Last week, the United Nations climate change negotiations took place in Bonn, Germany to define the rules to implement the Paris Agreement and discuss ways to increase global action on climate change. While these talks are essential for building progress, the world stands a scant chance of solving climate change unless the private sector steps up too. The increasing … [Read more...] about Climate Change Threatens the Financial System
Panama: Adapting Fishing and Tourism to Climate Change
The waters of the Gulf of Montijo in Panama are warming up, effectively driving fish and the fishermen depending on them further out where temperatures are cooler. At the same time, the coast line is eroding, pushing tourists to opt for other beaches. This is why artisanal fishermen and micro tourism entrepreneurs in coastal communities, who are suffering the consequences of … [Read more...] about Panama: Adapting Fishing and Tourism to Climate Change
Seven things you need to know about disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean
On September 19th, 2013 Acapulco was underwater. The second most important beach town in Mexico was hit hard by Hurricane Manuel. In “El Sur”, a newspaper, statements about hundreds of communities completely isolated, “with deaths not yet accounted for and with losses that were still impossible to quantify" were not uncommon. Disasters are not "natural" It is not … [Read more...] about Seven things you need to know about disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean
Environmental and social drones, assemble! Analyzing project impacts and risks
(Photo credit https://bestpicko.com/) The combination of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with the drone industry has created new opportunities that, due to cost and technical limitations, would have never been possible in the past. Drones have put aerial views at the disposal of experts in a variety of areas, dramatically enhancing their perspective. Everyone, from … [Read more...] about Environmental and social drones, assemble! Analyzing project impacts and risks
3 Actions to Enhance the Visibility on the Sustainable Infrastructure Investments Opportunity
Driven by declining global investment yields – to which Latin America has been no exception – institutional investors have been and will likely continue to increase their allocation to real assets - especially infrastructure. At the same time, investors are also increasingly looking for sustainable assets. As evidence grows on the benefits stemming from the integration of … [Read more...] about 3 Actions to Enhance the Visibility on the Sustainable Infrastructure Investments Opportunity