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Unraveling the network of the extractive industries
Balza, Lenin H.; Rios Rueda, Camilo de los; Guerra, Alfredo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2021
This paper analyzes extractive industries in Colombia and their connections to other economic activities in the country. We use detailed social security data on all formal employees to create an industry-relatedness measure using labor flows between industries. Drawing on the vast network...
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Minería en Perú 2021-2030 : ¿qué rol juega en la reactivación económica y el desarrollo territorial? : estudio y recomendaciones sectoriales
Walter, Martín; De Piérola, José Carlos; Cooper, Claudia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2021
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Incentivizing Clean Technology in the Mining Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Role of Public Mining Institutions
Masson, Malaika; Walter, Martin; Priester, Michael - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
How can LAC governments promote the use of clean and green technology in the mining sector and what are the supporting … supervisory mining agencies? This technical note explores opportunities for incentivizing cleaner technologies in mining in Latin …/process in mining and the practical efforts required by governments to monitor and regulate their use in LAC. It showcases the …
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Wealth from health linking social investments to earnings in Latin America
Savedoff, William D. (ed.); Schultz, T. Paul (contributor) - 2000
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A história viva do BID e o Brasil
Couto, Ronaldo Costa - 2002 - 2a. ed., rev. e atualizada
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The Opportunities for Sustainable Urban Transportation in Medium-Sized Cities in Latin American and the Caribbean
Bleviss, Deborah; Group, BBG - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004
The purpose of this report is to carry out for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) a strategic analysis of specific medium-sized cities in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region that could present opportunities for linking greenhouse gas mitigation and sustainable urban...
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Human-Driven Disasters: Violent Conflict, Terrorism and Technology
Coletta, Nat J. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004
The intended goal of this paper is to expand the IDB's current disaster policy in the area of human-driven disasters. This paper explores and expands on the definition and scope of "human-driven" disasters in order to strengthen the policy in its present area of "unexpected" disasters. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009206169
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Responding to Climate Change: A Proposed Framework for Action
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2000
For the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean to respond effectively to the Climate Change challenge, they need to be able to understand what the impacts of Climate Change may be for each country and the extent of each country's contribution to the problem before they can define and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216170
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Scoping Post 2012 Climate Instruments: Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs): Case Study for Opportunities in Urban Transport in Brazilian Cities
Hidalgo, Darío; Lindau, Luis A.; Faccini, Daniela; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
Developing countries offer great climate change mitigation potential through enhanced transport systems that also support local environmental, economic, transport, social and urban development objectives. One of the instruments to support GHG mitigation efforts and development goals by...
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