This year the United Nations celebrates its 75th anniversary. By the next time a similar anniversary comes around it will be 2095. We cannot wait that long to see whether the world has successfully limited global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius and halted the collapse of biodiversity. We need strong action now. The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility … [Read more...] about Connecting a sustainable recovery with global climate and biodiversity goals can be a win-win for all
Climate change
5 ideas to create a sustainable tourism sector from Barbados to the Galápagos
“This as an opportunity to rethink tourism and rethink the economies that are based on tourism,” urges Graham Watkins, Chief of the IDB’s Climate Change and Sustainability Division, during the third instalment of the Tourism in the Caribbean: Stories from the field during COVID-19 podcast. Despite its devastating impact on the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in … [Read more...] about 5 ideas to create a sustainable tourism sector from Barbados to the Galápagos
Costa Rica’s Decarbonization Plan provides a framework for the future
Looking back over the IDB’s last 15 years of improving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean, our support to Costa Rica’s National Decarbonization Plan stands out as a framework for the future. The IDB’s collaboration with the Government of Costa Rica shows how development institutions can effectively promote synergies between advancing countries’ sectorial development … [Read more...] about Costa Rica’s Decarbonization Plan provides a framework for the future
“Green” won’t be enough for Latin America and the Caribbean’s recovery
When will life return to “normal”? That’s what many ponder as governments battle to protect citizens and put together economic rescue plans. In Latin America and the Caribbean, the situation is grim as countries reel from over 266,000 deaths. The impact on jobs is bleak with estimates suggesting that up to 17 million formal and 23 million informal jobs could be lost … [Read more...] about “Green” won’t be enough for Latin America and the Caribbean’s recovery
Five adaptation measures to reduce the vulnerability of Latin America and the Caribbean’s agriculture sector to climate change
Since breakfast this morning, the chances that you consumed either some beans, maize, rice, soybean and wheat are very high indeed. These staples represent key crops in Latin America and the Caribbean and are critical for export earnings and food security. Yet due to the climate crisis, these crops and the region’s agriculture sector faces considerable challenges. The region … [Read more...] about Five adaptation measures to reduce the vulnerability of Latin America and the Caribbean’s agriculture sector to climate change