En el presente documento se analiza el tema de la digitalización en el sector eléctrico, su relevancia para las economías y su presencia en países seleccionados de la región. También se exploran las principales tendencias en la Unión Europea y los Estados Unidos, junto con las tecnologías de punta que se están aplicando en el mercado eléctrico. Además, se presentan ejemplos de empresas exitosas que ofrecen soluciones basadas en tecnologías digitales para los recursos energéticos distribuidos, la electromovilidad y los consumidores.…
El sector del transporte es una fuente importante de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI), principalmente por los vehículos a motor terrestres. El transporte público en autobuses es el principal medio de movilidad en las ciudades latinoamericanas, en algunos casos superior al 50% del reparto modal. Este estudio evalúa la factibilidad de implementar sistemas de transporte público bajo en emisiones o con tendencia a emisiones cero, mediante el costo comparativo de implementar flotas de autobuses de diferentes tecnologías, incluido el precio social del carbono. Se desarrolla una herrami…
The nominal series of commodity exports and total exports, which form part of the recent update of information in CEPALSTAT and are available for consultation, show the pressures on natural resources in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
Las series nominales de exportaciones de productos primarios y exportaciones totales, que forman parte de la reciente actualización de información en CEPALSTAT y disponible para su consulta, permiten identificar las presiones a los recursos naturales en América Latina y el Caribe.…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs of Costa Rica as Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
Mr. Salazar will succeed Alicia Bárcena Ibarra of Mexico to whom the Secretary-General is deeply grateful for her commitment and dedicated service to the United Nations. The Secretary-General also wishes to extend his appreciation to the Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Mario Cimoli, who will continue to serve as Acting Executive Secretary until Mr. Salazar assumes this…
El Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, António Guterres, anunció hoy el nombramiento del economista José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, de Costa Rica, como nuevo Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
“Entusiasta de las políticas públicas y del desarrollo económico, el Sr. Salazar aporta al cargo un profundo conocimiento del desarrollo y un interés y una pasión de toda la vida por el análisis, el diseño, la implementación y la evaluación de políticas para promover el desarrollo económico, social y político”, afirmó António Guterres en un…
O Secretário-Geral das Nações Unidas, António Guterres, anunciou a nomeação do economista José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, da Costa Rica, como novo Secretário Executivo da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL).
“Entusiasta das políticas públicas e do desenvolvimento econômico, o Sr. Salazar traz para o cargo um profundo conhecimento do desenvolvimento e um interesse e uma paixão de toda a vida pela análise, formulação, implementação e avaliação de políticas para promover o desenvolvimento econômico, social e político”, afirmou António Guterres num comunicado público.
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Caribbean people have always had a special relationship with the ocean and coast, with most of the population, infrastructure, and economic activities located along the coastal zone in Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS). Marine and coastal ecosystems provide employment, recreation, livelihoods, and ensure food security for
millions of people across the subregion in the areas of fisheries, tourism, transportation, and energy.…
The global community claims to be committed to finding a solution to arresting rising global temperatures limiting global warming to well below 2 °C, preferably 1.5 °C (UNFCCC, 2022), to ensure that all life, livelihoods and the overall health and welfare of ecosystems animals and humans are secured (IPCC 2018). The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports paint a picture that shows increased intensity and frequency of climatic conditions and extreme events as emerging trends (IPCC 2018). Global warming beyond 1.5 °C will be devastating; in fact, projections show at 2 °C warming ma…
As is well known, Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS) are vulnerable to recurrent multidimensional shocks. These have lasting social, economic, and environmental impacts; effects expected to become further aggravated in a world with a persistently warming climate. The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbates these impacts.…
Water, by its continuous movement within the Earth and the atmosphere is the primary medium through which climate change influences this planet’s natural, physical, chemical and biological systems and processes. Global warming is affecting seasonal rainfall variabilities, precipitation rates, and resulting in uncertainties of freshwater supplies. Fresh water including both surface and ground is a finite resource and essential to sustaining human health, economic, environmental and ecosystem services (UN 2021). The Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS) are highly vulnerable to the imp…
Among the several development issues facing Caribbean SIDS, food and nutrition security has emerged as a particularly important challenge given its role in affecting the health and well-being of all of its peoples. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), (2021), as much as 67.5 per cent of the subregion’s population
is currently living in moderate to severe food insecurity. This is related mainly to the cost of accessing food, as well as the quality of food accessed. This compares to a global average of 27.6 per cent.…
El acompañamiento se enmarca en los esfuerzos que CEPAL realiza desde hace más de una década para impulsar políticas de Gobierno Abierto en la región.…
El acompañamiento técnico busca identificar y definir el modelo de gobernanza digital e interoperabilidad gubernamental que adoptará el país para robustecer los procesos dentro de las instituciones públicas.…
High-level government authorities and officials from international organizations, along with representatives of the private sector, development and commercial banks and multilateral and bilateral cooperation partners, will participate in the Roundtable on Climate Finance and the Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place on September 1-2 at the central headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
The event, which will be held using a hybrid format (in-person and virtual), is one of the fi…
Altas autoridades gubernamentales y de organismos internacionales, junto a representantes del sector privado, bancos de desarrollo y comerciales y asociados en la cooperación multilateral y bilateral, participarán en la Mesa redonda sobre el financiamiento climático y la transición energética en América Latina y el Caribe, que se realizará el 1 y 2 de septiembre en la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago, Chile.
El evento, que se celebrará en formato híbrido -presencial y virtual-, es uno de los cinco Foros Regionales …
Addressing the challenges of social security systems through new social and fiscal compacts in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean is more urgent than ever in the unfavorable and highly uncertain economic context that the region is currently living through, according to the representatives who participated in the opening session of the Second Regional Seminar on Social Development, which is taking place virtually through Thursday.
The event, entitled “Social Security and the Protracted Crisis: An Opportunity to Combat Inequality in the Framework of a Welfare State in Latin America…
Abordar los desafíos de los sistemas de seguridad social a través de nuevos pactos sociales y fiscales en los países de América Latina y el Caribe es más urgente que nunca en el actual contexto económico desfavorable y de alta incertidumbre que vive la región, plantearon representantes que participaron en la jornada inaugural del Segundo Seminario Regional de Desarrollo Social que se celebra de forma virtual hasta el jueves.
El evento, titulado “Seguridad social y la crisis prolongada: una oportunidad para combatir la desigualdad en el marco de un Estado de bienestar en América Latina y el Car…
Abordar os desafios dos sistemas de segurança social através de novos pactos sociais e fiscais nos países da América Latina e do Caribe é mais urgente do que nunca no atual contexto econômico desfavorável e de alta incerteza que vive a região, afirmaram representantes que participaram da jornada de abertura do Segundo Seminário Regional de Desenvolvimento Social realizado de forma virtual.
O evento, intitulado “Segurança social e a crise prolongada: uma oportunidade para combater a desigualdade no contexto de um Estado de bem-estar na América Latina e no Caribe”, foi organizado pela Comissão E…