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Nature, Climate and Disaster Risk
Restoring Lake Ypacaraí: A Blueprint for Strengthening Water and Sanitation in Paraguay
Why restoring Lake Ypacaraí matters for cleaner water, healthier communities, and sustainable growth.
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Restoring Lake Ypacaraí: A Blueprint for Strengthening Water and Sanitation in Paraguay
Regional Integration
Three Years of Amazonia Forever: Generating Impact on the Ground
Amazonia Forever is building on three years of connecting financing, institutions, knowledge, and territorial leadership to deliver greater impact.
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Three Years of Amazonia Forever: Generating Impact on the Ground
Trade and Investment
Growth as a Bridge to Development: The Design Behind LAC Crece
For Latin America and the Caribbean, the question is not whether to grow, but how. LAC Crece is the IDB Group's operational answer.
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Growth as a Bridge to Development: The Design Behind LAC Crece
Authors
Featured Post Calle con personas diversas caminando en diferetnes direcciones. Gender and Diversity How to Generate Evidence on Hard-to-Reach Populations to Improve Public Policies Many populations are still underrepresented in statistics. Learn about innovative methods to generate evidence and better policies.
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Meet the Authors Nadia Rocha - Economic Analysis Nadia Rocha
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Anamaria Nunez Zelaya - Water, Sanitation, and Solid Waste Anamaria Nunez Zelaya
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German Sturzenegger - Water, Sanitation, and Solid Waste German Sturzenegger
Water, Sanitation, and Solid Waste
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Henry Mooney - Economic Analysis, Labor Markets Henry Mooney
Economic Analysis, Labor Markets
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Juliana Bettini Vicente - Sustainable Tourism, Trade and Investment Juliana Bettini Vicente
Sustainable Tourism, Trade and Investment
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Carina Graciela Lupica - Gender and Diversity, Health, Nutrition, and Population Carina Graciela Lupica
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Spotlight: Economic Analysis
Panama
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Honduras
El Salvador
Belize
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Zoom In: Mapping Fragility on the Ground

Sep 18, 2026
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
Suriname
Bahamas
Barbados
Guyana
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From Recovery to Resilience: Building Stronger Fiscal Systems in the Caribbean

Sep 10, 2026
Brazil
Colombia
Venezuela
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Guyana
Suriname
A group of people traveling by boat through the Amazon
One Forest, Many Peoples: Why Ethnic Diversity Is Key to Amazonia’s Future

Aug 10, 2026
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