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Early Warning Systems at the Center of Climate Action: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean towards COP28

November 30, 2023 por Haris Sanahuja - Hori Tsuneki - Alonso Brenes Leave a Comment

[This article is also available in Spanish - Este artículo también está disponible en español] Latin America and the Caribbean is the second most disaster-prone region in the globe, due to natural events. Between the years 2000 and 2022, 1,534 disasters impacted more than 190 million individuals (OCHA, UNDRR, 2023). The mitigation of susceptibility and reliance on … [Read more...] about Early Warning Systems at the Center of Climate Action: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean towards COP28

What can a map tell us about the socio-environmental aspects of a development project?

December 8, 2020 por Patricia Henriquez - Daniela Zuloaga Leave a Comment

The digital transformation has impacted all industries and sectors, allowing us to face obstacles that previously seemed insurmountable. For those of us who work in sustainable development, the use of technological tools to exchange and disseminate knowledge on a large scale has represented unimaginable potential to increase the impact of our projects. Among these tools we … [Read more...] about What can a map tell us about the socio-environmental aspects of a development project?

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