Let’s imagine you are a decision maker in Central America and you need to protect your citizens from ever more frequent extreme weather events fueled by climate change. You face two options: Project A is a dike that costs $90 million to build, prevents on average $15 million of losses per year. Project B is also a dike, a little more expensive, it costs $100 … [Read more...] about Building resilience to climate change can simply mean pay more attention to poor people.
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Upscaling Silvopastoral Systems in South America
The world population is expected to increase to almost 10 billion people in 2050, and securing the supply of wood and timber from sustainable sources without competing for agricultural land and food production has already become a challenge in many parts of the world. In recent decades’ export-oriented industrial agriculture has become the main driver of South American land use … [Read more...] about Upscaling Silvopastoral Systems in South America
Time for the Silos to Dance – achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
I was attending a symposium in the Bahamas when I heard the following in one of the panels: “We need to teach the silos to dance together.” Clearly, the phrase hadn’t come out of the blue. And it immediately struck a chord with me. The meeting was focused on how the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) can meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While … [Read more...] about Time for the Silos to Dance – achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Climate change is one of the world’s greatest risks
Climate change ranks among the world’s greatest risks. A growing number of leaders and financial institutions are calling for action to reduce the impact of climate change on economic and financial stability by mainstreaming climate risk into investment decision making processes. The World Economic Forum’s 2017 Global Risks Report ranks environment-related risks including … [Read more...] about Climate change is one of the world’s greatest risks
Latin America backs plans to fight climate change while building prosperity
Just over a month ago, the Paris climate agreement came into effect securing its place in the record books as one of the fastest multilateral agreements ever to enter into force – less than a year after its adoption. At the recent UN climate change negotiations in Marrakesh, Morocco, countries reaffirmed their commitment to the Agreement. Although the negotiations achieved … [Read more...] about Latin America backs plans to fight climate change while building prosperity