Published on 30/07/19
COPOLAD II, a program led by Spain, trains experts from Latin America and the Caribbean in an innovative tool to support the planning of drug demand reduction programs. Argentina hosts representatives from nine Andean and Southern Cone countries in the first edition of this series of planning workshops using the online application "Step@atTime", which opens new possibilities for developing more effective drug demand reduction programs based on scientific evidence.
Published on 18/07/19
The 4th Forum for Intra-regional Dialogue on Alternative Development of COPOLAD brings together 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries in Guatemala. The importance of the integration of the gender perspective in the Alternative Development of public policies and its potential impact on women is the central topic of this meeting. The Forum presents a study, carried out within the framework of COPOLAD, which analyzes the institutional capacities necessary for the implementation of Alternative Development in countries interested in incorporating this line of action as part of their drug policies.
Published on 18/06/19
Published on 22/05/19
Money Laundering and Asset Recovery, central topics of the EU-CELAC Bi-regional Meeting for the exchange of best practices, organised by COPOLAD. Meeting organised by FIIAPP under the leadership of the CITCO (Spanish Ministry of the Interior) and the collaboration of the DGPNSD (Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare), gathers around one hundred representatives from 35 countries and key multilateral institutions in Madrid.
Published on 26/03/19
For one week, 28 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean will present their national drug reports, key instruments for defining effective drug policies to confront emerging problems. The establishment of Early Warning Systems in 10 countries, a milestone in the region. The development of National Drug Observatories is key to the formulation of evidence-based policies in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The European Commission is preparing a third phase of this programme, therefore COPOLAD will be back at the beginning of 2021.