International competition for social interest architecture in wood They purify the air, regulate the climate, control rainfall, protect the soil from erosion and serve as a home for hundreds of animal and plant species. Can anybody doubt of the many benefits that trees offer us? They deserve our care and protection. The controlled felling of trees, although many people … [Read more...] about Earth Day 2023: promoting the use of wood as a sustainable construction material in Uruguay
Veronica Adler
Bachelor in Economics Master in Public Policies of the University Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires Argentina. She has worked at the Inter-American Development Bank since 2003. Between 2003 and 2008, she worked from Washington DC in Colombia and Venezuela, with programs and projects of Housing of Urban and Rural Social Interest, Neighborhood Improvement and Improvement of Degraded Areas, as well as in Reform and modernization projects of public entities such as Citizen Service Centers, Improvement of General Accounting Offices and Statistical Institutes. Since 2008, she has been assigned to the Bank's Country Office in Uruguay, working mainly with Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Bolivia in projects related to the economic development of subnational sectors, neighborhood improvement, subnational public infrastructure and revitalization of degraded urban areas. She has also co-led the implementation of the Emerging and Sustainable Cities initiative in Montevideo and has been part of the on-site support group for the implementation of the ICES initiative in Chile and some cities in Argentina. Currently she coordinates the actions of the division for the countries of the Southern Cone.
How does Uruguay promote wood as a housing construction material?
Did you know that the wood industry is one of the most prosperous sectors worldwide? In fact, the forestry sector directly employs more than 18.21 million people globally and contributes more than 540 billion dollars to world GDP. This sector, when properly regulated to prevent illegal deforestation, is vital for the environment, since the nurture and management of healthy … [Read more...] about How does Uruguay promote wood as a housing construction material?
Wood as a housing construction material: what are its benefits?
Wood has been one of the most used building materials since the beginning of history. Although the use of steel, concrete or iron has brought significant advances to construction, wood has never lost its popularity. In fact, the number of wooden buildings around the world may surprise many readers. Did you know that countries such as Japan, Scotland or the United States are … [Read more...] about Wood as a housing construction material: what are its benefits?
Do neighborhood improvement programs improve school attendance?
Every January 24 we commemorate the International Day of Education. This celebration offers us an excellent opportunity to highlight the importance of quality education for countries to break the cycle of poverty that leaves behind millions of children, youth, and adults. For this reason, today's blog will be dedicated to present a recent study that has found evidence of the … [Read more...] about Do neighborhood improvement programs improve school attendance?
10 lines of action and 20 measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in informal settlements
On March 11th, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the new Coronavirus or nCoV-2019 as a pandemic. In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), thousands of confirmed cases have already been reported, in almost all the countries of the region, and an increasing number of deaths. The number of cases, the number of deaths and the number of affected countries is … [Read more...] about 10 lines of action and 20 measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in informal settlements