La descentralización de los servicios de educación y salud en México

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La descentralización de los servicios de educación en Nicaragua

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La descentralización de la salud en Nicaragua: resumen

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Evaluation of e-readiness indices for Latin America and the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

DOCPAL phase two: taking DOCPAL to the countries (ideas for new and extended activities in 1978 and 1979)

El presente documento contiene el proyecto presentado al International Development Research Centre de Canada (IDRC), que constituye la segunda fase en el desarrollo del Sistema de Documentacion sobre Poblacion en America Latina (DOCPAL), para el periodo 1978-1979. En este periodo, la estrategia global se orienta a continuar y mejorar las actividades en desarrollo y a lograr los siguientes objetivos especificos: proporcionar asistencia tecnica y capacitacion a centros nacionales de los paises de la region, a la vez que establecer conexiones con aquellos que pueden servir como unidades de insumo-produccion del sistema; elaborar un directorio de usuarios y productores de informacion sobre poblacion en la region y colaborar con otros sistemas regionales. El documento describe las actividades programadas para el cumplimiento de los objetivos enumerados.

La economía del cambio climático en Centroamérica: síntesis 2010

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The economics of climate change in Central America: summary 2010

Includes Bibliography

Módulo para analizar el crecimiento del comercio internacional (MAGIC Plus): manual para el usuario

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Report of the planning meeting of partners of the Caribbean Information Societies Measurement Initiative

The Planning Meeting of Partners was organized jointly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, the Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (OSILAC - an ECLAC project supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the University of West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus and the Telecommunications Policy and Management Programme, Mona School of Business at UWI, Jamaica. The Caribbean Information Societies Measurement Initiative (CISMI) is a component of the research proposal entitled “Networks for Development: The Caribbean ICT Research Programme”, recently submitted to IDRC for funding approval. The main objective of this programme is to “promote multi-stakeholder knowledge exchange and dialogue about the potential contribution of Information and Communications Technology for economic development and poverty alleviation in the Caribbean” The proposed budget for the CISMI component within the aforementioned proposal is US$ 150,000. The main objectives of the CISMI component are twofold: (a) to conduct a comprehensive Information and Communications Technology (ICT) survey in the Caribbean subregion to cover baseline information needs for studies and analysis from different partners involved in the construction of the Caribbean Information Societies; and (b) to analyze the household-level data, including the status of broadband and mobile usage in selected Caribbean countries in order to promote evidence-based policy planning and implementation with respect to ICT development and its impact on social and economic development in the subregion. The Planning Meeting of Partners was convened to: (a) discuss the CISMI component partnership arrangements, (b) discuss the design and implementation mechanisms of the survey instrument (questionnaire); (c) inform and engage potential key stakeholders; and (d) obtain information from potential service providers (survey companies). The Planning Meeting of Partners took place on 28 and 29 September 2009 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

La incertidumbre de los recursos hídricos y sus riesgos frente al cambio climático: herramientas para los tomadores de decisiones de los sectores público y privado

Tal vez el principal canal de transmisión de los impactos del cambio climático sobre las actividades económicas y humanas es a través de la disponibilidad de los recursos hídricos. Reconociendo la necesidad de generar políticas que permitan gestionar los riesgos que imponen las nuevas condiciones climáticas sobre los recursos hídricos desde los sectores público y privado, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en conjunto con el International Development Research Centre (IDRC) de Canadá, el Programa CEPAL-BMZ/GIZ y la Cámara Internacional de Comercio (ICC), organizó los días 29 y 30 de octubre el Seminario “Recursos hídricos bajo incertidumbre y riesgo al cambio climático: herramientas para los tomadores de decisión del sectores público y privado” donde se expusieron y debatieron distintas propuestas de análisis e instrumentos económicos para la gestión del riesgo en el sector hídrico frente al cambio climático. Este documento, que reúne cuatro de los trabajos discutidos en el seminario, busca impulsar esta agenda de adaptación al cambio climático del sector hídrico considerando una gestión de riesgos apropiada.

Review of the economics of climate change (RECC) in the Caribbean project: Phase I climate change profiles in select Caribbean countries

These reports are the result of consultations which were conducted in 2008 in Aruba, Barbados, Netherlands Antilles, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. The objective was to obtain relevant information that would inform a Stern-type report where the economics of climate change would be examined for the Caribbean subregion. These reports will be complimented by future assessments of the costs of the “business as usual”, adaptation and mitigation responses to the potential impacts of climate change. It is anticipated that the information contained in each country report would provide a detailed account of the environmental profile and would, therefore, provide an easy point of reference for policymakers in adapting existing policy or in formulating new ones. ECLAC continues to be available to the CDCC countries to provide technical support in the area of sustainable development.

Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean. Annual report 2013-2014. Confronting violence against women in Latin America and the Caribbean

The efforts States in our region have made to eradicate violence against women have seen substantial headway on a number of fronts over the past 20 years. This calls for a look at how individual governments have responded and the wide variety of strategies followed. In this report, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) follows up on the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean commitment to analyse violence against women. It has been drafted by the Observatory’s participating agencies and organizations: the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women); the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Ibero-American Secretariat (SEGIB) and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID). The focus is on the situation across the region, progress in meeting international recommendations, national public policies, and constraints and challenges.

Preliminary report on the implementation of the ECLAC work programme subregional activities for the Caribbean. 2008-2009 biennium (Covering the period 1 Janurary 2008- 31 August 2009)

Eighteen months into the implementation of the 2008-2009 biennial strategic work programme, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean continues to focus on strengthening the delivery of activities through regular internal meetings with programme and research staff and consultations with member countries and other partner institutions. The scaling up of efforts advocating for more evidence-based development policy-making is being advanced utilizing the resources provided through the implementation of an additional seven extrabudgetary-funded projects. This effort is being undertaken in collaboration and in consultation with our major international and regional development partners – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Association of Caribbean States (ACS), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), World Bank, Department for International Development (DFID), Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC). and others. In

The Economics of Climate Change in Central America: Summary 2012

This report was published with the goal of discussing, disseminating and using the results of this initiative in the formulation of national and regional strategies and have been presented at national and regional events with civil servants, representatives of non-governmental organizations, trade unions, the private sector, universities and research centers. The results have served as inputs in the training of national committees on climate change and negotiating teams, as well as in the preparation of the Regional Climate Change Strategy, several international financing projects and various national policies. The results have been presented in coordination with the Ministries of Environment at the last three Conferences of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.