Cayman Islands Government launches Sustainable Development Goals analysis project
New project aims to link Government priorities with the UN SDGs to enhance sustainable development in the Cayman Islands Grand Cayman – The Ministry of Sustainability & Climate Resiliency is launching a new project to enhance awareness and understanding of…
Connecting for Health
Connecting for Health Monthly Newsletter | No. 12 | October 2022 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference ends with agreements to improve pandemic preparedness and recover progress towards SDGs The conference approved thirteen resolutions, including a commitment to recover equitable progress toward…
‘WePlanet’ emerges as OECS Island Ideas Challenge Winner
Monday, November 15, 2021 — The inaugural OECS Island Ideas Challenge welcomed over 750 ideas from across the Caribbean in the areas of business, agriculture, technology, sustainable development and education. Held as part of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States…
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Caribbean Parliaments and civil society partner on climate change
Port of Spain, December 16, 2019 – Parliamentarians from eight Caribbean countries affirmed the critical role that needs to be played by Parliaments in championing sustainable development and holding governments to account for national strategies and policies aimed at combating climate…
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International Women’s Day 2019. Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena
Recognizing Women’s Rights, Essential for Inclusive and Sustainable Development By Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC Since the start of the 20th century, March has been a key month for fights for the rights of women who, despite persistent hurdles,…
1.5 critical reasons
5 Reasons 1.5 remains critical for the Caribbean By Dizzanne Billy From Climate Tracker At COP24, we were not surprised to see contention arising between grown delegates over the use of miniscule words. It happened last year, this year, and…
Latin America and the Caribbean should tap into big data to reduce the cost of measuring poverty
By Luis Tejerina and Juan Miguel Villa From IDB According to the US government, the 2020 census could cost as much as $15.6 billion, or $49 per inhabitant. While in developing countries, according to a study of 77 countries carried…
Former German development executive joins United Nations agency, IFAD, as Vice-President
Rome, 1 February 2018 – Cornelia Richter, a German national and former Managing Director and member of the Executive Committee of the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ), joined the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today as Vice-President. In…
Analysing the role of Caribbean migrant women
From ECLAC The Caribbean has one of the highest emigration rates of skilled and tertiary-educated individuals in the world. Women account for a large percentage of these individuals. In the United States alone, women make up 55 percent of the…
New IFAD-financed project in Jordan supports small ruminant production and reduces poverty in rural communities
Rome, 6 December 2017— Nearly 12,000 rural families will benefit from a new financing agreement signed last month between Jordan and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The US$12.8 million Small Ruminants Investment and Graduating Households in Transition Project…
