IDB Support for Colombia’s Climate Change Work / BID apoya esfuerzos de Colombia sobre el cambio climático
Thursday, October 1st, 2009From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): IDB supports Colombia’s climate change agenda Reforms linked to new loan will help reduce vulnerability to climate change and take advantage of emerging carbon markets Colombia will implement an ambitious climate change program that includes reducing vulnerability and strengthening climate-related institutions, as part of a financial package approved yesterday […]
Challenges to Sustainable Agriculture in LAC
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009I am in New York attending the Seventh Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-17). This Session is focused on the thematic cluster of agriculture, rural development, land, drought, desertification and Africa. As is the case with the opening day of most such international fora, today all too many opening speeches and […]
The Economics of Climate Change in the Caribbean / La economía del cambio climático en el Caribe
Sunday, September 14th, 2008From the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC): ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE CARIBBEAN ECLAC study to review policy and provide country-by-country assessments of its impacts. A review of the economics of climate change in the Caribbean will be the subject of a study to be undertaken by ECLAC […]