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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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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009294058
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Tourism Policy, a Big Push to Employment: Evidence from a Multiple Synthetic Control Approach
Maffioli, Alessandro; Castillo, Victoria; Garone, Lucas … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2015
This paper investigates the impact of tourism policy on employment, using the Tourism Development Policy (TDP … evaluated policy -one specific sector in one province- we also construct a synthetic control for the tourism sector using a … tourism employment in Salta by an average of 11 percent per year, for an overall impact of around 112 percent between 2003 and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011240365
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Climate Change's Impact on the Caribbean's Ability to Sustain Tourism, Natural Assests and Livelihoods
Simpson, Murray; Scott, Daniel; Trotz, Ulric - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
In this technical note, the authors present the effects of climate change on tourism development in the Caribbean … decision makers in the tourism sector, climate change is a new strategic reality. Increasingly, institutional investors, banks …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009246457
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Financing Biodiversity Conservation
Bayón, Ricardo; Lovink, J. Steven; Veening, Wouter J. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000
Financing the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity has been called one of the greatest challenges. At the heart of this challenge lies the low financial and political value which is often assigned to biodiversity and the resulting lack of financial mechanisms for conservation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009206124
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Environmental and Social, Health and Safety Management System ESHSMS: Small Hotels and Resorts
Hoagland-Grey, Hilary; Arneson, Lynn - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
When investing in small and mid-size hotel projects, the IDB, as a general rule, requires that the Sponsor develop and implement an environmental and social management system (ESHSMS). The ESHSMS is typically developed after completion of the Environmental Assessment Process which, depending on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010719978
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Country Program Evaluation: Mexico (2007-2011) Title: Evaluación del Programa de País: México (2007-2011)
Alonso, Pablo; Conroy, Hector; Fevre, Chloe; Herrera, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
This country program evaluation (CPE) covers the 2007-2011 period. This evaluation pays particular attention to the relevance of the IDB's program in relation to Mexico's fundamental challenges, as well as to the Bank's strategy developed during the period in an effort to become more relevant in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010672575
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Approach Paper: Country Program Evaluation: Mexico 2007-2011 Title: Documento de enfoque: Evaluación de programa de país: México 2007-2011
Alonso, Pablo; Raw, Silvia; Beuermann, Diether; Conroy, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This approach paper describes the Country Program Evaluation (CPE) of IDB's assistance to Mexico during the five-year period 2007-2011, and it is expected to serve as input for preparation of the IDB's Country Strategy with Mexico for the period 2013-2018. In conducting CPEs, the IDB applies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010674128
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The Climate and Development Challenge for Latin America and the Caribbean: Options for Climate Resilient Low Carbon Development (Summary)
Fund, World Wildlife; America, Economic Commission for Latin - Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2012
This document is the executive summary of "The Climate and Development Challenge for Latin America and the Caribbean: Options for climate resilient low carbon development", a joint work with Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), presented...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010711609
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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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