PUBLICATIONS

migration Development, institutional and policy aspects of international migration between Africa, Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean
(January 2012)

Editors: Jorge Martínez Pizarro, Leandro Reboiras Finardi

The book includes four chapters related to studies on African and Latin American migration, at different and similar scales regarding some countries of Europe. The documents were presented by their authors at a workshop jointly organized by ECLAC, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
public-private partnerships Public-private partnerships on renewable energies in Latin America and the Caribbean
(May 2012, Spanish only)

Authors: Manlio F. Coviello, Juan Gollán and Miguel Pérez

This document highlights the importance of private participation for increasing the use of non-conventional renewable energies in medium and large-scale projects, which are usually connected to a national distribution network. It also includes a brief explanation of the electricity market segmentation in some countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay) and has a section focusing on public-private partnerships.
women Women and information and communications technologies in the economy and labor
(April 2012, Spanish only)

Authors: Patricia Peña, María Goñi Mazzitelli and Dafne Sabanes Plou

This publication examines – from a women-rights perspective – the participation and contribution of women to economy and labor in the area of information and communications technologies (ICT). Building on the reports, declaration and action plans having resulted from UN international conferences, the document presents an overview of the progress made, as well as of the challenges and difficulties concerning ITC policies and digital inclusion.
climate change impacts Climate change impacts on the Latin American and Caribbean coastal regions. Vulnerability and exposure
(April 2012, Spanish only)

Authors: ECLAC, Government of Spain, University of Cantabria

This document is the second of a series of texts that have been drafted under the Regional Study on climate change impacts on the Latin American and Caribbean coastal regions. It analyzes four geographic areas: North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean, with a coastal length that amounts to approximately 72,182 km. It also analyzes changes identified in coastal dynamics, the influence of climate variability, information on the coastal regions' vulnerability – both at a physical and a socioeconomic level – as well as the physical configuration of such regions, and the future impact and foreseeable risks.