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10 December 2014 | Press Release

Climate Change in Peru Seen Affecting the Fishing, High Andes’ Livestock and Agricultural Sectors the Most
By the year 2100, the economic losses related to this phenomenon could range between 11.4% and 15.4% of national GDP.
10 December 2014 | Press Release

Climate Change Impacts Already Being Felt Will Intensify in the Future
ECLAC offers a diagnosis and numerous policy recommendations in a new report that estimates this phenomenon’s economic costs in Latin America and the Caribbean.
6 November 2014 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Approve Launching Negotiation of a Common Agreement on Rights of Access in Environmental Matters
Regional instrument will seek to effectively guarantee access to information, participation and environmental justice.
9 October 2014 | Press Release

Reaching a Global Climate Agreement is More Urgent Every Day, ECLAC says
At the inauguration of two events, the organization's Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, called for combining forces to achieve results at the next conference on climate, which will be held in Lima in December.
26 September 2014 | Press Release

ECLAC's Executive Secretary Concludes Visit to New York
Alicia Bárcena participated this week in various meetings related to climate change, indigenous peoples, financing for development, the post-2015 agenda and statistics.
22 September 2014 | Press Release

ECLAC Addresses the Paradoxes and Challenges of Climate Change's Economic and Social Impact in the Region
The Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, said in a statement that the economic costs of climate change could total between 1.5 % and 5 % of the annual GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean, in the case that the temperature rises an additional 2.5 °C.
10 September 2014 | Press Release

Region's Countries Analyze Access Rights in Environmental Matters
ECLAC organizes two events in San José in its role as technical secretariat of the process to implement Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.
5 September 2014 | Press Release

ECLAC Reaffirms Commitment to Support Caribbean SIDS into the Post 2015 Development Agenda
Building resilience to external shocks and addressing vulnerability of island States are key issues to attain sustainable development, the UN Commission stated.
3 September 2014 | Press Release

Authorities Analyzed Vulnerability of Caribbean SIDS at ECLAC Event during the Samoa Conference
Ministers from several Caribbean countries addressed the challenges posed as a result of small size and limited capacity.
6 de June de 2014 | Press Release

"La sostenibilidad ambiental es impostergable y requiere de amplios acuerdos"
Alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas dictó conferencia magistral en México con motivo del Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente.
30 de May de 2014 | Press Release

Autoridades y expertos analizaron en Quito políticas públicas para enfrentar el cambio climático
La CEPAL organizó un seminario en el marco del Programa Euroclima, financiado por la Unión Europea.
22 de May de 2014 | Press Release

La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL presenta Pactos para la igualdad ante el Comité Plenario
Alicia Bárcena expuso los ejes principales del documento de posición durante el Vigésimo octavo período de sesiones de este órgano subsidiario.
9 de May de 2014 | Press Release

Altas autoridades de la región resaltan contribución de propuestas de la CEPAL para la agenda post-2015
Ministros de Perú, Colombia, El Salvador, México y Cuba y el vicecanciller de Jamaica participan en un diálogo en el marco de la reunión que el organismo de Naciones Unidas celebra en Lima.
24 de April de 2014 | Press Release

La CEPAL lanza nueva edición de manual para la evaluación de desastres
Desde 1972, este organismo ha participado en la estimación de daños de más de 90 catástrofes que causaron la muerte de unas 310.000 personas y afectaron a otros 34 millones.
21 de March de 2014 | Press Release

Día Mundial del Agua
"Comprometámonos a crear las políticas necesarias para garantizar que el agua y la energía sostenibles estén al alcance de todos, y no solo de unos pocos", dice en su mensaje de este año Ban Ki-moon, Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas.
9 de January de 2014 | Press Release

Expertos de la región debatirán en la CEPAL sobre financiamiento para el desarrollo sostenible
Miembros del grupo de trabajo global especializado en esta materia intercambiarán puntos de vista con el resto de países de América Latina y el Caribe.