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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...
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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 instruments, regulations, infrastructure and institutional aspects that are needed to reinforce this role within public supervisory mining agencies? This technical note explores...
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The Role of Tradable Permits in Water Pollution Control
Kraemer, R. Andreas; Kampa, Eleftheria; Interwies, Eduard - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004
pollution rights. Next, the authors provide literature-based empirical evidence of the international experience with tradable … water pollution rights (case studies from the US and Australia). Subsequently, the authors make recommendations on the … strategies for introducing tradable water pollution rights, they point out opportunities and limitations and discuss the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009193174
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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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Urban Air Quality and Human Health in Latin America and the Caribbean
Cifuentes, Luis A.; Krupnick, Alan J.; O'Ryan, Raúl; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005
pollution concentrations, health impacts, and the monetary value of improving air quality in 41 major LAC urban areas containing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009193890
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A Review of the Use of Contingent Valuation Methods in Project Analysis at the Inter-American Development Bank
Ardila, Sergio; Quiroga, Ricardo; Vaughan, William J. - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998
This paper (ENV-126) was originally presented at a National Science Foundation Workshop on Alternatives to Traditional Contingent Valuation Methods in Environmental Valuation, held at Vanderbilt University, Nashville Tennessee, on October 15-16, 1998. This paper reviews the past ten years of the...
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Integrated Water Resources Management: Institutional and Policy Reform: Proceedings
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 1999
, Environment, Health, Planning and Finance from 22 Caribbean countries. Four key areas for action were identified: public awareness …
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Coastal and Marine Resources Management: Sector Strategy (1998)
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 1998
's interventions in sectors such as fisheries, tourism, maritime transport and pollution control in line with the objectives of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010672542
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Manejo de los recursos costeros y marinos: Estrategia sectorial (1998)
Inter-American Development Bank; Banco Interamericano … - 1998
La presente estrategia (GN-1906-2) promueve un enfoque nuevo y más integrado que tiene por objeto armonizar las intervenciones del Banco en sectores como el pesquero, el turístico, el de transporte marítimo y el de control de la contaminación con los objetivos fundamentales del Octavo...
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Environmental Management: Towards a Conceptual Framework for Environmental Governance
Kessler, Jan Joost; Ginniken, Pieter van; Cornelissen, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001
This study is a first attempt to develop a new orientation on environmental management in the Latin America and Caribbean. The development towards a more strategic environmental management entails an evolution from a centralized management structure into a more decentralized system in which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009205941