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Sharing expert insights and innovative ideas that advance social and economic development across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Education
How to Prevent Violence in School? Five Evidence-Based Strategies
Evidence-based strategies show how schools in Latin America and the Caribbean can reduce bullying and violence by creating protective environments.
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How to Prevent Violence in School? Five Evidence-Based Strategies
Urban Development and Housing
Cities in Amazonia: Unlocking Prosperity and Protecting Ecosystems 
World Cities Day is an opportunity to highlight the vital role Amazonian cities can play in sustaining a healthy Amazonia—and, in doing so, protecting its extraordinary biodiversity and ecological functions.
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Cities in Amazonia: Unlocking Prosperity and Protecting Ecosystems 
Energy
Transparency in Mining: Impact that Goes Beyond Extraction
Transparency in mining builds trust, drives investment, and turns Latin America’s mineral wealth into sustainable, inclusive development.
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Transparency in Mining: Impact that Goes Beyond Extraction
Featured Post idb-blog-salud-ecuador-diabetes-header-11102025 Health, Nutrition, and Population How Ecuador improved type 2 diabetes management with a continuous quality improvement model In Chimborazo, Ecuador, an IDB-supported project showed how applying quality improvement methods and using data strategically can transform type 2 diabetes care.
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Ecuador
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Jan 8, 2025
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Guyana
Jamaica
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Jan 31, 2025
Barbados
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Aug 19, 2024
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