By Maria Amelia Gibbons* and Xia Li** An impact evaluation should be considered an “operation within an operation” and requires adequate funding, appropriate staff, and sufficient technical support. You will likely need to identify and contract service providers. It is very important in terms of cost- and time-efficiency to have carefully established the roles and … [Read more...] about Planning ahead: Key to a successful impact evaluation
What does energy efficiency have to do with hotels in the Caribbean?
By Christiaan Gischler* and Alice Driver** The Caribbean Hotel Energy Efficiency Action Program (CHENACT) helps hotels embrace renewable energy and energy efficiency. Around 25 million tourists visit the Caribbean each year, making tourism a key driver of the economy that accounts for 30 to 50% of direct and indirect employment in some countries. In most families, at … [Read more...] about What does energy efficiency have to do with hotels in the Caribbean?
Escuela Nueva: A Promising Model in Need of Better Evidence
By Felipe Barrera-Osorio** Caldas, Colombia. As part of the 30-year anniversary celebration of the alliance between Escuela Nueva and the Colombia’s National Coffee Federation, I was invited in 2012 to speak about public-private partnerships in education. The event included a presentation by five articulate, passionate and interesting teenagers about a science project on … [Read more...] about Escuela Nueva: A Promising Model in Need of Better Evidence
Winds of Change in Uruguay
Por Steven Collins* Uruguay is demonstrating that there is more to renewable energy than lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Renewable energy is a big deal inUruguay; over two-thirds of the country’s energy comes from hydropower. However, droughts in past years have left the country’s reservoirs dangerously low, and as a result, hydropower facilities have struggled to meet … [Read more...] about Winds of Change in Uruguay
Once the Colombian conflict ends: Where will the internally displaced population go?
By Ana María Ibáñez** The end of a conflict poses new challenges. Post-conflict is a fragile period: political forces need to accommodate to the new realities, a flow of ex-combatants enter the society, victims become active political actors claiming truth and restitution, and uncertainty is still high, among others. This implies that the risk of the war resuming is ten … [Read more...] about Once the Colombian conflict ends: Where will the internally displaced population go?