Este informe anual sobre el medio ambiente y los recursos naturales examina las acciones del Banco durante 1999. Durante dicho año, las actividades ambientales y de recursos naturales del Banco se concentraron en tres áreas de acción prioritaria: 1) la identificación y puesta en marcha de...

The objective of this Health Strategy (GN-2321) is to help Latin American and the Caribbean countries improve the health of their populations, attaining national health objectives and tailoring Millennium Development Goals to conditions in each country. The priorities areas of Bank Actions...

The Bank expanded its housing finance activities in the 1990s, shifting its support toward sector reforms that increase the capacity of housing finance and delivery mechanisms to cater to the needs of low-income households. The present publication examines Bank experience in housing, draws...

The search for solutions to urban and social problems prompted by informal settlements is gaining importance in the development agenda of most large cities in Latin America. Nearly 60 percent of the population lives in informal, often centrally located settlements.

En este trabajo se pasa revista al crecimiento de las exportaciones en general en Chile y se concentra la atención en tres casos específicos de surgimiento de actividades de exportación exitosas en ese país: vino, puerco y arándanos. En cada uno de esos casos específicos se trata cómo...

This paper consists of four case studies of the emergence of four successful export activities in Uruguay: computer software, forest products, caviar and sturgeon meat, and animal vaccines. Each case study discusses how companies, associations, and governments at various levels have addressed...

This paper consists of three case studies of the emergence of three successful export activities in Mexico: avocado production, the manufacture of catheters, and call center outsourcing. Each case study discusses how companies, associations, and governments at various levels have addressed...

This paper surveys overall export growth in Chile and focuses on three case studies of the emergence of successful export activities in Chile: wine, pork and blueberries. Each case study discusses how companies, associations, and governments at various levels have addressed market failures and...

En este trabajo se presenta un análisis de tres casos específicos de surgimiento de otras tantas actividades de exportación exitosas en México: producción de aguacate, fabricación de catéteres y centros de llamadas telefónicas como servicio contratado externamente. En cada uno de esos...

The objective of this report is to highlight the need to better understand future climate implications for, and to plan for climate change adaptation actions in, the LAC agricultural sector. For this purpose, an overview of the sector¿s climate challenge is presented, including the consequences...