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Mobilizing Resources for Supporting Environmental Activities in Developing Countries: The Case of the GEF Trust Fund

Miller, Sebastian; Yu, Bok-Keun - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

gap by examining the cofinancing ratio and its determinants using projects financed by the GEF Trust Fund. The empirical … results confirm that the rules of the fund, requiring different minimum cofinancing ratios by size and focal area of the GEF … (reimbursable vs. nonreimbursable) and the particular GEF agencies involved. …

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Climate Change Funds and Implications for LAC Countries and the IDB

Yu, Bok-Keun; Miller, Sebastián J. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

This paper surveys climate change funds related to LAC countries and attempts to derive some implications through performance analyses of these funds. The performance analyses show that the following matters should be addressed: increases in participation of the IDB as an agent in the projects...

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Assessing the Effects of Climate and Socioeconomic Factors on Vulnerability to Vector-Borne Diseases in Latin America

Ayala, Rodrigo García; Estrugo, Andrés - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014

Climate change is imposing a large burden on the most vulnerable populations, particularly in the developing world. Establishing consistent causal relationships, however, is difficult because a multiplicity of climatic, economic and sociodemographic elements are combined to create the conditions...

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Adaptation to Climate Change and Managing Disaster Risk in the Caribbean and South-East Asia

Agency, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response; Center, … - Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2003

This report includes the proceedings of the Seminar on Climate Change and Severe Weather Events in the Caribbean and Asia, held in Barbados at the Grand Barbados Beach Resort on July 24-25, 2003. The seminar provided a forum in which experts from the Southeast Asian and Caribbean regions...

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Challenges and Opportunities for Water-Based Adaptation to Climate Change: Elements for a Regional Agenda

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2010

This document (Cancún COP-16) represents a coordinated effort among several institutions and organizations in the Latin America and the Caribbean region to present the results of a joint reflection on the issue of water-based adaptation to climate change as part of a Regional Policy Dialog...

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Climate Change and the Caribbean: Areas of Intervention: Financing for the Caribbean Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Unit (ECC), Infrastructure and Environment Department (IN...

Alleng, Gerard - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

This presentation discusses the cost of impacts of climate change on the Caribbean. The response of adaptation will need to be applied towards an integral strategy to build on disaster risk reduction best practices and climate risk management. The response of the IDB to the climate change needs...

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National Level Transport Data in Developing Countries: Drivers and Mechanisms for Improvement

Huizenga, Cornie - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

This presentation first gives an overview of the problems and challenges in national level transport data. Secondary data gathering initiatives are discussed as well as transport as part of National Communications to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In...

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Diálogo Regional de Política de América Latina y el Caribe: Retos y oportunidades en adaptación al cambio climático en materia de agua: Elementos para una agenda regional Title: Re...

Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando; Aguilar, Enrique; Luco, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

El presente documento representa un esfuerzo coordinado entre varias instituciones y organizaciones de la región de América Latina y el Caribe por plasmar los resultados de una reflexión conjunta sobre el tema de la adaptación al cambio climático en la comunidad hídrica y en el marco de un...

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Financial Instruments and Mechanisms for Climate Change Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Guide for Ministries of Finance Title: Instrumentos y mecanismos financieros...

Rios, Ana R.; Peters, Sophia; Meirovich, Hilen - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

Developing countries could receive international climate financing through diverse resource streams (private investment, traditional development aid, dedicated national funds, carbon markets, etc.), but it is fragmented both in terms of its source as well as its destination (various line...

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The Role of National Development Banks in Intermediating International Climate Finance to Scale Up Private Sector Investments

Smallridge, Diana; Buchner, Barbara; Trabacchi, Chiara; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

Significant investments are needed to support the global transition to a low-carbon, climate resilient future. Current finance flows fall short of global financing needs, and massive scaling up is needed to unlock additional financial resources and foster a sustainable investment pathway....

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