World Bank: Climate Change Adaptation Could Cost $75-100 bn/yr / Banco Mundial: la adaptación al cambio climático costará US$75.000-100.000 millones al año
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009From the World Bank: Adapting to Climate Change to Cost US$75-100 Billion a year New global estimate for cost of adaptation to climate change in developing countries The costs of adaptation to climate change in developing countries will be in the order of US$75-100 billion per year for the period 2010 to 2050 according to […]
Oxfam Argues for New Global Climate Adaptation Fund / Oxfam aboga por un nuevo fondo mundial para adaptación al cambio climático
Sunday, September 20th, 2009From Oxfam International: Rich countries must not raid aid to pay climate debt A new Oxfam report has today warned that at least 4.5 million children could die unless world leaders deliver additional funds to help poor countries fight the growing impact of climate change, rather than diverting it from existing aid promises. The warning […]
Estimating the Cost of Climate Risks for Developing Countries
Monday, September 14th, 2009From the Global Environment Facility (GEF): Climate Change Risks could cost Developing countries up to 19% of GDP by 2030 Report says action on climate adaptation may significantly reduce losses and increase economic sustainability. A report from the Economics of Climate Adaptation Working Group released today indicates that climate risks could cost nations up to […]
Climate Change Adaptation Costs May Be Very Underestimated
Friday, August 28th, 2009From the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED): Costs of adapting to climate change significantly under-estimated UN climate negotiations should aim for substantially more funding Scientists led by a former co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will warn today that the UN negotiations aimed at tackling climate change are based on substantial […]
Japan Gives $5 mil. to IDB’s SECCI / Japón contribuye US$5 millones al SECCI del BID
Monday, March 30th, 2009From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): Japan to Contribute $5 Million to IDB’s Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Fund IDB and two Japanese development agencies planning separate agreements The Japanese government will contribute $5 million to a fund managed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that promotes investments in economically and environmentally sound energy options. […]
Bolivia Identified for Scaled-Up Climate Change Adaptation Funding / Se eligieron Bolivia para recibir mayor financiamento para fines de adaptación al cambio climático
Friday, January 30th, 2009From the World Bank: Climate Investment Funds: Countries Identified For Scaled-Up Adaptation Funding Governments make decisions on climate resilience pilot program Developed and developing country governments gave an important signal for action on adaptation yesterday by deciding which countries will be offered funding under a pilot program within the US$6 billion Climate Investment Funds (CIF). […]
WHO Approves Work Plan on Climate Change and Health
Sunday, January 25th, 2009The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board (EB) at its session in Geneva last week approved the WHO Secretariat’s proposed work plan on climate change and health. The basic elements of the work plan are: Awareness Raising Develop tools, guidance, information and training packages to support awareness and advocacy campaigns to protect health from climate […]
UNEP/CARICOM: Drastic Climate Change Consequences for Insular Caribbean / PNUMA/CARICOM: drásticas consecuencias por cambio climático en el Caribe Insular
Saturday, December 27th, 2008Although this report (English only) was finished in October, it was formally unveiled at the global climate change talks in Poland in November, but did not get much media play because of all the other actions, initiatives, reports and declarations made in Poznan at the same time. But it deserves much more attention and hopefully […]
A New Fund for Water and Sanitation in LAC / Nuevo fondo para agua y saneamiento en ALC / Novo fundo para água e saneamento em ALC
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): IDB and Spain establish new fund to improve water and sanitation in Latin America and Caribbean The government of Spain and the Inter-American Development Bank signed an agreement to cooperate in the execution of the Fund for Cooperation for Water and Sanitation, a Spanish initiative that is expected to […]
The World Bank on LAC and Climate Change / El Banco Mundial sobre ALC y el cambio climático
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008The World Bank‘s Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Pamela Cox, had some interesting things to say yesterday about LAC and global climate change at the European Union (EU) – Latin American Forum organized by France.* She said that LAC is producing about 6 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and just […]