Latin America and the Caribbean is a region with a huge social, cultural, political, and economic diversity that has made major strides in poverty reduction. Relevant quantitative data shows that at least 70 million people pulled out of extreme poverty and moved up the social ladder, swelling the ranks of the middle class to more than one-third of the region’s … [Read more...] about Three key premises that guarantee a project’s social sustainability
Climate Change: does 0.5 ° C make a difference?
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) launched a warning call, emphasizing the benefits of keeping the temperature rise below 1.5 degrees, as to date our planet is living the consequences of an increase of temperature between 0.8 ° C and 1.2 ° C on average. The countries that signed the Paris Agreement and committed to taking climate action should look for new … [Read more...] about Climate Change: does 0.5 ° C make a difference?
Measuring vulnerabilities to hazardous events
The increase in recent years of intensive hazardous events in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), such as the devastating Hurricanes in 2017 (Harvey, Irma, Maria, Nate, and others), the intensive earthquake in Ecuador in April 2016, the Argentina Floods in 2013 and many other events, have caused many fatalities, injuries, disruptions of infrastructure and people’s … [Read more...] about Measuring vulnerabilities to hazardous events
Green shoots emerging: discussing bankability and sustainability in Argentina’s infrastructure
On June 27th, 2018, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDBG), in collaboration with Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos (BYMA) and Fundación Vida Silvestre (FVS), hosted the second Roundtable of the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Sustainable Infrastructure Financing Network. These roundtables are a series of events to convene public … [Read more...] about Green shoots emerging: discussing bankability and sustainability in Argentina’s infrastructure
3 Steps to Advance NDCs Implementation
The trending topic in 2018 2018 is not like any other year in the climate action agenda. This year, for the first time, the world is taking stock of the collective efforts to implement the Paris Agreement signed back in 2015. The agreement sets ambitious goals to limit the impacts of climate change globally, and whilst this effort will expand for many years, governments know … [Read more...] about 3 Steps to Advance NDCs Implementation