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.
Join us at the 2017 IAIA Conference!
The Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) is the only international, interdisciplinary conference dedicated to the art and science of impact assessment. The IAIA17 Conference, hosted this year in Montréal, Canada, gives us an opportunity to share information, best practices, success stories, innovations, and lessons learned with … [Read more...] about Join us at the 2017 IAIA Conference!
A new social plan to support public consultations in development projects
Consultations are institutional mechanisms embedded in many Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) safeguards which consider the views of the stakeholders involved in its operations. They also represent an opportunity to build consensus on goals, and promote the engagement of beneficiaries to help them achieve environmental and social sustainability. The advantages of … [Read more...] about A new social plan to support public consultations in development projects
On World Water Day: A Story of Mountaineering, Glaciers and Water availability
Beep beep beep. I look at my watch and its altitude alarm has been triggered. This indicator tells me that we have reached 5,600 meters (18,370 feet) above sea level. We are only 190 meters more to the summit. A recent adventure brought me close to climate change. Too close for comfort, in fact. “I must keep going…” “I must keep going…” The fatigue of nearly 7 hours of … [Read more...] about On World Water Day: A Story of Mountaineering, Glaciers and Water availability
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