The theme of the essays should focus on the opportunities to create a sustainable recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean, which would aid efforts to overcome the health, economic and social crisis facing the region due to COVID-19.
Participants may approach this theme from different perspectives, for example:
Reconstruction difficulties from an environmental sustainability perspective;
The challenge of economic reactivation while ensuring countries’ macroeconomic sustainability;
The construction of more resilient and inclusive social protection systems for societies;
The creation of more robust health systems;
Integration and cooperation obstacles with regard to future pandemic mitigation;
The use of digital innovation as a tool to boost employment, education and the provision of social services.
The role of infrastructure investment in post-COVID recovery and alternative financing mechanisms.