Thirtieth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (September 11, 2024). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. More information in https://cdcc.cepal.org/30/en…
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…
The 12 States Party to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – as well as observer countries who participated in the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 1), brought the meeting to a close at ECLAC's central headquarters in Santiago, Chile today with the approval of a Political Declaration in which they reaffirmed the treaty as a driving force for sustainable development and a crucial governance tool for the development of better public policies…
Los 12 Estados Parte del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe -conocido como Acuerdo de Escazú- así como los países observadores que participaron de la primera reunión de la Conferencia de las Partes (COP 1) del Acuerdo, finalizaron hoy el encuentro en la sede central de la CEPAL, en Santiago de Chile, con la aprobación de una Declaración Política en la cual reafirman al tratado como un instrumento impulsor del desarrollo sostenible y una herramienta fundamental de gobernanza p…
Os 12 Estados Partes do Acordo Regional sobre o Acesso à Informação, à Participação Pública e o Acesso à Justiça em Assuntos Ambientais na América Latina e no Caribe - conhecido como Acordo de Escazú - assim como os países observadores que participaram da primeira reunião da Conferência das Partes (COP 1) do Acordo, concluíram hoje a reunião na sede da CEPAL, em Santiago, Chile, com a aprovação de uma Declaração Política na qual reafirmam o tratado como um instrumento impulsionador do desenvolvimento sustentável e uma ferramenta fundamental de governança para a elaboração de melhores políticas…
The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 1) to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – began this Wednesday, April 20 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, with a call by the States Parties and other nations that are in the process of ratification or accession, to foster joint action and multilateralism to give fresh impetus to the region’s first environmental treaty, and thereby move forward on environmental protection and the social incl…
La primera reunión de la Conferencia de las Partes (COP 1) del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe -conocido como Acuerdo de Escazú- comenzó este miércoles 20 de abril en la sede central de la CEPAL, en Santiago de Chile, con el llamado de los Estados Parte y de otras naciones que se encuentran en proceso de ratificación o adhesión, de fomentar la acción conjunta y el multilateralismo para dar un nuevo impulso al primer tratado ambiental de la región, y así avanzar en la prote…
A primeira reunião da Conferência das Partes (COP 1) do Acordo Regional sobre o Acesso à Informação, à Participação Pública e o Acesso à Justiça em Assuntos Ambientais na América Latina e no Caribe - conhecido como Acordo de Escazú - começou nesta quarta-feira, 20 de abril na sede da CEPAL, em Santiago, Chile, com o apelo dos Estados Partes e de outras nações que se encontram em processo de ratificação ou adesão, de fomentar a ação conjunta e o multilateralismo para dar um novo impulso ao primeiro tratado ambiental da região, e assim avançar na proteção do meio ambiente, na inclusão social e n…
On Friday, November 5, the Member States and Associate Countries of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee will meet virtually in order to address the challenges posed by the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and to strengthen economic resilience in the subregion at the twentieth meeting of the Monitoring Committee of this subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) officially meets every two years, its main objectives being to promote and strengthen economic and social cooperati…
El próximo viernes 5 de noviembre los Estados Miembros y Países Asociados del Comité de Desarrollo y Cooperación del Caribe se reunirán virtualmente para abordar los desafíos de la recuperación tras la crisis desatada por el COVID-19 y fortalecer la resiliencia económica de la subregión, durante la Vigésima reunión del Comité de Monitoreo de este órgano subsidiario de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). El Comité de Desarrollo y Cooperación del Caribe (CDCC, por sus siglas en inglés), se reúne oficialmente cada dos años y tiene como objetivos principales promov…
The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Keith Rowley, visited today the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, where he was received by its Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena. During the meeting, both officials agreed to increase bilateral cooperation and technical assistance, especially with regard to the economy and energy. Prime Minister Rowley, who is in Chile on an official visit, was accompanied by a delegation made up of the ministers of Foreign Affairs, Industry and Trade, Energy and Energy Industries, and the…
El Primer Ministro de Trinidad y Tabago, Keith Rowley, visitó hoy la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, en donde fue recibido por su Secretaria Ejecutiva, Alicia Bárcena. En la reunión, ambos personeros acordaron incrementar la cooperación y asistencia técnica bilateral, en especial en el área económica y energética. El Primer Ministro Rowley, quien se encuentra en visita oficial a Chile, estuvo acompañado por una delegación compuesta por los ministros de Relaciones Exteriores, Industria y Comercio, Energía e Industrias Energética…
This report highlights the activities carried out by ECLAC in the Caribbean subregion between 1 January 2014 and 31 March 2015. Subprogramme 13 of the ECLAC programme of work 2014-2015 (“Subregional activities in the Caribbean”) covers the Commission’s work in Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, as well as Anguilla, Aruba, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, C…
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