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Poor
farmers have lost nearly
all their crops. |
DROUGHT
IN CENTRAL AMERICA:
 Chronicle
of a drought foretold
The social
and economic costs of the drought that ravaged Central America
could have been diminished with proper policies.
Q
& A: Can the Andalusian miracle
be replicated?
José
Emilio Guerrero, a professor at the University of Córdoba
in Spain describes how a depressed, abandoned rural area achieved
prosperity in just 10 years.
Sidebar:
Coffee on
the ropes
The coffee
crisis is compounding the devastating drought in Central America,
and it foreshadows a harsh restructuring of the sector.
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NEWSBEAT
Q
& A: Can
remittances help to fuel development?
Donald
Terry, manager of the IDB’s Multilateral Investment Fund,
explains how money sent home by immigrants could be leveraged
to benefit whole communities.
EXPRESSIONS
A
photographer's odyssey
David
Mangurian spent 30 years capturing the work of the IDB on
film. His 200,000 photographs, now stored in the Bank’s
photo library, offer a unique chronicle of Latin American
development. Mangurian recently selected 70 of his favorites.
Household
whimsy
Swedish
designers prove that coat racks don’t have to be dull
at a recent exhibition at the IDB Cultural Center Art Gallery.
IDB
BOOKSHELF
Surviving
the streets
An IDB transportation expert argues that Latin America’s
governments can reduce traffic fatalities quickly and inexpensively.
IDB
GROUP NEWS
IDB
funds education reform in Argentina
Also, announcement of new IDB External Relations Advisor.
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