28 February 2023 | Briefing note
The event was held on February 28th to support the process of involving the youth from Latin America and the Caribbean in assessing the United Nations 2030 Agenda, where ECLAC's Natural Resources Division participated in the training with an intervention on SDGs 6 and 7.
24 February 2023 | Briefing note
New website highlights the contributions of ECLAC to Latin America and the Caribbean in the past 75 years
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22 February 2023 | Briefing note
Last week, ECLAC was part of the "Environmental Education and Comprehensive Water Management" Congress, whose objective was to create a space for reflection and analysis on comprehensive water management to generate a model of water-environmental education with a gender focus.
21 February 2023 | Briefing note
When the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all 193 Member States of the United Nations at the Sustainable Development Summit in New York in September 2015 as “a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future”, it presented a historic opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite progress, the region needs to step up their efforts.
6 February 2023 | Briefing note
During the past week, ECLAC organized the Third Edition of the Regional Water Dialogues in LAC, which are part of the regional preparatory process for the 2023 United Nations Water Conference.
2 February 2023 | Briefing note
On February the 2nd of 2023, the panel "Water, Financing and Health" was organized during the Regional Water Dialogues for Latin America and the Caribbean, which took place between February 1 and 3 at the headquarters of ECLAC in Santiago de Chile.
1 February 2023 | Briefing note
The renowned Professor of Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London, Dr Mariana Mazzucato, was interviewed by ECLAC, within the framework of the regional preparatory process for the 2023 UN Water Conference.
31 January 2023 | Briefing note
During the Regional Water Dialogues in Latin America and the Caribbean 2023, ECLAC launched the project "Regional Network and Observatory for Water Sustainability, ROSA", and convened the first meeting of the project for the representatives of the five pilot countries: Colombia, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Panama.
31 January 2023 | Briefing note
The workshop, organized on Tuesday, January 31st, 2023, took place at the Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas Mapucho-Trebal, of Aguas Andinas, potable water and sanitation company in Santiago, Chile. The event featured experts in the wastewater treatment process and representatives of potable water and sanitation agencies from Panama, El Salvador and Mexico.
16 January 2023 | Briefing note
Within the framework of the project "Potable Water, Sanitation and Renewable Energies to improve the health conditions of the population and promote productive uses in the most lagging municipalities / territories of El Salvador, Mexico and Panama", ECLAC carried out a diagnosis of the provision of drinking water, sanitation and sewerage services in the project countries.
18 December 2022 | Briefing note
The impact of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine has increased the vulnerability of people without access to basic water, sanitation and electricity services in the region. Pre-existing inequalities have been exacerbated by post-pandemic job destruction, income reduction and rising energy costs. As part of an inclusive and transformative recovery in the region, these basic sectors must be prioritized.
15 de December de 2022 | Briefing note
El secretario ejecutivo de la CEPAL, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs junto a sus pares se unen para hacer apoyar la implementación regional e interregional del nuevo Marco Mundial de Biodiversidad posterior a 2020 acordado en la COP 15 del CDB. También participó presencialmente la directora de la DRN Jeannette Sánchez.
10 de December de 2022 | Briefing note
Durante un evento paralelo en la COP15 de la CBD, apoyado por el programa “Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework - EU Support” con destacados representantes del SCDB, academia, PICL, gobierno y sector privado y de proyectos de BIODEV2030 del África.
6 de December de 2022 | Briefing note
La CEPAL está trabajando en una asistencia técnica enfocada solicitada por la Semarnat en un innovador estudio transectorial sobre los potenciales efectos positivos, neutrales y negativos del uso del agua en la biodiversidad en México.
25 de November de 2022 | Briefing note
Las actividades incluyeron trabajo con diversas instituciones y el diálogo con expertos de la academia que contó con la participación de la ministra de Medio Ambiente, Maisa Rojas y de Jeannette Sánchez, directora de la División de Recursos Naturales de la CEPAL
4 de October de 2022 | Briefing note
Los representantes de los Institutos de Normalización de los tres países que integran el denominado Triángulo del Litio (Argentina, Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia y Chile) se reunieron para compartir experiencias alrededor de los procesos nacionales de normalización de la minería y compuestos de litio, y sobre su participación en el Comité Técnico de litio de la International Organization for Standarization (ISO/TC 333).
7 September 2022 | Insights
1 September 2022 | Briefing note
The nominal series of commodity exports and total exports, which form part of the recent update of information in CEPALSTAT and are available for consultation, show the pressures on natural resources in Latin America and the Caribbean.
23 de August de 2022 | Briefing note
Marcia Tambutti, especialista en biodiversidad de la Unidad de Desarrollo Agrícola y Biodiversidad participó en el panel “Economía Oceánica Sostenible” del evento organizado por la Embajada de Francia en Chile en conjunto con la División de Medio Ambiente, Cambio Climático y Océanos de la Cancillería de Chile, la Universidad de Valparaíso, el IIPC y Alianza Marítima de Chile.
19 August 2022 | Briefing note
ECLAC is interested in compiling points of view, experiences and proposals from Caribbean countries regarding their main challenges. Caribbean states are highly vulnerably due to the financial indebtedness and climate change and must receive adequate support, including through concessional funding and reestablishment of the liquidity they need. Thus, ECLAC wants to highlight the importance of these countries and focus its activities around the concept of “Caribbean first”.