Censos 2010 y la inclusión del enfoque étnico: hacia una construcción participativa con pueblos indígenas y afrodescendientes de América Latina

Incluye Bibliografía

Memoria del primer Encuentro de Expertos Gubernamentales en Políticas de Desarrollo Territorial en América Latina y el Caribe

La publicación de las Memorias del Primer Encuentro de Expertos Gubernamentales en Políticas de Desarrollo Territorial en América Latina y el Caribe Santiago, 17 al 19 de octubre de 2012), organizado por el ILPES, tiene el propósito de documentar un acontecimiento que tuvo un impacto notable. En él se presentaron y discutieron un conjunto de ponencias que buscaron reflexionar sobre las dinámicas recientes de las desigualdades socio-espaciales latinoamericanas, sobre interpretaciones actuales de dichos procesos y sobre políticas nacionales diseñadas para enfrentarlas.

Sesión especial sobre Beijing +20 en América Latina y el Caribe: Declaración

La Sesión Especial sobre Beijing+20 en América Latina y el Caribe se llevó a cabo los días 18 y 19 de noviembre de 2014 en el marco de la quincuagésima primera Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe, que se realizó en Santiago, del 17 al 19 de noviembre de 2014. En esa oportunidad las ministras y autoridades de los mecanismos nacionales para el adelanto de la mujer aprobaron la siguiente Declaración.

Special session on Beijing +20 in Latin America and the Caribbean: Statement

The Special Session on Beijing+20 in Latin America and the Caribbean took place on 18 and 19 November 2014 in the framework of the fifty-first meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Santiago from 17 to 19 November 2014. On that occasion the ministers and high-level authorities of the national machineries for the advancement of women adopted the following Statement.

Séance spéciale sur Beijing+20 en Amérique Latine et dans les Caraïbes: Déclaration

La séance spéciale sur Beijing+20 en Amérique latine et dans les Caraïbes a été tenue les 18 et 19 novembre 2014 dans le cadre de la cinquante-et-unième Réunion du bureau de la Conférence régionale sur les femmes de l'Amérique latine et des Caraïbes, effectuée à Santiago du 17 au 19 novembre 2014. À cette occasion, les ministres et les responsables des mécanismes nationaux de promotion de la femme ont adopté la Déclaration ci-après.

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the tourism sector in the Bahamas

The Bahamas is at great risk and vulnerability given its geographical features as a low-lying, sea encircled country. If projected sea level rise is reached by 2050, between 10-12% of territory will be lost, especially in coastal zones where the main tourism assets are located. Vulnerability could also be manifested if flight carbon emission taxes are established in the main source markets, representing an economic threat to the tourism sector for the islands. The impact of climate change on main tourism demand variables will cause some losses to the country‟s income and government revenues. This would be acting conjointly with some local threats to tourism assets and trends in future global tourism demand. The second and no less important threat is tropical cyclones, which may be associated with raising sea level. Estimations posited the amount of losses in excess of 2400 million US$ for the four decades under examination. It is to be pointed out that there is still a lack of comparatively accurate data collection and analysis on this subject, a point deserving more attention in order to deepen the understanding of, and to extract better lessons from these extreme events. In the same period, total estimated impacts of progressive climate change are between 17 and 19 billions of B$ with estimated discount rates applied. The Bahamas is a Small Island Developing State with low growth on GHG emissions (second in Latin America), as well as a relative short capacity to lower emissions in the future. The country has a relative delay in the application of renewable energy systems, a solution that, provided documented studies on-site, might turn out to be fundamental in the country‟s efforts to establish mitigation related policies. The Bahamas currently has institutions and organizations that deal with climate change-related issues and an important number of measures and courses of action have been set up by the government. Nevertheless, more coordination among them is needed and should include international institutions. This coordination is essential even for the first steps, i.e. to conduct studies with a bottom-up approach in order to draw more accurate programs on adaptation and mitigation. It is fundamental for tourism to keep track of potential losses in tourist attractions (and to act accordingly), related to correspondent losses in biodiversity, water resources and coastal erosion. Also, actions to fight climate change impacts might improve the islands security standards, quality of living and protect cultural and heritage assets. These elements may definitely shape the future of the country‟s competitiveness as a tourism destination. It is possible and necessary to decide about the options with good cost-benefit ratio and reasonable payback periods, notwithstanding that cost-benefit analysis requires more refined and accurate data to provide precise and locally adapted options.