ECLAC
Risk communication & Community Engagement
Latin American and Caribbean States
At the request of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, ECLAC launched the COVID-19 Obser-vatory, a knowledge platform providing analysis of the socio-economic impact of the pandemic in the region, monitoring policy responses and tools for strengthening the region’s data ecosystem. The Observatory tracks emergency measures and recovery policies that countries are implementing and includes a geoportal visualisation tool, which disaggregates the information by measure, date and implementing government organisation. The Observatory also provides analyses of the socio-economic impacts that the crisis and the recovery measures could have at different levels. Data and information are collected and analysed with the regional Development Coordination Office and the Resident Coordinators in Latin America and the Caribbean. The geoportal also includes a gender tab, updated in collaboration with UN Women, to map policy responses to impacts on women and gender equality.