SPOTLIGHT ON KNOWLEDGE
Spotlight on Publications: City-level Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
The publications presented in this Spotlight cover some of the key issues related to city-level climate change mitigation and adaptation in Latin America, with a particular focus on: the prominent...
BRIEFS
Payments for Environmental Services: A Market Mechanism Protecting Latin America’s Forests
In Latin America, payments for environmental services schemes are the preferred market mechanism for forest conservation and reforestation. Success stories from the region provide a range of valuable lessons for...
SPOTLIGHT ON ORGANISATIONS
Spotlight on Organisations: City-level Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
This Spotlight presents an overview of some of the most important organisations supporting climate change adaptation and mitigation in Latin American cities.
BRIEFS
Tackling Institutional Violence: The Protocol for Harassment and Sexual Harassment in the Mexican Federal Public Administration
The Intervention Protocol for Harassment and Sexual Harassment is a pioneering attempt from the Mexican Federal Government to transform the structural causes of institutional violence within the public administration. Initiated...
BRIEFS
Incentives for Electricity Generation in a Green Economy: Effective Frameworks from Latin America
Latin American countries are implementing innovative policy and market mechanisms to catalyse the development of nonconventional renewable energy sources. This Brief presents some of the region’s success stories.
GUIDE
City-level Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Latin American cities are under increasing pressure from rapid urbanisation, while current impacts and potential threats from climate change are further exposing municipal vulnerabilities. City planners are responding to these...
BRIEFS
Green Building in Latin America
Amidst rapid urbanisation, Latin American countries have been scaling-up green building, in some cases achieving significant reductions in energy consumption, water use, carbon dioxide emissions, and solid waste. This Brief...
SPOTLIGHT ON KNOWLEDGE
Spotlight on Publications: Pursuing a Green Economy in Latin America
The green economy is a development model based on principles of ecological economics and sustainability. Some countries have made substantial progress towards transforming specific sectors, with Latin America leading some...
SPOTLIGHT ON ORGANISATIONS
Spotlight on Organisations: Green Economy Policy and Practice in Latin America
This Spotlight highlights some of the key organisations in Latin America working on themes such as forest-based payment for ecosystem services, water pollution abatement and watershed conservation, promotion of renewable...
GUIDE
Gender Equality in Latin America: A Regional Commitment to Reducing Gender Gaps
Latin American countries are reducing gender gaps by adopting innovative measures to strengthen women’s autonomy while also tackling the structural causes of inequality.