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ECLAC meeting to discuss role of renewable energy in response to climate change
Caribbean energy experts are set to address the challenges that climate change poses to the energy sector. To do so, they will discuss the application of renewable energy policies at an upcoming meeting hosted by the Economic Commission of Latin…
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Small island developing states will not achieve the 2030 Agenda
Small Island Developing States Will Not Achieve the 2030 Agenda if They Do Not Obtain Financing and International Support for Effective Adaptation to Climate Change ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, spoke today at a special session organized by the United…
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ECLAC publishes disaster assessment exercise guide
(8 November 2018) ECLAC has been a pioneer in the field of disaster assessment and in the development and dissemination of the Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) methodology. Following several devastating hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters over the last…
Economic activity in Latin America and the Caribbean will expand by 1.3% in 2018 and 1.8% in 2019
ECLAC has updated its growth projections for the countries of the region. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reviewed economic growth projections for the region for 2018 and expects an average expansion of 1.3% in Latin…
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First ECLAC disaster training for Cuba targets environment experts
Environment experts, from Cuba are now better equipped to evaluate the impact of disasters using Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) methodology developed by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). This following a DaLA training workshop conducted…
Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean bolster their Cooperation to build a new narrative for development with emphasis on economies in transition
The EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, Chilean Foreign Minister Roberto Ampuero and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in a high-level dialogue held in Santiago. The complexity of the distinct challenges faced by Latin American and…
The Escazú Agreement: An environmental milestone for Latin America and the Caribbean
By Alicia Bárcena Executive Secretary of ECLAC Our societies increasingly demand more and better access to adequate and reliable information, along with more and better opportunities to participate in a meaningful way in the decisions that affect them. To support…
ECLAC reviews work of Planning Council in Dominican Republic
From Presna Latina Santo Domingo, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) Experts of 17 countries meeting at the Hotel Sheraton of this capital, review in a seminar today the high level of Territorialization of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development in the…
Adopting territorial dimension is key perspective for development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Representatives from 17 countries of the region are participating in a seminar on the policy challenges facing the territorialization of the 2030 Agenda, starting today in the Dominican Republic. PLANNING FOR DEVELOPMENT Adopting the territorial dimension of development is a…
Latin America and the Caribbean holds to a path of moderate growth and its economy will expand 1.5% in 2018, despite external uncertainties
ECLAC released today its Economic Survey 2018, in which it offers a profound analysis of the evolution of investment in the region. (August 23, 2018) In an international context marked by uncertainty and volatility, the economies of Latin America and…
