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To insulate vulnerable communities from floods and restore wetlands, Colombia promotes the use of recycled materials, suspended gardens and climate-smart agriculture.
At UNDP we deliver platforms and systems to achieve sustainable development, or, in baseball terms, to "score runs" vis-à-vis the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Protecting indigenous peoples’ access to ancestral territories helps everyone breathe easier
In the British Virgin Islands the hurricanes destroyed or caused severe damage to nearly 36 percent of nearly 7,000 houses.
Bridging the humanitarian needs with long-term development for a more resilient Dominica
Human Development Report for Latin America and the Caribbean 2016
The report shows that what determines people to be "lifted from poverty" (quality education and employment) is different from what "avoids their fallback into poverty".
The region in photos
What exactly do we do and who is involved? Take a look at the people we work with and projects we do around the region.
A partner for sustainable development
The Latin American and Caribbean region has made enormous development strides in recent decades, from the consolidation of democratic Governments and continued advances in health and education to more recent progress in protecting the environment and reducing inequality.
What we do
Our focus is to help countries in the LAC region build and share solutions in their sustainable development pathways, with inclusive and effective democratic governance, building climate and disaster resilience. In all our activities, we encourage the protection of human rights, capacity development, knowledge and experience-sharing and the empowerment of women.
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Latin America and the Caribbean
38%
of the population are considered vulnerable
80%
of the population lives in urban areas
37%
of all legislators and senior officials are female
40%
of the people in the region feel safe