Note by the Secretariat (Request by the United Kingdom of the Netherlands for admission of Curaçao as an associate member of ECLAC)

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Resolución 663(XXXIV): Admisión de Curaçao como como miembro asociado de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

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Resolution 663(XXXIV) Admission of Curaçao as an associate member of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

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Los comerciantes ambulantes interinsulares en la zona franca de Curazao = The suitcase traders in the free zone of Curaçao

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An assessment of fiscal and regulatory barriers to deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies in Curaçao

The current energy systems within Curaçao depend primarily on high cost, imported fossil fuels, and typically constitute power sectors that are characterized by small, inefficient generation plants which result in high energy prices. As a consequence of its dependence on external fuel supplies, Curaçao is extremely vulnerable to international oil price shocks, which can impact on economic planning and foreign direct investment within their industrial sectors. The ability of the successive governments to source capital for economic stimulation and social investment is therefore significantly challenging. Additionally, there is over-dependence on two of the most climate-sensitive economic sectors, namely the tourism and fisheries sectors, but the vulnerabilities of the country to the effects of climate change make adaptation difficult and costly. It is within this context that this report focuses on identification of the fiscal and regulatory barriers to implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies in Curaçao with a view of making recommendations for removal of these barriers. Consultations with key Government officials, the private sector as well as civil society were conducted to obtain information and data on the energy sector in the country. Desktop research was also conducted to supplement the information gathered from the consultations. The major result of the assessment is that Curaçao is at an early stage in the definition of its energy sector. Despite some infrastructural legacies of the pre-independence era, as well as a number of recent developments including the modernization and expansion of its windfarms and completion of a modern Electricity Policy, there are still a number of important institutional and policy gaps within the energy sector in Curaçao. The most significant deficiency is the absence of a ministry or Government agency with portfolio responsibility for the energy sector as a whole; this has: limited the degree to which the activities of energy sector stakeholders are coordinated and retarded the development and implementation of a comprehensive national energy policy. The absence of an energy policy, which provides the framework for energy planning, increases investor risk. Also, the lack of political continuity that has emanated from the frequent changes in Government administrations is a concern among stakeholders and has served to reduce investor confidence in particular, and market confidence in general.

Informe de la Duodécima Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Integración de la Mujer en el Desarrollo Económico y Social de América Latina y el Caribe = Report of the Twelfth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on the Integration of Women into the Economic and Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean

Contiene asistencia, organización de los trabajos y resumen de los debates de la reunión sobre el informe de las actividades realizadas desde el 1 de noviembre de 1990 al 30 de abril de 1991; y tareas relativas a la preparación de la Quinta Conferencia Regional de la Mujer a realizarse en Curaçao, septiembre de 1991.

Implementation of the 2014-2015 programme of work: subprogramme 13: subregional activities in the Caribbean

This report highlights the activities carried out by ECLAC in the Caribbean subregion between 1 January 2014 and 31 March 2015. Subprogramme 13 of the ECLAC programme of work 2014-2015 (“Subregional activities in the Caribbean”) covers the Commission’s work in Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, as well as Anguilla, Aruba, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Sint Maarten, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. Subprogramme 12 (“Subregional activities in Central America, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Mexico”) includes activities conducted in the Caribbean member States of Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. In addition, countries of the Caribbean were included in activities organized under the 12 other substantive subprogrammes of the ECLAC programme of work 2014-2015, namely: (i) linkages with the global economy, integration and regional cooperation; (ii) production and innovation; (iii) macroeconomic policies and growth; (iv) financing for development; (v) social development and equality; (vi) mainstreaming the gender perspective in regional development; (vii) population and development; (viii) sustainable development and human settlements; (ix) natural resources and infrastructure; (x) planning of public administration; (xi) statistics; and (xii) support for regional and subregional integration and cooperation processes and organizations.

Resoluciones Aprobadas Por Los Estados Miembros En El Trigésimo Cuarto Período De Sesiones De La Comisión

Resolución 659(XXXIV) Calendario De Conferencias De La Cepal Para El Período 2012-2014 .-- Resolución 660(XXXIV) Comité De Desarrollo Y Cooperación Del Caribe .-- Resolución 661(XXXIV) Lugar Del Próximo Período De Sesiones .-- Resolución 662(XXXIV) Admisión De Las Bermudas Como Miembro Asociado De La Comisión Económica Para América Latina Y El Caribe .-- Resolución 663(XXXIV) Admisión De Curaçao Como Miembro Asociado De La Comisión Económica Para América Latina Y El Caribe .-- Resolución 664(XXXIV) Admisión De Guadalupe Como Miembro Asociado De La Comisión Económica Para América Latina Y El Caribe .-- Resolución 665(XXXIV) Admisión De Martinica Como Miembro Asociado De La Comisión Económica Para América Latina Y El Caribe .-- Resolución 666(XXXIV) Resolución De San Salvador .-- Resolución 667(XXXIV) Conferencia Regional Sobre La Mujer De América Latina Y El Caribe .-- Resolución 668(XXXIV) Conferencia Estadística De Las Américas De La Comisión Económica Para América Latina Y El Caribe .-- Resolución 669(XXXIV) Actividades De La Comisión Económica Para América Latina Y El Caribe En Relación Con El Seguimiento De Los Objetivos De Desarrollo Del Milenio Y La Aplicación De Los Resultados De Las Grandes Conferencias Y Cumbres De Las Naciones Unidas En Las Esferas Económica Y SocialY Esferas Conexas .-- Resolución 670(XXXIV) Comité Especial De La Comisión Económica Para América Latina Y El Caribe Sobre Población Y Desarrollo .-- Resolución 671(XXXIV) Respaldo A La Labor Del Instituto Latinoamericano Y Del Caribe De Planificación Económica Y Social (ILPES) .-- Resolución 672(XXXIV) Establecimiento De La Conferencia De Ciencia, Innovación Y Tecnologías De La Información Y Las Comunicaciones .-- Resolución 673(XXXIV) Programa De Trabajo De La Comisión Económica Para América Latina Y El Caribe Y Prioridades Para El Bienio 2014-2015 .-- Resolución 674(XXXIV) La Dimensión Regional Del Desarrollo .-- Resolución 675(XXXIV) Cooperación Sur-Sur.