The XV Conference of Ministers and Heads of Planning of Latin America and the Caribbean and the XVI Meeting of the Regional Council for Planning will take place on October 11-13 in Lima, Peru.
The meetings will feature ministers, deputy ministers and senior authorities involved in development planning and
public administration, along with representatives of civil society and United Nations bodies.
Both meetings are held by the governments of Guatemala and Ecuador – which currently serve as co-presidents of the Council – the government of Peru, as the host, and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
At these gatherings, participants will analyze challenges,
experiences and prospects for development planning in the region and its role in the implementation and achievement of the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The events will kick off on October 11 with the XV Conference of Ministers and Heads of Planning —a high-level event aimed at promoting dialogue and cooperation on matters of development planning and public administration.
At the conference, ministers from the region will present their experiences with multilevel planning of territorial development, approaches to gender equality and participation in planning, the quality of public investment and the strengthening of the public sector's capacities for development.
On Thursday, the XVI Meeting of the Regional Council for Planning will be inaugurated.
At this gathering, ministers and heads of planning will review both the activities carried out by the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (
ILPES) in 2016 and 2017 as well as the work program for the 2018-2019 period.
In the framework of the meeting, ECLAC will present the Regional Observatory on Planning, which seeks to become an instrument of analysis, learning and exchange regarding development planning systems and implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the region.
The organization will also present the Planbarometer —a tool for characterizing planning processes that will enable countries to evaluate themselves and improve the quality of their systems and planning exercises.
In addition, a document will be released providing an analysis of the challenges to planning in Latin America and the Caribbean, based on the experiences set forth in nine case studies from countries in the region.
Meanwhile, on Friday, the IV Planning Sessions will take place.
This is a dialogue with academia that will address the central theme of comparative experiences between the Republic of Korea and Latin America and the Caribbean on sustainable territories and cities and their challenges for research and planning.
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Published: 10/6/2017