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More LAC Nations Covered by Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Temas Note: When the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility was first officially announced by the World Bank a few months ago, only five Latin American nations (Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Mexico, Panama) were to participate. Because of strong interest in the Facility, it has been decided recently to expand its developing country participants, and as [...]
PAHO’s Commitment at the Clinton Global Initiative
Saturday, September 27th, 2008From the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO):
PAHO Joins Clinton Global Initiative to Save Mothers’ and Children’s Lives
Five-year, $60.5 million program will improve maternal and child health through low-cost interventions in 10 Latin American countries
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced a new program of proven, low-cost interventions for maternal and child health that will benefit [...]
Progress Toward MDGs in Sanitation in LAC
Sunday, August 17th, 2008One of my first posts here on The Temas Blog concerned the 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) progress report on reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) regarding drinking water and sanitation. So it’s probably fitting as I approach the second anniversary of the The Temas Blog to be discussing the latest update just released [...]
Progress Toward MDGs in Water in LAC
Saturday, August 16th, 2008One of my first posts here on The Temas Blog concerned the 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) progress report on reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) regarding drinking water and sanitation. So it’s probably fitting as I approach the second anniversary of the The Temas Blog to be discussing the latest update just released [...]
The Challenge of Land Degradation / El desafio de la degradación del suelo
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008I must admit that, just as was the case with deforestation, in the past I paid very little attention to the issue of land degradation. I won’t bore you with the explanations and excuses as to why, just suffice it to say that it was not high enough on my list of priority environment [...]
Improvements in HIV/AIDS Treatment in LAC
Friday, July 4th, 2008This is a few weeks delayed in being posted, but frankly folks, I only have so many hours in my day…
Everyone takes away something different from Towards Universal Access: Scaling Up Priority HIV/AIDS Interventions in the Health Sector - Progress Report 2008, the report released last month jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO), United [...]
LAC Health Stats, Trends and Trivia
Saturday, June 21st, 2008Which Latin American or Caribbean nation smokes or drinks the most? In which are you more likely to die from cancer than infectious diseases such as malaria or dengue? Which has the highest percentage of obese people? Which spends the most on the health of their citizens?
If you you’ve ever wondered about [...]
LAC Environmental Trivia, Revisited
Thursday, June 19th, 2008The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) recently published the latest edition (covering up to 2007) of its annual statistical yearbook for the region. As in recent years, one section covers natural resources and the environment.
If you are seeking a basic set of comparative environmental data for the region, [...]
EIB & IDB to Team Up on Climate Change Mitigation in LAC
Thursday, June 5th, 2008From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
EIB & IDB to increase co-financing in Latin America, with special emphasis on climate change mitigation
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have agreed to strengthen their cooperation and cofinancing to support strategic development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean.
In their meeting in the [...]
Cervical Cancer Control in LAC / Control del cáncer de cuello uterino en ALC
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008From the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO):
Researchers Report that Better Screening, Treatment, and Affordable Vaccines Can Prevent Doubling of Cervical Cancer Deaths in Latin America, Caribbean
With Cervical Cancer Killing 33,000 Annually in the Region, Experts in Mexico City Consider Promise, Costs of Detection, Treatment and Introduction of New Vaccines against Deadly Virus
Thirty-three thousand women in [...]
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