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Latin America and the Caribbean: The green transition can be an economic and social game changer, says new report

Climate change could significantly worsen long-term economic prospects and exacerbate inequalities in Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC). It is urgent to advance towards an ambitious and comprehensive green agenda to address its consequences and improve well-being for all. An effective green transition in LAC could potentially add 10.5% more new jobs by 2030, says the Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2022

8th High level meeting of the Development Centre's Governing Board

On 24 October 2022, decision makers from our 53 member countries came together for the 8th High-Level Meeting of our Governing Board. They shared ideas and learnt from one another, met with renowned experts and discussed policy priorities for the international community.

Development Strategy Assessment of the Eastern Caribbean

Production Transformation Policy Review of Shenzhen, China - A Journey of Continuous Learning

Thematic Dialogue on Commodity Trading Transparency

The Thematic Dialogue has developed five complementary and mutually supportive tools that home countries, trading companies and producing countries, including state-owned enterprises, can use to reduce drivers of corruption and articulate complementary interventions in both producing countries and trading hubs.

Domestic resource mobilisation

The complex and specific corruption challenges related to the extraction and trade of natural resources and the management of its associated revenue flows are a source of growing concern across developing, emerging and developed countries.

Getting better deals

The tools on Getting Better Deals provide resource-rich developing countries with guidance to negotiate a fair deal that reflects the legitimate interests of governments, investors, and communities, and that generates positive development outcomes for the country throughout the project life-cycle and across a range of outcomes and market conditions.

Revenue management and spending

Two principal concerns underlie the challenge of transforming natural finite assets into human, social and physical capital: managing the counter-cyclical nature of resource revenue flows to ensure that there is a consistent level of resources available for spending; and ensuring productive gains from the funds that are spent, in-line with the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.

Shared Value Creation

Collaboration between governments, the private sector, local communities and civil society organisations is crucial in order to leverage the extractives sector to catalyse long-term, competitive, diversified and, sustainable development.

Low-carbon, just transition

The OECD Development Centre is assisting fossil-based and mineral-rich developing and emerging economies transition to a low-carbon future, through realistic, inclusive and just transition pathways to manage uncertainties and increased vulnerability, build resilience to external shocks, and embrace the challenge of making unprecedented structural changes.