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13 October 2022 | Press Release

7th Caribbean Development Roundtable Focusses on Recovery, Repositioning and Resilience

Convened by ECLAC Caribbean, and hosted by the Government of Suriname, the CDR was officially opened by the outgoing Chair, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Keisal Peters.
Official photo of the meeting.
24 August 2022 | News

The Complexity of the Climate Crisis in the Caribbean Necessitates a Data-based Response on a Global, Regional, National and Local Level
At a subregional seminar organized by ECLAC and PARIS21, specialists agreed on the importance of strengthening information on the environment, climate change and disasters in the Caribbean subregion.
5 November 2021 | Press Release

Caribbean Countries Stress Strategies to Support the Post-Pandemic Recovery through Greater Solidarity and Regional Integration
Subregional and international authorities and experts debated about how to accelerate the recovery and strengthen economic resilience in the subregion during the 20th meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee, convened by ECLAC.
photo of the participants in the event
17 March 2021 | News

Urgent Support Must be Provided to Caribbean Countries So They Can Advance on Fulfilling the SDGs in the Context of the Pandemic
Authorities, international officials and civil society representatives participated in a panel dedicated to the subregion during the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
Banner council of ministers OECS
24 June 2020 | News

ECLAC Reaffirms its Commitment to Supporting Caribbean Countries on Their Path Towards a Sustainable Recovery with Equality

The United Nations regional organization ratified its “Caribbean First” strategy in times of pandemic, during a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
Foto de fuertes vientos en una isla del Caribe
22 June 2020 | News

ECLAC Prepares New Study on Innovation in Disaster Risk Mitigation in the Caribbean
The report, developed by the Comission’s Subregional Headquarters in Port of Spain, will analyze technology uses to promote resilience building and risk mitigation, and will be available later this year.
Diane Quarless, Alicia Bárcena and Daniel Titelman
23 September 2019 | News

Alicia Bárcena Reviewed with Caribbean Authorities Progress on the Debt for Climate Adaptation Swap Initiative, Including the Creation of a Resilience Fund
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary met with the Prime Ministers of Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the framework of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly being held in New York.
25 July 2019 | News

ECLAC meeting analyses flooding in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago

Regional technicians gathered for an expert group meeting (EGM) hosted by ECLAC Caribbean to discuss intense rainfall, storm surges and hurricanes which have resulted in an increased number of flooding events in the Caribbean over recent times.
19 March 2019 | News

New ECLAC policy brief prepares Caribbean countries for natural disasters

ECLAC supports countries in identifying the strengths and weaknesses of their disaster risk management (DRM) strategies, with a view to understanding how these can interact and integrate with other planning and development policies and instruments.
8 November 2018 | News

ECLAC publishes disaster assessment exercise guide
ECLAC has introduced a Disaster Assessment Methodology Exercise Guide, developed for the DaLA trainings.
26 October 2018 | News

ECLAC ensures Caribbean countries are better equipped to deal with disasters
ECLAC Caribbean carries out follow-up training to disaster assessment missions carried out last year to quantify the economic, social and environmental effects and impacts of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
18 October 2018 | News

First ECLAC disaster training for Cuba targets environment experts

ECLAC trains representatives from Cuba’s Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, as well as other professionals working in disaster analysis and planning units in correlated areas such as water, sanitation and agriculture.
Foto de capacitación en Tobago
25 June 2018 | News

Timely Disaster Training for Tobago Officials
From 23-25 May 2018, ECLAC provided policymakers with an increased capacity and awareness for disaster risk reduction.
22 May 2018 | News

Timely disaster training for Tobago officials
From 23-25 May 2018, ECLAC Caribbean will provide policymakers in Tobago with an increased capacity and awareness for disaster risk reduction.
17 May 2018 | News

ECLAC trains over 100 Argentinian public officials in disaster assessment
Over one hundred Argentinian public officials acquired new technical skills in the use and application of the Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) methodology, as the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean carried out two workshops from 7-10 May 2018.
Foto de la destrucción dejada por los huracanes en el Caribe
12 December 2017 | News

ECLAC Advocates for Caribbean's Debt Swap Proposal and Establishes Task Force for Its Implementation
The UN Commission recently presented the initiative at the CARICOM-UN High Level Pledging Conference held in New York.
22 September 2017 | News

ECLAC disaster assessment to Bahamas in the wake of Irma
During 24-29 September 2017, the ECLAC Damage and Loss Assessment (DALA) Team will carry out an extensive Economic Impact Assessment on those islands in the Bahamas which were affected by hurricanes Irma and Maria.
7 September 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Expresses Solidarity and Offers Support to Caribbean Countries Affected by Storms
Executive Secretary of the UN organization, Alicia Bárcena, sent a letter to Heads of States of all islands struck by the storm season in the last two weeks.
5 July 2017 | News

ECLAC brings Caribbean disaster assessment expertise to Argentina
ECLAC Caribbean sets out to build the capacity of public officials in Argentina to conduct disaster assessments, determine their own recovery and reconstruction path in the aftermath of disasters, and incorporate measures to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience.
13 March 2017 | News

ECLAC hosts disaster seminar and training in Barbados

ECLAC brings together representatives of national disaster agencies to build capacity in disaster planning and assessment.

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