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.
The soccer world cup started a few days ago. For many, it is the most anticipated event in four years, making it an implicit crime to have meetings or phone calls during critical matches or even worse, surf channels. Even getting married in these couple of weeks can be a problem. Daily talks include the events of the last games and predictions of the next matches, shame of you if you are not aware of the scores and the best plays! It is usual to get together to watch the games and have some meals and drinks.
The empirical evidence on the effectiveness of projects seeking to improve land tenure has shown that titling has positive effects on income generation (average increases of 15%); increasing agricultural productivity by 40%; and promoting empowerment of women in economic decision-making (up to 17%). These improvements in income, productivity and women's empowerment are also associated with improvements in food security, although the effects on this last variable have been less studied.
Consider this hypothetical scenario. The government of Betija, a beautiful Caribbean country, is investing in tourism infrastructure to support the influx of millions of visitors per year to its coastal capital. The project includes the rehabilitation of the town walkways, selected city center facades, and a renovated historical museum for locals and tourists. The museum is surrounded by an open market that features local goods sold by both formal shops and informal vendors. There is also a taxi stand near the area.
2018 is a particularly important year because it will allow us to demonstrate whether we are able to translate the objectives of the Paris Agreement into real actions. In the upcoming COP24, which will take place in December 2018 in Katowice, Poland, one of the main tasks will be to finalize and approve the guidelines needed to operationalize the implementation of the Paris Agreement, officially termed the "Paris Agreement Work Program (PAWP)”.