This research paper assesses the likely economic impact of climate change on the health sector in Trinidad and Tobago. The analysis, however, was limited to the economic impact of only a few climate-related diseases1 for which data were available. The approach utilized in this paper makes for easy extrapolation once the data on the other climate-related illnesses become available so that a full impact assessment can be carried out.…
Climate change is considered to be the most pervasive and truly global of all issues affecting humanity. It poses a serious threat to the environment, as well as to economies and societies. Whilst it is clear that the impacts of climate change are varied, scientists have agreed that its effects will not be evenly distributed and that developing countries and small island developing States (SIDS) will be the first and hardest hit. Small island developing States, many of whom have fewer resources to adapt socially, technologically and financially to climate change, are considered to be the most …
Climate change is a naturally occurring phenomenon in which the earth‘s climate goes through cycles of warming and cooling; these changes usually take place incrementally over millennia. Over the past century, there has been an anomalous increase in global temperature, giving rise to accelerated climate change. It is widely accepted that greenhouse gas emissions from human activities such as industries have contributed significantly to the increase in global temperatures.
The existence and survival of all living organisms is predicated on the ability of the environment in which they live not o…
Durante décadas, las Naciones Unidas han trabajado para librar a las personas de la pobreza.
Hemos hecho grandes progresos, pero hoy esos logros están en peligro.
Demasiadas personas viven con miedo:
Miedo de perder sus empleos;
Miedo de no ser capaces de alimentar a sus familias;
Miedo de quedar atrapadas para siempre en la pobreza, privadas del derecho humano a vivir con salud y dignidad y esperanza en el futuro.
Podemos hacer frente a las dificultades que afrontamos: la crisis económica, el cambio climático, el aumento de los costos de alimentación y energía, los efectos de los desastres na…
(14 de octubre, 2011) La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, participó en Abu Dhabi, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, en la Cumbre sobre la Agenda Global 2011, que reúne a representantes del sector académico, empresarial, gubernamental y de la sociedad civil de todo el mundo.
Este espacio de debate, creado en 2008 por el Foro Económico Mundial, congrega anualmente a los miembros de la Red de Consejos de la Agenda Global (Network of Global Agenda Councils) para intercambiar ideas sobre temas clave como la estabilidad financiera, la segur…
Cada vez que sufrimos un desastre, solemos culpar a la naturaleza. Rara vez pensamos en los actos humanos que aumentan los riesgos y transforman un peligro en catástrofe.
La vulnerabilidad a los desastres aumenta a un ritmo mucho mayor que la capacidad de superarlos. El último año hemos presenciado inundaciones, terremotos, tsunamis y sequías devastadoras.
A ello se suman, aumentando la urgencia del problema, los riesgos de la seguridad nuclear y la amenaza de múltiples riesgos tecnológicos.
La buena nueva es que algunos países han encontrado la forma de reducir los riesgos de las inundaciones…
This report analyses the agriculture, energy, and health sectors in Trinidad and Tobago to assess the potential economic impacts of climate change on the sectors. The fundamental aim of this report is to assist with the development of strategies to deal with the potential impact of climate change on Trinidad and Tobago. It also has the potential to provide essential input for identifying and preparing policies and strategies to help advance the Caribbean subregion closer to solving problems associated with climate change and attaining individual and regional sustainable development goals. Some…
This report analyses the agriculture, health and tourism sectors in Saint Lucia to assess the potential economic impacts of climate change on the sectors. The fundamental aim of this report is to assist with the development of strategies to deal with the potential impact of climate change in Saint Lucia. It also has the potential to provide essential input for identifying and preparing policies and strategies to help advance the Caribbean subregion closer to solving problems associated with climate change and attaining individual and regional sustainable development goals. Some of the key anti…
This report analyses the agriculture, health and tourism sectors in Jamaica to assess the potential economic impacts of climate change on the sectors. The fundamental aim of this report is to assist with the development of strategies to deal with the potential impact of climate change on Jamaica. It also has the potential to provide essential input for identifying and preparing policies and strategies to help move the Region closer to solving problems associated with climate change and attaining individual and regional sustainable development goals. Some of the key anticipated manifestations o…
This report analyses the agriculture, coastal and human settlements and health sectors in Guyana to assess the potential economic impacts of climate change. The fundamental aim of this report is to assist with the development of strategies to deal with the potential impact of climate change on Guyana. It also has the potential to provide essential input for identifying and preparing policies and strategies to help bring the Caribbean sub-region closer to solving problems associated with climate change and attaining national and regional sustainable development goals. Some of the key anticipate…
This report analyses the coastal and human settlements, tourism and transport sectors in Barbados to assess the potential economic impact of climate change on the sectors. The fundamental aim of this report is to assist with the development of strategies to deal with the potential impact of climate change on Barbados. Some of the key anticipated manifestations of climate change for the Caribbean include elevated air and sea-surface temperatures, sea-level rise, possible changes in extreme events and a reduction in freshwater resources.
The economic impact of climate change on the three sectors…
Este año, el Día Mundial del Hábitat cae en el mes en que, según las predicciones demográficas, nuestro planeta ha de alcanzar los siete mil millones de habitantes. El futuro que heredarán las nuevas generaciones dependerá en gran medida de cómo manejemos las presiones contrapuestas del crecimiento demográfico cada vez mayor, la urbanización y el cambio climático.
Los expertos prevén que para el año 2050 la población mundial habrá aumentado un 50% desde 1999. Para entonces, dicen además los científicos que las emisiones mundiales de gases de efecto invernadero deben disminuir un 50% respecto a…
El próximo año se cumplirá el décimo aniversario de la aprobación del Plan de Acción Internacional de Madrid sobre el Envejecimiento. Este hito queda reflejado en el tema del Día Internacional de las Personas de Edad de este año, Puesta en marcha de Madrid + 10: crecientes oportunidades y retos del envejecimiento mundial. Este año conmemoramos también el vigésimo aniversario de la aprobación de los Principios de las Naciones Unidas en favor de las personas de edad. Estos principios básicos (independencia, participación, cuidados, autorrealización y dignidad) consagran los derechos humanos de l…
This paper examines the impact of inflation and its variability for eight Caribbean countries; Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The paper goes beyond the standard approach to examine the variability of relative prices (VRP) within the context of a threshold effects framework, since it was recognized that whether inflation was low or very high was significant in determining its impact on an economy. The paper employed a panel threshold effects model to capture the non-linear nature of the relationship…
This study has been prepared to assist the French Development Agency (AFD), as part of the implementation of its Framework for Action Regional Caribbean, to identify the main development issues of the Caribbean region and areas of future research. The study focuses on the state of the research in the Caribbean region and proposes areas for future collaboration between the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the AFD. The areas of enquiry cover economic, social and cultural, environmental and international relations, with an emphasis on public policy. The study al…
Este documento fue realizado en el marco del proyecto CEPAL-Fundación Forrd Desigualdades territoriales y exclusión social de los pueblos indígenas y afrodescendientes en países de América Latina …
El presente trabajo revisa los recientes cambios de los marcos regulatorios de los recursos hídricos en algunos de los países de América Latina. El objetivo es identificar y registrar las tendencias que en la región se observan en torno a la formulación de las leyes de aguas promulgadas en los últimos años.…
(10 September 2011) At the closure of the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Meeting Preparatory to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the ministers and representatives of the Governments in Latin America and the Caribbean, gathered at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, agreed that it is necessary to achieve a global institutional framework for sustainable development "which is efficient and flexible and ensures the effective integration of its three pillars (social, economic and environmental)".
The delegates stated that, on the road to the United Nation…
(10 de septiembre, 2011) Los ministros y representantes de los gobiernos de América Latina y el Caribe reunidos en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago, Chile, señalaron que es necesario crear una institucionalidad global para el desarrollo sostenible "que sea eficiente y flexible y alcance una efectiva integración de sus tres pilares (la dimensión económica, la social y la ambiental)", al término de la Reunión Regional Preparatoria para América Latina y el Caribe de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible (Río+20).
Los delegados señalaron que, de cara a la Conferencia …