II Subregional Meeting of the Poverty and Social Protection Network Regional Policy Dialogue, June 2009 |
Strengthening Social Protection - Responses To Crises and Urban Challenges.
The objective of the Caribbean sub-regional meeting will be to provide a forum for regional social policy practitioners to examine policy options for addressing challenges being posed to the sustainability of social protection programs resulting from the ongoing global economic downturn. Specifically, the workshop will: (i) assess the risks faced by social safety net operations; (ii) identify possibilities for coordination and collaboration in development of strategic approaches to the protection of vulnerable groups; (iii) share lessons learned in the development and implementation of conditional cash transfer schemes; and (v) share lessons learned in the design and implementation of poverty targeting systems.
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X Hemispheric Meeting of the Poverty and Social Protection Network, November 2008 |
On November 6th and 7th, the Bank hosted the X Hemispheric Meeting of the Poverty and Social Protection Network. This year, the Dialogue’s main goal was to discuss the demand and supply of financial services in Latin America and the Caribbean for low-income groups. » More Info |
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Regional Policy Dialogue: Promoting Communities of Practice |
The Regional Policy Dialogue, through its Networks, provides the opportunity to discuss policies and initiatives by exchanging ideas and best practices, analyzing common problems, and exploring findings and research on policies. The Networks are composed by high-ranking policy decision-makers, such as Vice-ministers, who are responsible for policy creation, implementation and execution in Latin America and the Caribbean. As of today, 63 hemispheric and 36 sub-regional meetings have been held throughout Latin America and Washington, D.C., and the topics for discussion at these meetings have been and will continue to be chosen by the members of the Networks.
The RPD promotes the creation of a pragmatic community of practice that searches for the latest innovative policy alternatives and effective responses in order to improve quality and equip key decision-makers from Latin America and the Caribbean Region.
This year, the RPD is launching a virtual platform to support communities of practice and allow Dialogue members to discuss a variety of topics, share documents, lessons learned and latest news, among others.
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Caribbean Sub-Regional Meeting Education Network Barbados 12/2/2008 |
LITERACY AND NUMERACY IN THE CARIBBEAN
Evidence has accumulated about the fact that a large number of children enrolled in schools in Latin America and the Caribbean do not learn to read adequately and on time. This is a major root cause of learning deficiencies consistently identified by assessment tests » More Info |
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XXVII Meeting of the Latin American Network of Central Banks and Finance Ministries |
 The Regional Policy Dialogue announces the XXVII Meeting of the Latin American Network of Central Banks and Finance Ministries, celebrated on May 8 and 9, 2008. » More Info
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