This workshop is the first of a two-part series and is designed for senior technical officers having responsibilities in selecting and using technologies to support DRM.…
This workshop is the second of a two-part series and is designed for technical officers responsible for GIS and application developers supporting DRM.…
By means of an official statement sent to ECLAC on 22 September 2014, the Plurinational State of Bolivia made official its participation in the Declaration on the application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
CONTENTS I.A new publication on groundwater international treaties.II. Spain and Portugal in water conflict.III.Hungary aims to end tug of war with Slovakia over Danube Dam by late 2005.IV. Bosnia and Herzegovina : Preventing municipal pollution of transboundary riversV. Water sovereignty and NAFTA in Canada.VI. Jordan, Israel, Palestinians agree on action to save shrinking Dead Sea.VII. CEC Secretariat recommends development of a factual record on Lake Chapala.VIII.Water Wars: A review of water scarcity and water conflict.IX. Officials say Mexico has paid half its water debt.X. Plans announce…
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…
The objective of the workshop will be to raise awareness on environmental democracy and access rights as well as review the current Principle 10 negotiation process and build the capacities of government officials in Dominica in view of the future adoption of a regional agreement on this matter.…
On 18 May 2017, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean convened a workshop in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, to provide policy makers with practical options for establishing and enhancing their national institutional framework for implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The workshop brought together senior government officials from the Caribbean in the areas of foreign affairs, the economy, the environment, sustainable development and planning, as well as officials of the United Nations system, re…
Caribbean governments can turn high fuel costs for official vehicles into huge savings on public expenditure, by switching to electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles. This means that instead of paying close to US $3 per gallon, the fuel cost for a regular size light duty battery electric vehicle would be about 2.5 cents per mile. These and other findings can be found in a new report from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean, entitled `Promoting energy efficiency in government transportation systems: A transiti…
CONTENTS I.North American ‘Great Lakes Annex’ released .II. Parliament in Argentine Province approve s new bill to protect the Guaraní Aquifer.III.United States - Mexico water treaty dispute.IV. International Economic Law, Water for Money’s sake.V. The Human Right to Water: Legal and Policy DimensionsThestatements and opinions reported in this Newsletter do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or official positions of the United Nations, and are to be exclusively attributed to authors, organizations and media quoted or summarized in the Newslett…
The financing proposal for a plan to introduce electric and hybrid vehicles in the public service of Saint Lucia was discussed during a high-level meeting hosted by the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ) in partnership with ECLAC Caribbean, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on 8 September 2016. This represents a major step in the Government of Saint Lucia’s proposal for transitioning its fleet of official vehicles from petrol to electric and hybrid, as well as the development of a solar carpark with electric vehicle charging infrastructure. This innovative…
CONTENTS I.Virtual water: the solution to water shortage? II. Environmental probes derailed by NAFTA nations.III.Why exactly does the NAFTA CEC (Commission for Environmental Co-operation) exist?IV. An alliance for global water security in the 21st Century.V. Canada and the US make plans to restore the Great Lakes. VI. International Joint Commission recommends protecting Great Lakes Basin waters.VII. Major breakthrough for water quality and management in Europe.Thestatements and opinions reported in this Newsletter do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or official positions of the Uni…
CONTENTS I.International organisations urge Group of Eight leaders to allocate funds to promote cooperation over transboundary waters.II. Four nations guard giant South American aquifer.III.Asia’s potential water conflicts.IV. Excerpts from proceedings of the seminar held by the Permanent Court of Arbitration on resolution of international water disputes.V. Note of the European Court of Auditors on funding of environmental projects.Thestatements and opinions reported in this Newsletter do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or official positions of the United Nations, and ar…
Abstract This paper presents three demographic models useful for projections of social sector demand. The first model is a probabilistic national population forecast based on the collective experience of UN member states. It offers a set of probabilistic forecasts as a complement to the official UN scenario forecasts. The second model forecasts the population by age and educational level using data from a single census. Forecasts are presented for Chile which show dramatic changes in the educational composition of the elderly population and in the working-age population in the near future. The…
CONTENTS I.Northern Sinai Agricultural Development Programme (NSADP)II. Dams Could Delay European Union Entry for Poland III.The Prespa Basin: Transboundary cooperation to maintain and enhance wetland functions and valuesIV. World Bank Seminar on GroundwaterV. Arab-Israeli Water IssuesVI. Regional Cooperation on Flood Control in AsiaVII. Transboundary Issues: The case of the Ilisu dam project in TurkeyThestatements and opinions reported in this Newsletter do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or official positions of the United Nations, and are to be exclusively attributed to authors…
This event aims to generate a space for inter-regional multi-stakeholder dialogue on experiences that empower people to protect the planet in times of COVID-19. As a linchpin of sustainable and resilient recovery efforts, the implementation of environmental access rights to information, public participation and justice at different levels will be featured.…
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