This publication is the result of the colloquium on “The challenges of commodity trade. Europe - Latin America - Caribbean” which was held in May 2023 within the framework of the Latin American and Caribbean Weeks (SALC). This annual meeting has been organized since 2012 by the Institut des Amériques (IdA) in partnership with the Ministère de l'Europe et des Afffaires étrangères (MEAE) and the EU-LAC Foundation. In 2017, the French Development Agency (AFD) joined the organizing committee, becoming a key partner of this meeting.
An unmissable SALC event, this conference promotes the analysis and strengthening of bi-regional relations between Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean, bringing together specialists from academia, science, diplomacy, public administration, business and civil society to discuss topical issues.
This 12th edition was held against the background of a desire for socio-ecological transition, in which non-renewable raw materials play a key role; but also in a context of escalating armed conflicts, especially in Ukraine, which has accentuated the need to reflect on the supply of raw materials, particularly energy. Its scientific coordinators, Audrey Sérandour and Yvanne Bouvet, have brought together multiple perspectives and explored avenues for cooperation.