Sede Subregional de la CEPAL para el Caribe (Estudios e Investigaciones)
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Contenido: Documentos de proyectos e investigaciones elaborados por la Sede Subregional de la CEPAL , la que fue creada por Resolución 288(XIII) de 19 abril de 1969.
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Selected online learning experiences in the Caribbean during COVID-19. Policy Brief
(2021-05-19)The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread closure of schools and disruption of education systems worldwide, requiring unprecedented adaptation to ensure learning continuity for students. In place of classroom learning, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been adopted to support online distance learning – with mixed results. While ... -
Policy Brief: Planning for resilience: an integrated approach to tackle climate change in the Caribbean
(2020-07-02)The Caribbean subregion is exceptionally vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. Vulnerability is a key multidimensional concept at the heart of resilience building, relating to each country’s multiple spatial and socioeconomic risks and conditions. In fact, due to its geographical location and concentration of population ... -
Policy Brief: Policy actions to facilitate upgrading of the agricultural sector in Trinidad and Tobago
(2019-12-23)For many countries, the acceleration of integration into the global economy and multilateral trading system provides an opportunity to access a wider range of goods and services as well as export markets, increasing their economic incomes, and improving the welfare of the citizenry. In particular, preferential trade agreements tend to increase export ... -
Policy Brief: Incorporating the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics in Caribbean national statistical legislation
(2019-12-20)The United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (UNFPOS) are considered the basic framework that National Statistical Systems (NSS) must observe in order to produce high quality, independent statistics that support informed decision-making and public confidence in government. The UNFPOS were first adopted in 1994 by the United ... -
Policy Brief: Moving towards equal access to technology for persons with disabilities in the Caribbean
(2019-10-18)In the Caribbean, there are approximately 1.3 million persons with a disability of some kind and some 250,000 persons with a significant disability. These numbers are projected to increase dramatically in the coming decades as the population of the subregion ages and given the global increase in chronic health conditions. Persons with disabilities ... -
Policy Brief: implementation strategies for youth mainstreaming in sustainable development processes
(2019-02)In light of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, this policy brief provides an account of the current status of Caribbean youth policies and considers how youth mainstreaming concepts can be applied constructively to strengthen sustainable development planning and policies in the subregion. This document highlights the findings of an ECLAC ... -
National population policy for St. Lucia
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CARISPLAN: abstracting manual
(1989-02-01)This manual describes the scope of the Caribbean Information System for Economic and Social Planning (CARISPLAN) and identifies the required content of abstracts to be included in this system. The concept of an "abstract" is defined and various types explained. Characteristics and content of an abstract are outlined and guidelines for the preparation ... -
Addressing capacity gaps in the production of the SDG indicators in the Caribbean
(2017-12)The Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Indicator Framework is endorsed by the United Nations Statistical Commission as the monitoring mechanism for the 169 targets and more than 230 indicators of the SDGs. Reporting of these indicators will pose a formidable challenge to the Caribbean given the statistical capacity of countries of the ...
