In two new documents, ECLAC offers an analytical framework for green production and environmental innovation and proposes indicators to facilitate data generation and region-wide comparisons.
The traditional event will be held on March 23-24, 2017 in Santiago, Chile, and will be attended by finance ministers and undersecretaries and other authorities from countries in the region.
A report prepared by the regional organization in collaboration with Ipea and the German cooperation mechanism (GIZ) highlights the fact that Brazil is one of the few countries in the world with its own instrument for funding climate change policies.
The subregion will continue to enjoy the highest growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, in spite of uncertain international conditions and a slowdown in private consumption and investment.