SANTIAGO, Chile – Representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will meet in October to discuss among other issues how to manage the productive, social, and environmental changes needed by the region to prosper in the new global geo-political and geo-economic landscape.
The Economic Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said it will hold its most important biennial gathering from October 7-9 in the Dominican Republic.
It said that during the event, which will include the participation of authorities from the 45 member states and 14 associate members of ECLAC, delegates will have the opportunity to discuss economic, social, and environmental development in the region, learn about the Commission’s work during the preceding period, and set priorities for the programme’s work during the coming years.
The meeting will be officially inaugurated on October 7 with addresses by Luis Abinader Corona, President of the Dominican Republic, and José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s executive secretary.
ECLAC said that Salazar-Xirinach will also present the document titled Managing Transformations in an Era of Ruptures, which examines the “game-changing” shift in external conditions for development, with a view to understanding, anticipating, and successfully navigating the new global landscape.
It also considers possible pathways for addressing developmental challenges—the “hows”—by introducing a new analytical framework on governance and institutions, centered on the paradigm of transformative capacities as a prerequisite for driving sustainable structural change.
The dialogue of ministers and high-level authorities a day later is intended as a space for political reflection and strategic dialogue on the future of Latin America and the Caribbean. It will include the presentation of “Raptures and opportunities: proposals for Latin America and the Caribbean to thrive in the new geopolitical era,”, prepared by the ECLAC Commission on geopolitics, globalization and development for Latin America and the Caribbean.
ECLAC said that the programme also includes a high-level technical seminar to examine the position document in detail.
The meeting with mark the beginning of the Dominican Republic’s term as chair of ECLAC, which will continue through the next session in 2028, and the end of Peru’s current period as chair since the 40th session held in Lima in 2024.
