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Date issued: jan 2024 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Estevez, Elsa;Janowski, Tomasz;Roseth, Benjamin

Government organizations worldwide are harvesting the transformative potential of digital technologies to automate interactions with citizens, businesses, and each other. Automation can bring…

Date issued: jan 2024
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;IDB Lab;IDB Invest

Two of the development challenges that Belize has recently worked on, with support from the IDB Group, are vulnerability to climate change and educational quality. The measures implemented on both…

Date issued: jan 2024 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Martinez-Espiñeira, Roberto;Pérez Urdiales, María

Standard water affordability measures that only account for expenditure on piped water are unlikely to adequately capture the situation of all consumers in developing countries, who often experience…

Date issued: jan 2024
Author(s): Ferrazzo, Giovanna;Libra, Jesse Madden;Pérez Urdiales, María

The technical note "Water Footprint Estimation in Latin America" analyzes the water footprint of Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica. The document describes the harmonization of databases and…

Date issued: jan 2024
Author(s): Ferrazzo, Giovanna;Libra, Jesse Madden;Pérez Urdiales, María

A nota técnica "Estimativa da Pegada Hídrica na América Latina" analisa a pegada hídrica do Brasil, Colômbia e Costa Rica. O documento descreve a harmonização de bases de dados e destaca…

Date issued: jan 2024 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Hernández Romero, Karla;Vera-Cossio, Diego A.;Hoffmann, Bridget;Pecha, Camilo

The push for adopting digital modes of payment rests on three promises: increased efficiency of transactions, increased financial inclusion, and improvements in the financial well-being of low-income…

Date issued: jan 2024 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Andrian, Leandro Gaston;Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo;Jiménez, Juan Pablo;Martínez-Vázquez, Jorge;Muñoz Miranda, Andrés

Uno de los mayores desafíos que enfrenta la humanidad es hacer que el planeta sea habitable para las próximas generaciones. Para ello, se requiere el rápido paso hacia economías descarbonizadas y que…

Date issued: jan 2024
Author(s): Balbuena, Patricia;Huapaya Nava, Mario;Walter, Martin

Las tensiones en torno a la actividad minera en el Perú son indicativas de muchos de los problemas que resultan del insuficiente diálogo intercultural en el diseño e implementación de políticas y…

Date issued: jan 2024
Author(s): Arias Ortiz, Elena;Giambruno, Cecilia;Morduchowicz, Alejandro;Pineda, Bismarck

Education and skill accumulation are fundamental for overcoming structural inequalities, improving social mobility, and boosting productivity. However, educational systems in Latin America and the…

Date issued: jan 2024
Author(s): Arias Ortiz, Elena;Giambruno, Cecilia;Morduchowicz, Alejandro;Pineda, Bismarck

La educación y la acumulación de habilidades son fundamentales para superar desigualdades estructurales, mejorar la movilidad social e impulsar la productividad. Sin embargo, los sistemas educativos…