“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
Climate change
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
Creating 15 million new jobs for a sustainable recovery and a net-zero emissions future
After the pandemic, countries will need to restart their economic engines. This requires supporting businesses and redoubling efforts to protect vulnerable people and their income. It will be a huge effort to pave the way towards a new normal, which must also be a better normal. One way to do things better is to create a net-zero carbon emissions economy. In addition to … [Read more...] about Creating 15 million new jobs for a sustainable recovery and a net-zero emissions future