiplicar o acesso ao financiamento para a ação climática mediante investimento maciço de recursos das instituições financeiras públicas e privadas

Desbloquear o acesso ao financiamento climático, especialmente nos mercados emergentes e nas economias em desenvolvimento, é crucial para fechar a lacuna de adaptação, desenvolver resiliência, proteger os países mais vulneráveis à mudança climática e contribuir para um desenvolvimento mais baixo em carbono, sublinharam as autoridades reunidas na Mesa-redonda sobre financiamento climático e transição energética na América Latina e no Caribe, realizada na sede central da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) em Santiago, Chile. O evento, realizado em formato híbrido (…

Compendio preliminar de proyectos de inversión en acción climática para América Latina y el Caribe

Como preparativo del 27º período de sesiones de la Conferencia de las Partes en la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP 27), su Presidencia, los campeones de la acción climática y las cinco comisiones regionales de las Naciones Unidas organizan el ciclo: Hacia la COP27: Foros Regionales sobre Iniciativas para Financiar la Acción Climática y los ODS, un esfuerzo de largo aliento para impulsar la acción climática y contribuir a la consecución de los objetivos del Acuerdo de París y de la Agenda 2030. En este marco, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el …

Global Warming Impacts to Freshwater Resources in Caribbean SIDS

Water, by its continuous movement within the Earth and the atmosphere is the primary medium through which climate change influences this planet’s natural, physical, chemical and biological systems and processes. Global warming is affecting seasonal rainfall variabilities, precipitation rates, and resulting in uncertainties of freshwater supplies. Fresh water including both surface and ground is a finite resource and essential to sustaining human health, economic, environmental and ecosystem services (UN 2021). The Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS) are highly vulnerable to the imp…

Climate Change, The Caribbean Sea, and the Ocean Economy – Securing Livelihoods of Caribbean People

Caribbean people have always had a special relationship with the ocean and coast, with most of the population, infrastructure, and economic activities located along the coastal zone in Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS). Marine and coastal ecosystems provide employment, recreation, livelihoods, and ensure food security for millions of people across the subregion in the areas of fisheries, tourism, transportation, and energy.…

Nature Based Solutions: Can They Help Us Stay Alive at 1.5 °C?

The global community claims to be committed to finding a solution to arresting rising global temperatures limiting global warming to well below 2 °C, preferably 1.5 °C (UNFCCC, 2022), to ensure that all life, livelihoods and the overall health and welfare of ecosystems animals and humans are secured (IPCC 2018). The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports paint a picture that shows increased intensity and frequency of climatic conditions and extreme events as emerging trends (IPCC 2018). Global warming beyond 1.5 °C will be devastating; in fact, projections show at 2 °C warming ma…

Director’s Desk: Limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees to stay alive - What does it mean for Caribbean SIDS?

As is well known, Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS) are vulnerable to recurrent multidimensional shocks. These have lasting social, economic, and environmental impacts; effects expected to become further aggravated in a world with a persistently warming climate. The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbates these impacts.…

Regional Forum on Investment and Financing for Climate Action in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Be Held at ECLAC

High-level government authorities and officials from international organizations, along with representatives of the private sector, development and commercial banks and multilateral and bilateral cooperation partners, will participate in the Roundtable on Climate Finance and the Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place on September 1-2 at the central headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The event, which will be held using a hybrid format (in-person and virtual), is one of the fi…