Towards transformation of the development model in Latin America and the Caribbean: production, inclusion and sustainability

Hacia la transformación del modelo de desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe: producción, inclusión y sostenibilidad

Rules of procedure of the Conference of the Parties

This publication contains the full text of annex 1 of decision I/1 of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean.…

Rules of procedure of the Conference of the Parties

Esta publicación contiene el texto íntegro del anexo 1 de la decisión I/1 de la Primera Reunión de la Conferencia de las Partes 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.…

Suriname assumes chair of Caribbean Development Cooperation Committee

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…

ECLAC convenes Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee meeting in Suriname

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 Hummingbird Vol. 9 No. 10

Progress on the 2030 Agenda Will be Decided in Cities

Progress on the 2030 Agenda Will be Decided in Cities Latin America and the Caribbean is the world's most urbanized developing region. The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has said that cities are where the climate battle will be won or lost . Cities are the engines of economic growth, but they are also the largest emitters of greenhouse gases, and their growth is occurring amid great inequalities in our societies.…

El avance de la Agenda 2030 será decidido en las ciudades

América Latina y el Caribe es la región del mundo en desarrollo más urbanizada del planeta. El Secretario General de Naciones Unidas, António Guterres, ha dicho que “las ciudades son el lugar donde se ganará o perderá la batalla contra el cambio climático”. Las ciudades son los motores del crecimiento económico, pero también las mayores emisoras de gases de efecto invernadero, y su dinamismo se hace presente en medio de las grandes inequidades de nuestras sociedades.…

Proposed Programme of Work for 2022. Subprogramme 12: Subregional activities in the Caribbean. Twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Proyecto de Programa de Trabajo para 2022. Subprograma 12: actividades subregionales en el Caribe. Vigesimonoveno período de sesiones del Comité de Desarrollo y Cooperación del Caribe (CDCC) de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

Implementation of the 2021 programme of work. Subprogramme 12: subregional activities in the Caribbean

Proposed Programme of Work for 2023. Subprogramme 12: Subregional activities in the Caribbean. Twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Proyecto de Programa de Trabajo para 2023. Subprograma 12: actividades subregionales en el Caribe. Vigesimonoveno período de sesiones del Comité de Desarrollo y Cooperación del Caribe (CDCC) de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

Policy imperatives for the timely production and dissemination of quality and relevant statistics in the Caribbean. Policy Brief

Many international development agendas highlight the importance of quality data for sustainable development. With the advent of the data revolution for sustainable development, stakeholders have underscored the value of timely, usable data in informing decision-making and for monitoring progress and evaluating outcomes, be it in relation to national development planning or as regards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other international development agendas. Crucially, the COVID-19 pandemic, more than anything else in recent times, has demonstrated the value of tim…

Escenarios de emisiones hacia 2030: potencial de reducción de la presión ambiental provocada por los autobuses del transporte público en Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Ciudad de México, Santiago y São Paulo

Entre las medidas más destacadas para cumplir con las contribuciones determinadas a nivel nacional se encuentra el cambio de las tecnologías de motorización y la utilización de vehículos de bajas emisiones y de emisión cero. La inclusión de este tipo de vehículos debe estudiarse a nivel de las ciudades para analizar los beneficios energéticos y ambientales, y así iniciar la transición hacia la sostenibilidad del transporte. A partir de la revisión de planes desarrollados a nivel de los países y las ciudades, se identificó el proceso de reemplazo de las flotas de autobuses que funcionan con com…

Representatives Agree to Move Forward on the Financial Structuring of Projects and Address that Gap in Climate Finance in View of the Upcoming COP27, Presided by Egypt

Government representatives from numerous countries in the region, as well as international organizations and multilateral and private financial institutions, concluded this Friday, September 2, their debates at the Roundtable on Climate Finance and the Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean – which took place at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile – with a call to escalate action on climate finance and activate projects and a strengthened institutional framework, ahead of the upcoming COP27. The event, which w…

Representantes acuerdan avanzar en la estructuración financiera de proyectos y atender esa brecha en el financiamiento climático con miras a próxima COP 27 de Egipto

Representantes gubernamentales de varios países de la región, así como de organismos internacionales, instituciones financieras multilaterales y privadas, finalizaron este viernes 2 de septiembre los debates de la Mesa redonda sobre el financiamiento climático y la transición energética en América Latina y el Caribe, que se realizó en la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, con un llamado a escalar la acción en materia de financiamiento climático e impulsar proyectos y una institucionalidad reforzada, de cara a la próxima COP 27. El …

The Hummingbird Vol. 9 No. 9

Authorities Call for Multiplying Access to Financing for Climate Action via the Massive Investment of Public and Private Financial Institutions’ Resources

Unlocking access to climate finance, especially in emerging markets and developing economies, is crucial for closing the gap in adaptation, developing resilience, protecting the countries most vulnerable to climate change and contributing to development that is lower in carbon, according to the authorities gathered today at the Roundtable on Climate Finance and the Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place through Friday, September 2 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The event…