31 de May de 2019 | Briefing note
Encuentro es parte de las acciones del grupo de trabajo sobre inversión pública e instrumentos fiscales verdes liderado por CEPAL y los ministerios de hacienda o finanzas de Centroamérica en el marco del programa EUROCLIMA+
22 May 2019 | Briefing note
The 6th Council of Ministers of Environmental Sustainability of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), was held in Fort-de-France, Martinique, between 15 and 17 May 2019, under the theme “Towards a Sustainable Caribbean Society: Reinforcing Strategic and Durable Partnerships for Advancing Sustainable Development in the Eastern Caribbean.”
17 May 2019 | Briefing note
At the Second Uruguayan Congress of Environmental Law, organized by the National Directorate of Environment (DINAMA) of the Ministry of Housing, Land Planning and Environment, the Center for Environmental Law (CDA-Uruguay) of the Faculty of Law (University of the Republic), and the Commission on Environmental Law of the Bar Association of Uruguay, was held in Montevideo on 14 and 15 May 2019.
26 April 2019 | Briefing note
The plenary of the Andean Parliament, in its Ordinary Session held between 23 and 25 April 2019, adopted the declaration “for the signature and ratification of the Escazú agreement by the countries of the Andean Parliament.”
26 April 2019 | Briefing note
The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (“Escazú Agreement”) was highlighted on numerous occasions during the Third Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago from 24 to 26 April 2019.
25 de April de 2019 | Briefing note
En el marco de la Tercera Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, Alemania, Francia, México y Chile, expusieron sus experiencias en la implementación de políticas climáticas y como utilizarlas como una herramienta de justicia social.
4 de April de 2019 | Briefing note
La División de Desarrollo Sostenible y Asentamientos Humanos (DDSAH) de la CEPAL organiza diversos eventos paralelos en el marco de la reunión del Foro de los países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible que se celebrará del 22 al 26 de abril en Santiago, Chile.
1 April 2019 | Briefing note
In its capacity as technical secretariat of the Escazú Agreement, ECLAC participated in the "Regional expert meeting on emerging human rights and planetary human responsibilities" and the "Regional symposium on planetary human responsibilities in the context of the climate crisis: contributions for the global debate on the rights of future generations in the international system", that took place in Cusco (Peru) between 27 and 28 March 2019.
25 de March de 2019 | Briefing note
Expertos se reunieron en San José, Costa Rica, en el marco del V Diálogo Regional sobre Finanzas del Clima co-organizado por el programa EUROCLIMA+.
20 March 2019 | Briefing note
In its 40th Session, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted without a vote Resolution A/HRC/40/L.22/Rev.1 “Recognizing the contribution of environmental human rights defenders to the enjoyment of human rights, environmental protection and sustainable development."
3 March 2019 | Briefing note
In his last report to the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, David R. Boyd, focused on the right to breathe clean air. He also described the negative impact of air pollution on the enjoyment of many human rights, in particular the right to life and the right to health, in particular by vulnerable groups.
29 de January de 2019 | Briefing note
La destacada académica compartió experiencias, buenas prácticas, desafíos y lecciones aprendidas en torno al trabajo del Instituto Alexander von Humboldt en Colombia, institución líder en investigación sobre biodiversidad a nivel mundial.
23 de January de 2019 | Briefing note
La División de Desarrollo Sostenible y Asentamientos Humanos (DDSAH) de la CEPAL, liderada por Jose Luis Samaniego, la División de Recursos Naturales (DNRI), liderada por Jeannette Sánchez, y el programa de cooperación CEPAL-BMZ/giz organizaron una reunión de expertos sobre “Hidrógeno verde para la descarbonización de Chile” en la sede de la CEPAL, en Santiago de Chile, el día 23 de enero 2019
28 December 2018 | Briefing note
Within the framework of the cooperation program between the European Union and Latin America EUROCLIMA +, the first results of technical studies that analyze the application of this type of instrument in the countries of the region and in strategic sectors of their economies were presented.
27 December 2018 | Briefing note
During a workshop organized by ECLAC in the framework of the EUROCLIMA + programme, experts from various institutions presented their work about disaster risk management and the analysis of climate change vulnerability in municipalities of Colombia.
20 December 2018 | Briefing note
Increasing the speed of decarbonisation is essential to fulfill climate commitments, remarked the regional commission during the side event organized by the EUROCLIMA + programme on Saturday, December 8 in Poland.
12 December 2018 | Briefing note
The recently adopted Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (“Escazú Agreement”) was highlighted in two events during the 24th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Katowice, Poland.
26 November 2018 | Briefing note
The Escazú Agreement was presented at the side event “Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and environmental democracy through Human Rights, Nature Rights and the Escazú Agreement” held on 26 November 2018 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in the framework of the 14th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
19 November 2018 | Briefing note
On the occasion of the XXVI Ibero-American Summit, held in La Antigua (Guatemala) on 15 and 16 November 2018, the Heads of State and Government of Ibero-American countries reaffirmed their commitment with "a prosperous, inclusive and sustainable Ibero-America" and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
15 November 2018 | Briefing note
The Fourth Latin American Dialogue on Agriculture and Climate Change issues will be held until Friday 16, at the headquarters of the United Nations Regional Commission in Santiago, Chile.