As climate change continues its persistent advance, its main effects, such as higher temperatures and changes in rainfall patterns, are becoming increasingly frequent and clear. One such effect is the El Niño Phenomenon (ENP), an anomalous warming of the surface waters of the Central and Eastern Pacific Ocean, which, in turn, modifies the climatic conditions for South American … [Read more...] about The Economic Impacts of Climate Change and El Niño in the Andes
Augusto Chávez Baquero
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Augusto Chávez Baquero
Augusto Chávez Baquero is part of the economic team of the Andean Group Countries Department (CAN) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). He is an economist graduated from the School of Economics of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and has experience in macroeconomic analysis and regional sector studies. Before joining the IDB as a consultant, he worked in the Public Policy Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate of the National Planning Department (DNP) and collaborated in the macroeconomic modeling department of Banco de la República.