Sostenibilidad

The project has a lot going for it. In El Alto, Bolivia, IDB has provided a financial package of US$109 million to help bring drinking water to residents while at the same time improve irrigation for 7,000 farmers. Once complete, the integrated watershed will benefit over 260,000 people over the coming 10 years – about 10,000 in remote communities and the remainder in El Alto itself.As with every development project, the IDB, the agency in charge of executing the project and other stakeholders sought to minimize impact on local communities and natural resources.

With International Migratory Fish Day (yes, there is such a day, in case you don’t know) just around the corner, I’d like to share the experience of how Costa Rica, with the IDB’s help, has successfully implemented its first river offset in Central America’s largest hydroelectric project.

Hidden in the rainforests, deserts, and mountains of Latin America and the Caribbean lay the keys to reversing the impact of global climate change.  The region claims the world’s largest single-source of oxygen, most diverse species of flora and fauna, and several Natural Wonders of the World that need our help.  The next great challenge for our generation is to join together to save these precious resources that are rapidly disappearing due to the effects of rising sea levels and more extreme weather patterns.  Here are ongoing initiatives focused on preserving four sites vi

Although the idea of living in a sustainable world is an appealing thought for most of us, it also presents us with difficult choices that directly affect our daily living. One of these very important lifestyle decisions is what we eat. In this blog post we discuss how food is linked to biodiversity, and as a result, how our food choices influence global biodiversity. Food systems & biodiversity When most people think of biodiversity they think of the large variety of animals and plants.

En mayo de 2014 la región metropolitana de São Paulo, con casi 20 millones de habitantes, atravesó como consecuencia de los efectos del cambio climático la peor crisis hídrica de los últimos 84 años. Esta crisis derivó en un auténtico caos social detonado por  las restricciones de suministro de agua en la ciudad.

San Pedro Sula, Honduras’ second largest city, is a key point of a future north-south logistics corridor, the CA-5 highway, which will connect Tegucigalpa, the capital, with Puerto Cortes on the Atlantic Coast. This 294km stretch of road will reduce operating costs, travel times, and accident rates.

A famous Chinese proverb, often used in psychological advice literature to reassure people that it is never too late to start anything in life, goes like this: “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now.” I think that the proverb is most valid in its literal meaning however, and not just in your backyard but on your farm as well. If you or your forefathers haven’t thought about investing in trees so far, you might want to consider it now.