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

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.…

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…

ECLAC opened a Public Consultation to identify water priorities of Caribbean countries, towards of the 2023 United Nations Water Conference

ECLAC is interested in compiling points of view, experiences and proposals from Caribbean countries regarding their main challenges. Caribbean states are highly vulnerably due to the financial indebtedness and climate change and must receive adequate support, including through concessional funding and reestablishment of the liquidity they need. Thus, ECLAC wants to highlight the importance of these countries and focus its activities around the concept of “Caribbean first”.…

CEPAL abrió una Consulta Pública para rescatar las prioridades hídricas del Caribe, de cara a la Conferencia del Agua de Naciones Unidas de 2023

La CEPAL está interesada en recopilar puntos de vista, experiencias y propuestas de los países del Caribe sobre sus principales desafíos. Los países del Caribe son altamente vulnerables debido a múltiples factores entre los que se encuentra el endeudamiento financiero y el cambio climático. Para ello, deben recibir un apoyo adecuado, incluso a través de financiamiento concesional y el restablecimiento de la liquidez que necesitan. De esta forma, la CEPAL quiere resaltar la importancia de estos países y centrar sus actividades en torno al concepto de “El Caribe primero”.…

Developments in the prices of natural resources for export in Latin America and the Caribbean

In 2021, Latin America and the Caribbean saw an increase in the prices of the main export commodities, mainly as a result of the recovery in global demand following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue No. 3 of the ECLAC Natural Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean Bulletin, prepared by the Natural Resources Division of ECLAC, offers an analysis of the movements in prices of non-renewable natural resources and agricultural products in Latin America and the Caribbean, considering the effects of climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and sustainable economic recovery in the region. …

Natural Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean - No.3

In 2021, Latin America and the Caribbean saw an increase in the prices of the main export commodities, mainly as a result of the recovery in global demand following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue No. 3 of the ECLAC Natural Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean Bulletin, prepared by the Natural Resources Division of ECLAC, offers an analysis of the movements in prices of non-renewable natural resources and agricultural products in Latin America and the Caribbean, considering the effects of climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and sustainable economic recovery in the region. …

Natural Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean - No.3

Durante el año 2021, en América Latina y El Caribe se produjo un aumento de los precios de los principales productos básicos de exportación, debiéndose principalmente a la recuperación de la demanda global, tras el impacto de la pandemia por Covid- 19. El tercer número del Boletín Recursos Naturales en América Latina y el Caribe, elaborado por la División de Recursos Naturales de la CEPAL, presenta un análisis de la evolución de los precios de los recursos naturales no renovables y productos agrícolas en América Latina y el Caribe considerando los efectos del cambio climático, la pandemia por …

Evolución de los precios de los recursos naturales de exportación de América Latina y el Caribe

Durante el año 2021, en América Latina y El Caribe se produjo un aumento de los precios de los principales productos básicos de exportación, debiéndose principalmente a la recuperación de la demanda global, tras el impacto de la pandemia por Covid- 19. El tercer número del Boletín Recursos Naturales en América Latina y el Caribe, elaborado por la División de Recursos Naturales de la CEPAL, presenta un análisis de la evolución de los precios de los recursos naturales no renovables y productos agrícolas en América Latina y el Caribe considerando los efectos del cambio climático, la pandemia por …

Developments in the prices of natural resources for export in Latin America and the Caribbean

I. Introduction In 2021, the prices of the main export commodities of Latin America and the Caribbean increased, mainly due to the recovery in global demand —particularly from China— for minerals, metals, fossil fuels and agricultural products, following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first months of 2022, those upward trends, especially in hydrocarbon prices, have been strengthened by the conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. However, the prices for each major commodity group (minerals, hydrocarbons, agricultural commodities) have performed differently. Similarly, …

Evolución de los precios de los recursos naturales de exportación de América Latina y el Caribe

I. Introducción Durante el año 2021, se produjo un aumento de los precios de los principales productos básicos de exportación de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), debido principalmente a la recuperación de la demanda global, en particular desde China, de los minerales, metales, combustibles fósiles y productos agrícolas, tras el impacto de la pandemia por la COVID-19. En los primeros meses de 2022, estas tendencias alcistas, en especial de los precios de los hidrocarburos, se han visto reforzadas por el conflicto entre la Federación de Rusia y Ucrania. Sin embargo, la evolución de los precios …

ECLAC celebrates, together with PHI-UNESCO and CEREGAS, World Water Day 2022 under the theme: "Groundwater, making the invisible visible"

In the virtual event, the United Nations World Report on the Development of Water Resources (WWDR) and the perspectives of Latin America and the Caribbean regarding the management of groundwater were presented.…

Interview of ECLAC on Chilean TV Senade in the framework of World Water Day

The interview broadcasted live on Chilean TV Senade included the participation of Mrs Silvia Saravia Matus, economic affairs officer of the Water and Energy Unit of the Natural Resources Division of ECLAC, who presented the current situation and challenges in the water sector in Chile.…

Entrevista de la CEPAL en la TV Senado de Chile en el marco del Día Mundial del Agua

La entrevista transmitida en directo por la TV Senado de Chile contó con la participación de la Sra. Silvia Saravia Matus, oficial de asuntos económicos de la Unidad de Agua y Energía de la División de Recursos Naturales de la CEPAL, quien expuso la situación actual y los desafíos de Chile en el sector hídrico…

ECLAC promotes the consolidation of the regional expert group on water resources in Latin America and the Caribbean

The group of experts, formed by more than twenty representatives of the most prestigious institutions in the region's water resources field, aims to join forces to implement initiatives that accelerate compliance with SDG 6 in LAC. The meeting was held in the framework of the preparations for the United Nations Water Conference in March 2023.…

Participation of ECLAC in the webinar "Sustainable business models for the financing, operation and maintenance of multipurpose dams" of Itaipu Binacional

Itaipu Binacional organized a series of webinars “Towards the IX World Water Forum” in preparation for the IX World Water Forum.…

Synthesis of policy interventions responding to integrated water resources management challenges in the Caribbean SIDS

In the Caribbean, high water demand, changes in land use, climate variabilities impacts, deforestation, soil erosion, pollution, inadequate wastewater treatment, and the overexploitation of water sources1, impact on the quantity and quality of available freshwater resources. The management of freshwater resources through an integrated approach is internationally recognised as a best practice for supporting the sustainability of this finite resource. The recent United Nations - 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development report noted the low to medium-low levels of implementation of the integrated …

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Soluciones basadas en la naturaleza: el potencial de la restauración y conservación de bosques para la adaptación al cambio climático en Centroamérica

En este estudio se evalúa empíricamente cómo la cobertura boscosa puede reducir el impacto de las lluvias extremas en la actividad económica de Centroamérica. Para esos fines, se construyó un panel de datos usando observaciones de la tierra provenientes de imágenes satelitales. Se midió la actividad económica a través de las luces nocturnas y se caracterizaron las lluvias extremas usando series de lluvias diarias con alta resolución espacial. Finalmente, se evaluó y mapeó la cobertura boscosa y vegetal usando el índice de vegetación de diferencia normalizada (NDVI).…

Conceptualizing a circular economy in the Caribbean: perspectives and possibilities. Policy Brief

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.…