This paper studies the link between severe weather shocks in Colombia and municipality-level incidence of dengue and malaria. The unexpectedly high variability of the 2010 rainfalls relative to previous periods and their regional heterogeneity are exploited as an identification strategy. A...

The objective of this Technical Note is to describe the necessary Bank requirements for the content and disclosure of Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs), with a focus on the particular issues related to cement plants. This Technical Note is a basic document and is designed to...

The present guidelines outline the criteria for eligibility and aim to provide clear and quantitative minimum performance criteria (MPC) deemed necessary for the IDB to support fossil fuel power plant projects. In addition, they provide guidance on assessing and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG)...

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...

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...

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...