ECLAC Highlights Policies for Low-carbon Economies

(9 April 2010) The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, highlighted the policies and strategies that may be adopted to eradicate sanitation and housing deficits in the region and promote low-carbon economies to contribute to sustainable development. Bárcena participated in two sessions of the World Economic Forum for Latin America 2010 held in Cartagena, Colombia: "Eradicating Housing Deficits" and "Towards Low-Carbon Prosperity". She also met with the founder and Executive President of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwa…

CEPAL destaca políticas para lograr economías bajas en carbono

(9 de abril, 2010) La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, destacó las políticas y estrategias que podrían implementarse para superar los déficits en materia de servicios sanitarios y vivienda en la región y para la promoción de economías bajas en carbono que ayuden a un desarrollo sostenible de los países. La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas participó en dos sesiones del Foro Económico Mundial para América Latina 2010, que se realizó en Cartagena, Colombia, tituladas "Erradicando los déficits de vivienda" y "Hacia una pr…

CEPAL Review no.100

Revista CEPAL no.100

Climate Change and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Overview 2009

In recent years, the problem of climate change has captured an unprecedented level of attention. This has mobilized the international community to agree on mitigation actions, boosted technological innovation efforts to develop the necessary tools to address the causes of the problem and generated growing concerns about the potentially negative impacts of this phenomenon on countries' economic and social development. This issue has even been included, together with the Millennium Development Goals, on the agenda of priorities of the United Nations Secretary-General. The overriding concern…

Cambio climático y desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe. Reseña 2009

En los últimos años, el problema del cambio climático ha captado un nivel de atención sin precedentes y ello se ha traducido en una movilización internacional para concertar acciones destinadas a mitigarlo, un mayor dinamismo en materia de innovación tecnológica para contar con herramientas que permitan paliar sus causas y una creciente preocupación por sus posibles consecuencias negativas sobre el desarrollo económico y social de los países. El tema ha pasado incluso a integrar la agenda de prioridades del Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas junto a los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milen…

Economics of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean: summary 2009

Global climate change, which is associated basically with increases in the average temperature, changes in precipitation patterns, rising sea levels, the reduction of the world's ice masses and snow deposits, and the modification of extreme weather patterns, is one of the major challenges facing humankind this century. Its impacts on economic activities, populations and ecosystems are undoubtedly significant and in many cases irreversible. The challenge of simultaneously adapting to new climatic conditions and participating in an international mitigation strategy will entail costs of such…

Economics of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean: summary 2009

En este documento se presenta un análisis económico agregado del cambio climático en América Latina y el Caribe basado en los estudios nacionales y subregionales de la economía del cambio climático en la región. En él se recoge una síntesis de los resultados obtenidos y solo algunos temas se abordan con mayor detalle. Las conclusiones que se presentan son preliminares y con ellas se intenta contribuir a una mejor comprensión del fenómeno económico del cambio climático y a la búsqueda de posibles soluciones.…

Conference to Address Trade Agreements and Sustainable Development for Inclusive Societies

The role of trade agreements in advancing towards a more inclusive society and the effects of climate change will be two of the main topics of the Twelfth Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis to be held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile from 10-12 June. The conference will be inaugurated on 10 June at 2 p.m. by ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena; the Manager of Integration and Trade at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Antoni Estevadeordal; University of Columbia professor and former Executive Secretary of&nb…

Acuerdos comerciales y desarrollo sostenible para sociedades inclusivas

El rol de los acuerdos comerciales para avanzar hacia una sociedad más inclusiva y los efectos del cambio climático serán los principales temas de la Duodécima Conferencia Anual sobre Análisis Económico Global, que se desarrollará en la sede de la CEPAL, en Santiago de Chile, entre el 10 y 12 de junio. La reunión será inaugurada el 10 de junio a las 14:00 horas, por Alicia Bárcena Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL; Antoni Estevadeordal, Gerente de integración y comercio, del BID; José Antonio Ocampo, profesor de la Universidad de Columbia y ex Secret…

Sustainable bioenergy: a framework for decision makers

PrefaceIn our first paper, UN-Energy focused on The Energy Challenge for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals. We pointed out that available energy services fail to meet the needs of the world's poor, with 2.4 billion people relying on traditional biomass for their energy needs and 1.6 billion not having any access to electricity. The basic commitments to poor people cannot be met without a far more focused approach to energy services.At the same time, awareness has grown across the world of the impact of human energy consumption on our environment, and specifically on o…

Sustainable bioenergy: a framework for decision makers

PrefacioEn nuestro primer documento, ONUEnergía se centró en El desafío de la Energía para Alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio . Señalamos que los servicios energéticos disponibles no han logrado satisfacer las necesidades de los más pobres del mundo, con 2.400 millones de personas que recurren a la biomasa tradicional para sus necesidades energéticas, y 1.600 millones sin acceso alguno a la electricidad. Los compromisos básicos para la gente pobre no se pueden alcanzar sin un enfoque mucho más centrado hacia los servicios energéticos.Al mismo tiempo, se ha visto un fuerte au…

Taller regional sobre microseguros agropecuarios y gestión integral de riesgos

El taller ha tenido como objetivo analizar los desarrollos sobre seguros y microseguros agropecuarios en economías en desarrollo, evaluar el estado actual en la materia en los países SICA y discutir líneas estratégicas de acción de aseguramiento agropecuario en el marco de la gestión integral de riesgos.…

Evento de debate e lançamento de novo livro da CEPAL

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) das Nações Unidas convida para o evento de debate e lançamento do livro “Alternativas para o desenvolvimento brasileiro: novos horizontes para a mudança estrutural com igualdade”. O evento ocorre às vésperas do XII Encontro Internacional da Associação Keynesiana Brasileira, que se realiza de 28 a 30 de agosto, em Campinas. O livro é resultado das contribuições de jovens pesquisadores brasileiros para a análise do futuro da economia do Brasil, a partir das propostas e estruturas das análises da CEPAL. O livro, organizado pelo Escritó…

Exploring solutions to the Caribbean debt challenge: Debt reduction through financing for climate adaptation swaps and a Caribbean Resilience Fund

The possibilities for integrating the twin imperatives of pursuing climate resilience and debt reduction, from a Caribbean perspective, will be considered at a side event during the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP21).…

Reshaping Relationships Across the Americas

Top legal and business professionals from the United States and Latin America as they look to bridge industries and drive collaboration across borders. This year’s discussions will focus on how businesses across various industries are reshaping relationships within the region, as well as the transforming role and rising opportunities for the legal community.…

Caribbean Youth Dialogues 2025 in preparation of the ECOSOC Youth Forum

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an opportunity to galvanize action aimed at promoting greater inclusion of youth in all spheres. This roadmap recognizes in several of its goals the centrality of the full incorporation of youth as a necessary condition to move towards more inclusive societies, in which no one is left behind, on a path to sustainable development. However, youth in the Caribbean face many challenges that need to be addressed as precursors to creating environments that enable them to reach their maximum potential to contribute to the achievement of SDGs by 2030, the…