Aug 2021
Aug 2021
En la Declaración sobre Gestión Sostenible del Plástico (2019), los países miembros de la Alianza del Pacífico (AP), Colombia, Chile, México, y Perú, junto a Ecuador, tomaron la decisión de enfrentar…
May 2021
Despite the significant challenges in mobilizing investors resources towards sustainable infrasctrure investments in Latin America and the Carribbean, an investment opportunity in low carbon and…
May 2021
Coral reefs are one of the most diverse and valuable ecosystems on Earth. The Mesoamerican Reef contains the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere. However, its health is threatened, so…
May 2021
As part of the Poznan Strategic Programme on Technology Transfer, which the Global Environmental Facility funded a regional project, implemented by the IDB. One of the components of this project was…
Mar 2021
This publication is based on the studies on the transfer of climate change technologies (CCT) (also called environmentally sound technologies, EST, or TAR, for its Spanish acronym) related to energy…
Mar 2021
Este documento se basa en los estudios de transferencia de tecnologías de cambio climático (TCC) (también denominadas tecnologías ambientalmente racionales, TAR o bien EST por sus siglas en inglés)…
Dec 2020
This Guideline is a tool to address issues on EST in national and sectorial policies and plans to relieve the negative effects of climate change in LAC. Its main objectives are: i) To be a practical…
Nov 2020
As of 2017, 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic had been produced worldwide. Since about 40% is used in things that are thrown away relatively quickly (packaging and single use items), 6.4 billion…
Nov 2020
The paper examines the integral role of semi-formal and informal transport services as viable and legitimate public transport options in Latin America. While the region is well-known as the “cradle…
Sep 2020
The successful implementation of NDCs will require specific efforts agreed among various actors including the ministries of finance and of planning to integrate climate and sustainable development…
Sep 2020
La implementación exitosa de las Contribuciones Nacionalmente Determinadas bajo el Acuerdo de Paris NDCs requerirá esfuerzos concretos para integrar el clima y el desarrollo sostenible en la…
Sep 2020
Latin America is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change. It is exposed to physical risks, which relate to changes in climate patterns and the increase in the occurrence and severity of…
Aug 2020
En las últimas décadas, los países de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) se han estado desarrollando rápidamente, con un crecimiento económico e incrementos en ingresos. El sector agrícola es…
Aug 2020
En las últimas décadas, los países de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) se han estado desarrollando rápidamente, con un crecimiento económico e incrementos en ingresos. El sector agrícola es…
Mar 2020
Sustainable infrastructure investments in Latin America are still far from being mainstreamed, potentially jeopardizing progress towards the countries SDGs. Looking at 6 countries (Argentina, Brazil…
Dec 2019
La publicación está dirigida a tomadores de decisiones públicas que estén en las etapas iniciales de planeación de un sistema de bicicletas compartidas (SBC). Se basa en las lecciones aprendidas…
Dec 2019
All Latin American and Caribbean countries have ratified the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global warming to between 1.5C and 2C above pre-industrial levels. Those goals require achieving zero…
Dec 2019
Todos los países de América Latina y el Caribe han ratificado el Acuerdo de París, cuyo objetivo es limitar el calentamiento global a entre 1.5C y 2C por encima de los niveles preindustriales. Esos…
Dec 2019
Todos los países de América Latina y el Caribe han ratificado el Acuerdo de París, cuyo objetivo es limitar el calentamiento global a entre 1.5C y 2C por encima de los niveles preindustriales. Esos…