The 29th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) concluded on 14 October in Paramaribo, Suriname. Some of the most urgent and challenging issues facing the Caribbean were discussed at this meeting, inspiring a commitment to strategic action-oriented follow-up, to assure more dynamic sustainable development process.
Convened by ECLAC Caribbean, the CDCC meeting is held every two years and gathers Caribbean Prime Ministers, Ministers and distinguished government officials, with a focus on strengthening their countries’ institutional and technical capacities to impr…
What: Seventh (7th) meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable.
When: 12 to 13 October 2022 (Opening ceremony at 8 am).
Where: The Royal Torarica Hotel, Kleine Waterstraat 10, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Background Information
The Caribbean Development Roundtable brings together regional and international development thinkers and practitioners, leaders and senior policymakers from ECLAC member States and associate member countries, representatives of the UN System, regional and international financial institutions, academia, and civil society, including the private sector, as well as o…
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…
Government representatives from numerous countries in the region, as well as international organizations and multilateral and private financial institutions, concluded this Friday, September 2, their debates at the Roundtable on Climate Finance and the Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean – which took place at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile – with a call to escalate action on climate finance and activate projects and a strengthened institutional framework, ahead of the upcoming COP27.
The event, which w…
Representantes gubernamentales de varios países de la región, así como de organismos internacionales, instituciones financieras multilaterales y privadas, finalizaron este viernes 2 de septiembre los debates de la Mesa redonda sobre el financiamiento climático y la transición energética en América Latina y el Caribe, que se realizó en la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, con un llamado a escalar la acción en materia de financiamiento climático e impulsar proyectos y una institucionalidad reforzada, de cara a la próxima COP 27.
El …
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…
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…
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 (…
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…
Altas autoridades gubernamentales y de organismos internacionales, junto a representantes del sector privado, bancos de desarrollo y comerciales y asociados en la cooperación multilateral y bilateral, participarán en la Mesa redonda sobre el financiamiento climático y la transición energética en América Latina y el Caribe, que se realizará el 1 y 2 de septiembre en la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago, Chile.
El evento, que se celebrará en formato híbrido -presencial y virtual-, es uno de los cinco Foros Regionales …
Financing for development, food security, the energy transition, integrated management of natural disasters, and climate action must be enabling policies that would allow for the effective fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Mario Cimoli, Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said today during a session of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2022 that was focused on listening to messages coming from the regions.
ECLAC’s highest authority participated in the segment entitled Messages from the…
El financiamiento para el desarrollo, la seguridad alimentaria, la transición energética, la gestión integrada de los desastres naturales y la acción climática deben ser políticas habilitantes que permitan el efectivo cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), afirmó hoy Mario Cimoli, Secretario Ejecutivo Interino de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante una sesión del Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible 2022, dedicada a escuchar los mensajes provenientes desde las regiones.
El máximo representante de la CEPAL participó…
O financiamento para o desenvolvimento, a segurança alimentar, a transição energética, a gestão integrada dos desastres naturais e a ação climática devem ser políticas habilitadoras que permitam o efetivo cumprimento dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS), afirmou hoje Mario Cimoli, Secretário Executivo Interino da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), durante uma sessão do Fórum Político de Alto Nível sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável 2022 dedicada a escutar as mensagens provenientes das regiões.
O máximo representante da CEPAL participou do segmento intitul…
Al finalizar la Quinta Reunión del Foro de los países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, representantes de la región se comprometieron a redoblar esfuerzos para implementar efectivamente la Agenda 2030 y concluyeron que la erradicación de la pobreza en todas sus formas es el mayor desafío actual y constituye un requisito indispensable para el desarrollo sostenible.…
The use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) instruments by debt issuers from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in international markets has grown very rapidly in the last two years. In particular, in 2021 there was an exponential growth in the international issuance of sustainability-linked bonds (SLB) by companies in the region, according to a new Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) report published by the Commission’s Office in Washington DC.
LAC ESG International Bond Issuance by Type of Instruments
(US$ Million)
Source: authors’ elaboration…
El uso de instrumentos ambientales, sociales y de gobernanza (ASG) en los mercados internacionales por parte de los emisores de deuda de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) ha crecido muy rápidamente en los últimos dos años. En particular, en 2021 hubo un crecimiento exponencial en la emisión internacional de bonos vinculados a la sostenibilidad (SLB por sus siglas en inglés) de parte de las empresas de la región, según un nuevo documento de proyecto de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) preparado por su Oficina en Washington DC en conjunto con la División de Desarrollo…
O uso de instrumentos ambientais, sociais e de governança (ASG) nos mercados internacionais por parte dos emissores de dívida da América Latina e do Caribe (ALC) cresceu muito rapidamente nos últimos dois anos. Particularmente, em 2021 houve um crescimento exponencial na emissão internacional de títulos vinculados à sustentabilidade (SLB) por empresas da região, segundo um novo documento de projeto da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) preparado por seu Escritório em Washington, DC em conjunto com a Divisão de Desenvolvimento Produtivo e Empresarial.
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