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In Part I of this blog (The Allure of Cash Compensation in Resettlement Processes), last week I told the story of Fernando, a man forced to leave his home as a result of a new hydropower project, who received a large sum of cash as compensation but ultimately ended up in financial ruin. Accordingly, I would like to return to the question: if resettlement cannot be avoided, is cash compensation an appropriate mitigation measure?

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¿Cuántas veces hemos pensando mientras íbamos manejando que queríamos encontrar estacionamiento gratuito? Probablemente muchas, y ¿cuántas veces hemos asociado el precio del estacionamiento con el cambio climático? Probablemente nunca. El hecho de haber lugares que ofrezcan estacionamiento gratuito a sus clientes, refleja una visión del urbanismo que busca facilitar el uso del automóvil en las ciudades, incluyendo por medio de la oferta de estacionamiento. Este es el caso en Veracruz, México.

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The excitement raised by the launch of the Panama Canal’s expansion and the astonishment of some 40 thousand individuals that were moved as they watched a gigantic Cosco Shipping Panama sail by are still palpable. However, as the celebrations die down, we must focus on the challenges Panama faces in the wake of this new era. Without question, one of its main challenges is water resource management.

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Water is a shared resource; the quality and quantity of water available to each stakeholder depends on how others use it. Water is essential for life and much more - rivers, lakes, floodplains and coastal areas provide flood protection, energy, navigation routes, recreational sites, building materials and food.A shared and essential resource should be used carefully, but because it is free and seemingly infinite, there is little incentive for this. The increasing demand for both ground and surface water, fueled by population & economic growth, is leading to overexploitation.

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See what three top experts told us about climate change  Earlier this year, the IDB sponsored a series of in-house presentations from leading experts in the field of climate change. The goal was twofold: to educate ourselves & the public on this important issue and provide an internal forum for collaboration within the Bank. Like any other large organization, the IDB has many teams working on a variety of projects, all with their own goals and measures for success.
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Cuántas veces hemos escuchado decir que “el clima está loco” o “antes no hacía tanto calor en verano” o “no llovía como llueve ahora”. Lo cierto es que el clima es dinámico y está influenciado por factores como la temperatura ambiental y las lluvias, pero también por la interacción de otros elementos del sistema climático como la atmósfera, los océanos, el hielo marino, el suelo e incluso los seres vivos que habitan la Tierra. El clima es el promedio de las condiciones de la atmósfera en un periodo dado de tiempo (por ejemplo 20 o 30 años) para un lugar o región determinados.

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