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Eye On Latin America

Latin American Sustainable Development news & analysis

Tag: Development

Environmental challenges in Latin America have never been greater

Posted on October 14, 2017October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Recent events have highlighted the many ongoing threats that are hammering Latin America’s environment from all sides; overcoming them will require extraordinary and unprecedented levels of effort and cooperation.

UN Human Development Report 2015 – Latin American Perspectives

Posted on December 16, 2015October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Latin America continues to make steady if unspectacular progress in the UN’s annual Human Development Index, but socioeconomic inequality, especially between men and women, poses a threat to further advances.

Costa Rica strengthening its environmental model

Posted on February 5, 2015October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Costa Rica continues to attract praise at international climate summits, as it banks on the recovery of its forests, which make up 52% of its territory, in order to meet its emissions reduction goal.

Cable cars reach new heights in Bolivia’s capital

Posted on October 31, 2014October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Bolivia is now home to the world’s largest urban cable car system, connecting two of the world’s highest major cities,… Read more Cable cars reach new heights in Bolivia’s capital

Mexico rebrands flagship social welfare programme in bid to help working poor

Posted on September 26, 2014October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Mexican government launches ‘new’ social welfare scheme in the hope that it will make better progress at bringing down poverty… Read more Mexico rebrands flagship social welfare programme in bid to help working poor

UN State of Food Insecurity report 2014 – Latin America’s progress

Posted on September 25, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Latin America and the Caribbean makes impressive progress in efforts to bring down hunger, according to new FAO report, with… Read more UN State of Food Insecurity report 2014 – Latin America’s progress

Inefficient tax system reinforces inequality in Latin America: Oxfam

Posted on September 12, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Oxfam report sheds light on ineffectiveness of tax policies across Latin America and the Caribbean, which play a part in… Read more Inefficient tax system reinforces inequality in Latin America: Oxfam

UN Human Development Index 2014 – Latin American perspectives

Posted on August 12, 2014October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Latest UN index reveals state of Human Development across the world, with progress slowing and many still suffering from multidimensional… Read more UN Human Development Index 2014 – Latin American perspectives

Ecuador hoping to learn from Brazil on social welfare policy

Posted on July 24, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Ecuador has reduced poverty and inequality in recent years, but now it is looking to go one further by emulating… Read more Ecuador hoping to learn from Brazil on social welfare policy

Latin America could solve hunger by wasting less food: UN FAO

Posted on July 18, 2014September 18, 2017 by gilesconstantine

More food is lost and wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean than would be needed to feed the region’s… Read more Latin America could solve hunger by wasting less food: UN FAO

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