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.
12 November 2018 | Briefing note
The Inter-Parliamentary Union and the National Assembly of Suriname organized a Regional Seminar on climate change and disaster risk reduction for Parliaments of the Caribbean on 5 and 6 November 2018 in Paramaribo, Suriname.
9 November 2018 | Briefing note
Representatives from Central America’s Ministries of Finance analyzed implementation of green fiscal instruments in a seminar held in San José, Costa Rica.
12 October 2018 | Briefing note
The XXI Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 9-12 October 2018.
20 de August de 2018 | Briefing note
El cambio climático es uno de los principales desafíos de este siglo debido a la magnitud global de sus causas, consecuencias y por las dificultades que representa implementar el acuerdo climático global, que evite que el aumento de la temperatura supere los 2oC o incluso 1.5oC, y adaptarse a las nuevas condiciones climáticas. En consecuencia, avanzar hacia la implementación del Acuerdo de París requiere, entre otros aspectos, de espacios para el diálogo político, el aprendizaje y la cooperación entre las partes. En este contexto, se estará realizando el Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2018, entre el 20 y el 23 de agosto en Montevideo, Uruguay. Este evento constituye un espacio para discutir y destacar estrategias que permitan acelerar la acción climática global, incluyendo la alineación de los flujos financieros en la región de América Latina y el Caribe con un desarrollo más sostenible, bajo en emisiones de carbono y resiliente a al clima.
12 de July de 2018 | Briefing note
A través de un proceso participativo apoyado por la CEPAL, el CAPES y el CESIEP, actores del sector público y privado, la academia y la sociedad civil, identificaron 55 temas considerados vacíos de conocimiento fundamentales para que el país pueda avanzar hacia un desarrollo sostenible.
12 July 2018 | Briefing note
The 5th Council of Ministers on Environmental Sustainability and the associated meeting of Senior Technical Officers of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) were held in Brades, Montserrat on 10 and 11 July 2018 under the theme "Building Resilience on the Frontlines of Climate Change.”
4 de June de 2018 | Briefing note
El evento fue organizado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), el Banco Mundial y la Cooperación Alemana. El evento reunió a representantes de Alemania, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Estados Unidos, México, Colombia y Perú, así como a diversos expertos internacionales.
29 March 2018 | Briefing note
In the framework of his participation at the 37th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, John H. Knox, emphasized the importance of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean recently adopted on 4 March 2018 in Escazú, Costa Rica.
12 de March de 2018 | Briefing note
En el marco de la segunda reunión del Comité Directivo del Proyecto GEF Global sobre implementación de Registros de Emisiones y Transferencias de Contaminantes (RETC), realizada en Lima (Perú), del 5 al 8 de marzo de 2018, la CEPAL presentó el recientemente adoptado “Acuerdo de Escazú”, tratado legalmente vinculante abierto a todos los países de América Latina y el Caribe, que incorpora disposiciones específicas sobre RETC.
10 November 2017 | Briefing note
Public consultation will be open to all actors from 10 November through 31 January 2018.