An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the transportation sector in Barbados

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the tourism sector in Montserrat

This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the likely effects of climate change on the tourism sector in Montserrat. Clayton (2009) identifies three reasons why the Caribbean should be concerned about the potential effects of climate change on tourism: (a) the relatively high dependence on tourism as a source of foreign exchange and employment; (b) the intrinsic vulnerability of small islands and their infrastructure (e.g. hotels and resorts) to sea level rise and extreme climatic events (e.g. hurricanes and floods); and, (c) the high dependence of the regional tourist industry on carb…

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the tourism sector in Saint Lucia

This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the likely effects of climate change on the tourism sector in Saint Lucia. Clayton (2009) identifies three reasons why the Caribbean should be concerned about the potential effects of climate change on tourism: (a) the relatively high dependence on tourism as a source of foreign exchange and employment; (b) the intrinsic vulnerability of small islands and their infrastructure (e.g. hotels and resorts) to sea level rise and extreme climatic events (e.g. hurricanes and floods); and, (c) the high dependence of the regional tourist industry on car…

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the tourism sector in Aruba

In this study, an attempt is made to assess the economic impact of climate change on Aruba. This study has three main objectives. The first is to examine the factors that influence the demand and supply of tourism in Aruba. The second is to forecast the cost of climate change to the tourism sector until 2050 under the A2 and B2 climate scenarios with the Business as Usual (BAU) as a comparator climate scenario, and the third is to estimate the cost of adaptation and mitigation strategies that can be undertaken by Aruba to address climate change in the tourism sector.…

Día Internacional para la Erradicación de la Pobreza

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…

Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL participó en Cumbre sobre la Agenda Global 2011

(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…

Día Internacional para la Reducción de Riesgos de Desastres

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…

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Agriculture, Energy and Health sectors in Trinidad and Tobago

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…

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the health, tourism and transport sectors in Montserrat

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Agriculture, Health and Tourism sectors in Saint Lucia

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…

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Agriculture, Health and Tourism sectors in Jamaica

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…

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Agriculture, Coastal and Human Settlements and Health Sectors in Guyana

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…

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the coastal and human settlements, tourism and transport sectors in Barbados

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…

Día Mundial del Hábitat

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…

Inflation and the variability of relative prices in the Caribbean: evidence from panel threshold models

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…

Review of selected areas of research on the Caribbean subregion in the 2000s: identifying the main gaps

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…

Atlas sociodemográfico de los pueblos indígenas del Perú

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 …

Avances legislativos en gestión sostenible y descentralizada del agua en 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.…

Día Internacional de las Personas de Edad

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…

Latin America and the Caribbean Conclude the Regional Meeting Preparatory to Rio+20

(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…