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…
The Caribbean faces multidimensional vulnerabilities driven by climate change and aggravated by Small Island Developing States’ natural and economic characteristics (SIDS). A critical natural feature of SIDS is the extreme vulnerability to climate-change-induced events. Economically, the Caribbean has followed the global trend of seeing its urban areas swell during the last decades. Moreover, the region’s coastal areas expose human settlements, infrastructure, and businesses to external shocks, such as climate change-induced extreme weather events. In addition, the 2019 novel coronavirus disea…
Many international development agendas highlight the importance of quality data for sustainable development. With the advent of the data revolution for sustainable development, stakeholders have underscored the value of timely, usable data in informing decision-making and for monitoring progress and evaluating outcomes, be it in relation to national development planning or as regards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other international development agendas. Crucially, the COVID-19 pandemic, more than anything else in recent times, has demonstrated the value of tim…
Autoridades comunales de Chile y especialistas coincidieron en la necesidad de fortalecer las capacidades de los gobiernos locales para desarrollar iniciativas bajo los principios y ejes de un Estado Abierto, durante el Taller Gobierno Abierto Local: Generando sinergias e intercambio de pares entre gobiernos locales, realizado el miércoles 7 de septiembre de 2022 por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), a través del Instituto Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Planificación Económica y Social (ILPES), en conjunto con las municipalidades chilenas de Rancagua y Peñalolén.
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This document contains a report on the term in office of Alicia Bárcena as Executive Secretary of ECLAC (2008–2022), by area of work of the Commission.…
En este documento se presenta un informe, detallado por áreas de trabajo, de la gestión de Alicia Bárcena, en su calidad de Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL (2008-2022).…
Declining economic growth and competitiveness, the impact of the 2007–2009 global financial crisis, and the challenge of climate change and extreme weather events have hindered the sustainable development of Caribbean economies, the generation of sustained welfare gains and the achievement of key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the subregion’s vulnerability to the vagaries of global aggregate demand and commodity prices, which have largely driven the subregion’s debt upwards and dampened economic growth before its onset, compromising its ec…
Although the notion of a circular economy (CE) has been conceived and debated for more than half a century
(Henrysson and Nuur, 2021), it has gained considerable popularity in the lexicon of economists, ecologists and
other development thinkers over the past two decades. The increasing evidence of the existential threat of
human-induced climate change and the related imperatives of decarbonizing the global economy, have led to greater focus on strategies for a more sustainable use of the natural and environmental resource base.…
For more than 73 years, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has been fully committed to the sustainable development of the countries of the region. This report on the activities of the Commission highlights its key achievements and contributions in 2020 and is hereby submitted for the consideration of member States in light of the accountability and transparency framework promoted by the United Nations.…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) lleva más de 73 años plenamente comprometida con el desarrollo de los países de la región. El presente informe sobre las actividades de la Comisión, que destaca sus principales logros y contribuciones en 2020, se somete a la consideración de los Estados miembros en el marco de la rendición de cuentas y transparencia promovidas por las Naciones Unidas.…
The emergency generated by the COVID-19 pandemic has turned a spotlight on the key role of the State in providing public goods and services, while the public sector has returned to the fore as the locus for emergency response and for driving the recovery. However, the State and the public sector have been rendered less effective by the weakening of public leadership and of its capacity to generate confidence in the work of State institutions.
This document argues that stronger State institutions are needed to address the structural problems of the current development pattern and tackle the new…
La emergencia generada por la pandemia de COVID-19 ha visibilizado el papel esencial del Estado en la provisión de bienes y servicios públicos, al mismo tiempo que lo público ha resurgido como el espacio en que se debe dar respuesta a la emergencia y conducir la recuperación. No obstante, el debilitamiento de los liderazgos públicos y de su capacidad de generar confianza en la acción de las instituciones del Estado ha limitado su efectividad.
En este documento se plantea que para enfrentar los problemas estructurales del actual estilo de desarrollo y abordar los nuevos desafíos que plantean la…
Este texto avalia a política de defesa nacional brasileira tendo como referência os objetivos estabelecidos pela Política de Defesa Nacional (PDN), pela Estratégia Nacional de Defesa (END) e pelo Livro Branco de Defesa Nacional (LBDN). Busca-se elucidar se as metas elencadas em tais documentos têm sido atingidas, especialmente no tocante à autonomia tecnológica e ao fortalecimento da Base Industrial de Defesa (BID) no Brasil. Para tanto, analisamos a alocação orçamentária do setor conforme disposto pelo Plano Plurianual (PPA) 2016-2019, relacionando ações, objetivos e metas aos Programas Estra…