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What are Stranded Assets and how do they relate to climate change?

November 22, 2016 por Ana R. Rios Leave a Comment

    Certain climate change impacts are more obvious than others; less evident ones include those resulting in stranded assets. Climate change risk analysis is a complex, developing task, which highlights the need to gain deeper knowledge on the subject in order for decision-makers at the country, sector, financial institution and investor level to give it a … [Read more...] about What are Stranded Assets and how do they relate to climate change?

Wastewater Education is Taking Trinidad by Storm

November 17, 2016 por Denise Lee Sing Pereira Leave a Comment

Trinidad and Tobago has achieved almost universal coverage of potable water. According to the 2015 UNICEF/WHO Joint Monitoring Program, 95% of the population uses an improved drinking water source (95% in urban areas and 95% in rural areas). In addition, 92% of the population uses improved sanitation facilities referring to flush toilets. Despite these improvements, the … [Read more...] about Wastewater Education is Taking Trinidad by Storm

If you want to tackle carbon emissions let indigenous people control their land

November 16, 2016 por Luis Alberto Moreno Leave a Comment

This blog was originally posted by The Guardian. Global leaders must acknowledge that land and forests owned and managed by local communities are more likely to prevent deforestation and deliver greater carbon storage In my native Colombia, the cloud forests of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta have been described as holding the most important concentration of threatened … [Read more...] about If you want to tackle carbon emissions let indigenous people control their land

Addressing the climate change challenge while living with it.

November 14, 2016 por Jennifer Doherty-Bigara - Catalina Aguiar Parera Leave a Comment

There are quite a few challenges that our society must face in the coming years, but there is one that we are already facing: Climate Change. Rising temperatures, increasingly weather events, sea level rise among others effects have become a daily reality for populations in urban centers. Additionally, the rapid urbanization is affecting the environment. Climate Change is a … [Read more...] about Addressing the climate change challenge while living with it.

New data for conservation planning in Haiti

November 11, 2016 por Andy Drumm Leave a Comment

On October 18th and 19th 2016, Haiti reached a milestone in its evolution towards the sustainable management of its natural resources. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded ecological baseline assessment for the Three Bays National Park – a 75,000 hectare coastal marine reserve on Haiti’s North coast, was presented to great acclaim and significant national media … [Read more...] about New data for conservation planning in Haiti

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