Focuses on the problem of the desalinization of irrigated land in the Lower Colorado River Basin.

The paper presented three related issues. A first objective was to shed light on some of the facts of the employment impacts of trade and investments abroad, including highly controversial themes as off-shoring of the production of goods and services. A second objective was to debate the options...

Investigates the extent to which the renovation of building stock in view of a better energy efficiency will impact on employment creation. Gives cases studies from Brazil, the Netherlands and South Africa on experiences made with residential construction. Estimates how many jobs can be created...

Considers various policy options, such as legislation, standard setting, the polluter pays principle and debt-for-nature swaps, in addition to economic instruments.