Sostenibilidad

At the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), we work to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. We do this through financial and technical support and through advancing infrastructure, from roads, bridges and power plants, to water supply, hospitals, housing and much more. Equally as important in our work is to achieve development in a sustainable, climate-friendly way. We can’t build a road where local flora or fauna is threated unless we have adequate mitigation measures.

Two-thirds of the Latin American population live in cities and almost 80% in urban areas. This is how Latin America is positioned as the most urbanized region of the developing world, which means that by the year 2050, nine out of ten Latin Americans will live in cities. Rapid urbanization brings opportunities for subnational governments towards sustainable development. The impacts of climate change are increasingly evident, and every year there are more victims and economic damages.

In 2017, tourism generated more than 10% of global GDP, 1 in 10 jobs, 6.5% of total exports and 4.5% of total investment. That same year, Latin America and the Caribbean received more than 114 million international visitors. However, the market share of LAC worldwide remains low, similar to the level ten years ago (around 8%). Given the region´s tourism potential, and the prospects of growth for the tourism sector worldwide, it is crucial that LAC governments strengthen their commitment to tourism and its sustainable development.

Most of us have dreamed about having a flying car to escape the traffic or just to enjoy mesmerizing views from above. It’s 2018 and it seems like flying cars are finally here, but why aren’t many people buying them? I’m sure there are several good reasons why—at least for now—and going over them can help us understand why small farmers are slow to adopt new technologies such as self-guided tractors, drones and many apps out there.

Your government wants to increase gasoline prices. Are you in? If you are like most people, the answer is no. You commute using public transport, or maybe you use your own car. Either way, a gasoline price hike may hurt your budget. Research conducted at the Inter-American Development Bank shows there could be an affordable way for governments to make you love gasoline price hikes.

The time has come to plan your much-desired vacation, at last! Where do you start? Reading your favorite travel blog and its recommendations? Researching about the destinations where those wonderful photos posted by your friends on Instagram were taken? Or looking for the best flight deals online? No matter which way you want to go around it, at some point in this planning process, you will use technology. Have you thought about how technology changed the way we organize and enjoy our trips?

On August 9 we celebrate International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, an international day currently observed by the United Nations which advocates for the rights of Indigenous Peoples.

En un blog anterior comentábamos algunas acciones que se están llevando a cabo en la ganadería pastoril de algunos países de la región para contrarrestar los efectos de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) y la deforestación.  En esta oportunidad analizaremos la vinculación entre la producción de carne vacuna y la seguridad alimentaria en los países de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC).

El cambio climático supone una gran amenaza para la lucha contra la pobreza y puede acabar con décadas de logros en materia de desarrollo. Uno de los riesgos directos más críticos para los seres humanos es el impacto que el cambio climático tiene sobre la salud.