ECLAC-POS

03 Dec 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
7 November 2012: The 11 signatory countries to the Declaration on the Application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development have agreed on the “Road Map for the Formulation of an Instrument on the Application of Principle 10 in Latin America and the Caribbean.” The road map was agreed at the first meeting of focal points from signatory countries, which convened in November 2012, at UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)...
26 Nov 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
20 November 2012: The Third Regional Political Dialogue on Energy Efficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean met to discuss the institutional and policy frameworks needed in the region to promote rational and sustainable energy use to guide mutual and international cooperative efforts in LAC on the issue. The Dialogue, held from 15-16 November 2012 in Panama City, Panama, under the theme “Measuring Energy Efficiency,” was organized by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America...
02 Oct 2012
This meeting is organized by the UN Economic Commission on Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and will bring together technical experts and government representatives of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, Cuba and the Dominican Republic to examine the results of assessments of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the agriculture, coastal and marine, energy, health, tourism and water sectors in the Caribbean. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/...
29 Aug 2012
The UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will convene a final working group session of consultants and representatives of ECLAC, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) before draft reports of the economic and social impacts on climate change on the Caribbean's agriculture, coastal and marine, energy, health, tourism and water sectors are prepared. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/final-...
14 Aug 2012
The 34th Session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will consider the theme “Structural Change for Equality: An Integrated Approach to Development”. A document on the theme prepared by the ECLAC Secretariat will serve as the basis for a High-Level Seminar and Dialogue on development issues. Governments will also review ECLAC activities over the concluding biennium and consider and provide guidance on the proposed work program and calendar of meetings for the...