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Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

NDC INVEST apoya a los países en el diseño e implementación de sus objetivos relacionados con el cambio climático, tal como se articula en sus Contribuciones Determinadas Nacionales (NDC) y más allá…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Tarre, Alejandro;Morales, Olga;Planas, Alexandra;Cárdenas Valero, Juan Carlos;Solarte, Sebastián

Through this series of case studies, the IDB's Department of Infrastructure and Energy seeks to share its work in the region, the problems addressed, the challenges in implementing its projects…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Tarre, Alejandro;Morales, Olga;Planas, Alexandra;Cárdenas Valero, Juan Carlos;Solarte, Sebastián

A través de esta serie de casos de estudio, el Departamento de Infraestructura y Energía del BID pretende dar a conocer su trabajo en la región, los problemas que aborda, los retos en la…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Medellín, Nadin

Costa Rica case study summary, website “Panorama of Aging and Long-term Care”.

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Medellín, Nadin

Resumen del caso de estudio de Costa Rica del sitio web “Panorama de envejecimiento y atención a la dependencia”.

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Eguino, Huáscar;Erba, Diego;Da Silva, Everton;Piumetto, Mario;Iturre, Teresa;Rodríguez, Alejandro;De Oliveira, Augusto

Esta nota presenta nuevos esquemas que aprovechan big data y procesamiento en la nube para crear mapas de valores de terrenos y propiedades para posibilitar nuevas esquemas tributarias más…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Eguino, Huáscar;Erba, Diego;Da Silva, Everton;Piumetto, Mario;Iturre, Teresa;Rodríguez, Alejandro;De Oliveira, Augusto

Nas duas primeiras décadas do século XXI, os países da América Latina e do Caribe investiram um grande volume de recursos em projetos de modernização cadastral. O objetivo primordial desses projetos…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Olivo, Víctor;Saboin, José Luis

This work seeks to estimate the impact of the adjustment in the prices of a series of goods and services that have been regulated for 20 years, something that implies high magnitudes. Using Input-…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Beverinotti, Javier;Deza, María Cecilia

En este documento se realiza un diagnóstico de la resiliencia de las empresas de la región andina antes del COVID-19. Para ello se toma como base la literatura que estudia la resiliencia de una…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Alvarado, Nathalie;Sutton, Heather;Laborda, Leopoldo

This study analyzes how the COVID-19 crisis is generating changes in police work and assesses its potential impact on the effectiveness and legitimacy of police forces in Latin America and the…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Alvarado, Nathalie;Sutton, Heather;Laborda, Leopoldo

Este estudio analiza cómo la crisis del COVID-19 está generando cambios en el trabajo policial y evalúa su efecto en la efectividad y legitimidad de las policías de la región. Mediante una encuesta…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

El principal reto del sector extractivo - que impulsa constantes esfuerzos de diálogo y búsqueda por soluciones innovadoras y compartidas - es enfrentar con éxito la paradoja en que vive: mientras…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Keefer, Philip;Scartascini, Carlos;Vlaicu, Razvan

This paper proposes and empirically tests a new demand-side explanation for distortions in public spending composition. Voters prefer spending with certain and immediate benefits when they have low…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Pierola, Martha Denisse;Rodríguez Chatruc, Marisol

The large magnitude and sudden nature of recent migration flows in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) impose challenges to receiving countries health systems, which have to provide care to a…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Pierola, Martha Denisse;Rodríguez Chatruc, Marisol

La gran magnitud y la naturaleza repentina de los flujos migratorios recientes en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) imponen desafíos a los sistemas de salud de los países receptores, que deben brindar…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo ha venido desarrollando en los últimos años un instrumento técnico titulado “Análisis de inversión pública para la reducción del riesgo de desastres del Perú”.…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Bood, Nadia;Burke, Lauretta;Lau, Winnie;Larsen, Gaia;Hori, Tsuneki

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) have developed a set of climate-resilient Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) performance indicators during…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Libertun de Duren, Nora Ruth;Osorio Rivas, Rene

Favela Bairro (FB) was a pioneer approach for integrating informal neighborhoods with the urban grid, and it remains today a reference for many developing countries. FB in its second phase (FB II)…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Libertun de Duren, Nora Ruth;Osorio Rivas, Rene

El programa Favela Bairro (FB) utilizó un enfoque pionero en cuanto a la integración de barrios informales a la matriz urbana, y al día de hoy continúa siendo utilizado como referencia por muchos…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Libertun de Duren, Nora Ruth;Osorio Rivas, Rene

O Favela Bairro (FB) foi pioneiro na integração de bairros informais à malha urbana, e continua sendo uma referência para muitos países em desenvolvimento. Em sua segunda fase, realizada entre 2000 e…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Calderón, Claudia;Fernández Gómez Platero, Angélica;Wanner, Z’leste

The Landscape Report is a survey of the digital conversation on a given topic, in this case, infrastructure as it pertains to the sectors of Transportation, Energy and Water, and Sanitation. Using…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Araujo, María Caridad;Schady, Norbert

Very few developing countries have long-term longitudinal surveys that have followed children from the early years throughout their adult life, with low attrition rates and large sample sizes. This…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Lacambra, Carmen;Molloy, Dominic;Lacambra, Juan;Leroux, Isabel;Klossner, Leena;Talari, Maria;Cabrera, María Margarita;Persson, Svante;Downing, Thomas E.;Downing, Erica;Smith, Ben;Abkowitz, Mark;Burnhill, Lauren A.;Johnson-Bell, Linda

This Factsheet is a part of the Private Markets for Climate Resilience (PMCR) project to evaluate systematically the potential market for climate resilience solutions in the private sector. Focusing…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Lacambra, Carmen;Molloy, Dominic;Lacambra, Juan;Leroux, Isabel;Klossner, Leena;Talari, Maria;Cabrera, María Margarita;Persson, Svante;Downing, Thomas E.;Downing, Erica;Smith, Ben;Abkowitz, Mark;Burnhill, Lauren A.;Johnson-Bell, Linda

This Factsheet is a part of the Private Markets for Climate Resilience (PMCR) project to evaluate systematically the potential market for climate resilience solutions in the private sector. Focusing…

Date issued: Ιουν 2020
Author(s): Gauto, Victor;Mooney, Henry

Guyana's economy is on the verge of a historic transformation owing to recent oil discoveries. In this context, maximizing the benefits of faster growth and increased revenues will depend…