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25 November 2016 | Press Release

Countries Advance in Forging a Regional Agreement on Access to Environmental Information, Participation and Justice
Dominica adhered to the initiative on Principle 10 during the fifth meeting of the negotiating committee of the agreement, which concluded today in Santiago, Chile.
21 November 2016 | Press Release

Authorities Stress Importance of Cooperation and Sustainability with Equality to Strengthen Democracies
Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean opened the fifth round of negotiations at ECLAC to achieve a regional agreement on rights of access in environmental matters.
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15 November 2016 | Announcement

Countries of the Region Will Resume Negotiations in Santiago for Agreement on Rights of Access in Environmental Matters
New round of discussions will be held at ECLAC’s headquarters on November 21-25, 2016.
Luis Miguel Galindo, de CEPAL, en un evento de EUROCLIMA.
12 November 2016 | News

ECLAC Attends EUROCLIMA Meeting at COP 22 in Marrakech
The regional commission presented a compilation of thirty publications and four videos dealing with climate change in the region.
Banner de la COP 22.
11 November 2016 | News

ECLAC to Lead Discussions and Present Studies on Climate Change at COP 22 in Marrakech
A delegation from the United Nations regional commission is attending the global conference taking place in Morocco from 7 to 18 November.
Photo of the area of New Providence in Brahamas hit by the Hurricane Joaquin in 2015.
8 November 2016 | News

ECLAC team conducts post-Matthew disaster assessment in Bahamas

The Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean sent a group of experts on 23-29 October and is now preparing an official report.
19 October 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Offers Ministers of Housing Support for the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda
During the Habitat III Conference, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, attended a meeting of the Forum of Ministers and High-level Authorities of the Housing and Urban Development Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI).
18 October 2016 | Press Release

At Habitat III, ECLAC Urges Harnessing the Data Revolution to Drive Sustainable Urban Development
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, attended a side event at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development.
17 October 2016 | Press Release

At Habitat III, ECLAC Outlines Major Urbanization Trends in the Region
At an event organized by the United Nations regional commissions, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, expressed the Organization’s commitment to supporting the countries of the region in the implementation of the New Urban Agenda.
3 October 2016 | Statement

World Habitat Day
This month, Governments will meet in Ecuador for the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III). This conference is designed to reflect what we want the cities of the future to look like, Ban Ki-moon says.
8 September 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: The Region is at a Crossroads that Offers the Possibility of Progressive Structural Change
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the XX Annual CAF Conference, in Washington.
GIZ final assessment workshop
8 September 2016 | News

Saint Lucia discusses transition of public vehicles to electric and hybrid
ECLAC and GIZ convene meeting to assess the impact of the project entitled “Sustainable Energy in the Caribbean: Reducing the Carbon Footprint in the Caribbean through the Promotion of Energy Efficiency (EE) and the Use of Renewable Energy (RE) Technologies”.
Quito, Ecuador.
1 September 2016 | News

ECLAC Coordinates Regional Report on Urbanization and Development Ahead of Habitat III
Ecuador will host the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development on October 17-20.
26 August 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: Participation by Civil Society is Fundamental to Achieving Better Governance of Natural Resources

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary spoke at a meeting of Open Government Partnership in Mexico City.
12 August 2016 | Press Release

Santiago, Chile, will Host New Round of Negotiations for Regional Agreement on Rights of Access in Environmental Matters
In the Dominican Republic, delegates from 22 Latin American and Caribbean countries closed the Fourth meeting of the negotiating committee on Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.
9 August 2016 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Boost Progress towards a Regional Agreement on Environmental Matters

The fourth meeting of the negotiating committee on Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development began today in the Dominican Republic.
2 August 2016 | Press Release

Climate Change Threatens the Basis of Food Security in Latin America and the Caribbean: Agriculture
According to a report by FAO, ECLAC and ALADI, climate change will affect crop yields, local economies and food security in Northeastern Brazil, Central America and parts of the Andean region.
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29 July 2016 | Announcement

Fourth Round of Negotiations for Agreement on the Application of Principle 10 in Environmental Matters Will Be Held in Dominican Republic
Meeting to make progress to reach a regional instrument on rights of access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters will be held on August 9-12 in Santo Domingo.
20 July 2016 | Press Release

Worldwide Extraction of Materials Triples in Four Decades, Intensifying Climate Change and Air Pollution

Richest countries consume on average 10 times as many materials as world’s poorest, according to a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme-hosted International Resource Panel (IRP).
19 July 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: A New Governance of Natural Resources is Needed for Compliance with the 2030 Agenda
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented in New York an initiative to create a Regional Centre for Governance of Natural Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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