This study investigates the role that information and communication technologies (ICT) and knowledge management (KM) are playing in supporting sustainable development across islands in these countries. Focusing on the areas of health, education and governance, the study uses the multi-island countries of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos Islands as case studies to explore inter-island differences in ICT and KM capacity and the scope for strengthening this capacity. It concludes with a series of recommendations for governments of Caribbean multi-island countries w…
Energy experts from Barbados, Guyana, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago discussed their experiences in gathering and analysing EE, as well as the challenges and lessons learnt in gathering EE data, in the context of the final training workshop of a project focused on the Development of a Database of Energy Efficiency Indicators (BIEE), which was hosted by the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean.
The training, which was the last in a series of workshops held at intervals over the last 12 months, facilitated a review of the first set of coun…
The handiwork of CHATT will be on display at ECLAC Caribbean’s Port of Spain office for these three days, and several of the participating artisans will be present to share information on their work.
Members of the diplomatic community and the United Nations system were invited to enjoy this unique display of craftwork, which includes decorative and wearable crochet items, jewelry, clothing, hand –crafted lighting, glass and crystal works, all of which are on sale, just in time for early Christmas shopping!
The six-year-old organization CHATT, is based in Chaguanas, Trinidad …
Staff members of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean worked side by side with communities in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, to protect and preserve the local environmental heritage, in a special commemoration of the United Nations World Environment Day 2015.
Under the theme “Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume With Care”, World Environment Day was celebrated this year on Friday 5th June. ECLAC staff partnered with two local non-governmental organizations, the Volunteer Centre of Trinidad and Tobago (VCTT) and…
Opening remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, on the occasion of the 14th International Resource Panel Meeting
Santiago, 28 May 2014
It is a great honour to welcome you to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean on the occasion of the 14th International Resource Panel and its Steering Committee under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme-UNEP.
It is especially significant since the decision to hold this Panel of Experts in our region is a source of tremendous p…
The Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was held in Bridgetown, Barbados, from the 25 April – 6 May 1994. This culminated in the Declaration of Barbados and the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States. Ten years later an International Meeting to Review Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States was held in Port Louis, Mauritius, from 10–14 January 2005. This international meeting, in turn, resulted in the Mauritius Declaration and …
There are significant, fundamental changes taking place in global air and sea surface temperatures and sea levels. The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change noted that many of the warmest years on the instrumental record of global surface temperatures have occurred within the last twelve years, i.e. 1995-2006 (IPCC, 2007). The Caribbean tourism product is particularly vulnerable to climate change. On the demand side, mitigation measures in other countries – for example, measures to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels – could have implications for airfares…
This study presents an analysis of extreme events in the Caribbean subregion for the period
1990 to 2008, and forms part of a similar, wider study focused on the Latin America and the
Caribbean region (Central America and South America being the other two subregional components).
It explores the economic costs of climate change through an examination of adaptation costs to
extreme events. ECLAC, through its Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, is pleased to have
been able to undertake this study with the financial support of DFID and to have ensured its
successful execution in collabora…
CONTENTS I.Calexico joins fight against canal project.II. NAFTA and Canadian Water.III.Water Dependencies and Interstate Behaviour: The Basis for Cooperation or Conflict.IV. Water policy: European Commission takes legal action against Italy, Spain and Greece over key directive.V. Tribunal hands down jurisdictional ruling in Bechtel-Bolivia arbitration.VI. States which share Colorado River water agree to plan for drought. VII. U.S. Federal Judge rejects Oregon farmers' water claim.VIII.Meaning and scope of Water Code reform in Chile. IX. Mexico's Rio Grande water debt repaid. Thestate…
This document presents an overview of the regional progress made towards the targets and commitments derived from implementation plans and programmes for the main agreements of the Johannesburg Summit and Agenda 21 regarding human settlements thematic cluster in Latin America and the Caribbean. It has been submitted as part of the preparatory process for the twelfth session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, held in May 2004. A previous summary of this report was validated by the XII General Assembly of Ministers and Highest Authorities of Housing and Urban Developmen…
Introduction and Summary
The advent of Hurricane Ivan and its tragic and devastating consequences in the Cayman Islands
and particularly in the Grand Cayman puts a strain on the economy and fiscal pressures on
Government.
The consequences of Ivan pose the need beyond the humanitarian response, for a rapid
assessment of the damage (impact on assets); and losses (effects on economic and social flows); to
determine its macroeconomic, social and environmental consequences and its implications for the
country's fiscal stance. At the request of the Cayman Islands Government and with the support…
CONTENTS I.Water pollution: European Commission versus Portugal.II. Bolivia, Potosí: NGO Protests against Legalization of Water Export.III.Canada: A primer on water policy and trade issues.IV. Unprecedented action to protect the Danube River and the Black Sea.V. Mexican desert state and US farmers fight for water.VI. War for water: Suez CEO Launches Appeal.VII. Globalization: NGO Warns of Mass Water Sell-Off.VIII.The case of community water law.IX. German federal and regional ministers of environment against new Czech dams.X. The Commission on Environment of the European parliament …
Second regional conference in follow-up to the World Summit for Social Development. Santiago, Chile, 15-17 May 2000 Summary The courses of action recommended at the World Summit for Social Development coincide with the general thrust of the action taken by the Governments of the region in the economic and social spheres during the 1990s. The objective of this document is to weigh the positive and negative aspects of the situation in Latin America and the Caribbean with regard to poverty reduction, productive job creation and social integration within the wider context of economic changes and s…
17 Oct 2009, 06:00 - 15:00
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Evento (Reuniones del sistema de las Naciones Unidas)
The workshop on Regional Forest Cooperation took place on 17 October 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the occasion of the XIII World Forestry Congress, organized by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the German Organisation for Technical Cooperation GmbH (GTZ) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Thirty experts from regional organizations and initiatives, as well as twenty-five experts from research organizations, national and international institutions, and representatives of multilateral and bilateral donors attended the event.…
En el marco de la Tercera Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, Alemania, Francia, México y Chile, expusieron sus experiencias en la implementación de políticas climáticas y como utilizarlas como una herramienta de justicia social.…
La Comisión participó en la Mesa de diálogo I sobre Desafíos para la Gestión Pública: desafíos ambientales para los procesos de planificación y gestión pública de las estrategias de desarrollo sostenible, en el Foro de Diálogo Político, organizado por la Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible de la Nación de Argentina.…
24 Abr 2019, 12:00 - 13:30
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Evento (Reuniones y seminarios técnicos)
El evento forma parte de las acciones de la iniciativa “Diálogo entre pares para potenciar la implementación de las NDCs en América Latina” del programa EUROCLIMA+, y se realizará en el marco de las actividades de la Tercera Reunión del Foro de los Países sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible de América Latina y el Caribe.…
What: Twenty-ninth (29) session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.
When: 14 October 2022 (Opening ceremony at 9 am).
Where: The Royal Torarica Hotel, Kleine Waterstraat 10, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Background Information
Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) Member Countries and Associate Members will convene for the 29th Session. Pursuant to resolution 358(XVI) of 1975, the CDCC was created as a permanent subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), to promote development cooperation among Caribbean countrie…
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 …
ECLAC Caribbean has played a significant role in the formulation of a new National Energy Policy (NEP) recently completed by the Government of the Cayman Islands.
ECLAC’s contribution to the new policy was made through a joint initiative carried out with the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ), aimed at promoting energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy technologies in the Caribbean. The policy also addresses support for increased energy security by reducing reliance on imported fossil based fuels.
In addition to decreased energy costs, the Cayman Islands…