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Handbook for estimating the socio-economic and environmental effects of disasters. [PDF]

, 2003
Taken from Introduction: Disasters have a major impact on the living conditions of the population, the economic performance of the countries or regions affected, and on environmental assets and services, with consequences that go beyond the short term ...
Bradshaw, S., Bradshaw, S., Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)   +3 more
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Effects of Development Finance on Energy Transitions and Green Growth in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While global agendas promote energy transition and green growth, Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) struggles with low energy access, highlighting a development paradox between climate goals and energy poverty. By aligning aid and development finance with SDGs 7 and 13, we analyze whether development finance is at a crossroads in supporting ...
Clement Oteng, Pius Gamette, Edward Kweku Nunoo, Frederick Takyi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluación de la participación de las mujeres en los puestos de liderazgo en la enseñanza superior: estudios de caso de Kenia, Sudán del Sur y Uganda

Revista Española de Educación Comparada
Los marcos políticos y la legislación han impulsado la implementación de programas centrados en mejorar la educación de las mujeres en África del Este, pero la paridad de género sigue siendo un reto en la enseñanza superior, especialmente en los ...
Winnie V. Mitullah , Sibrino Forojalla, Benon Basheka, Daniele Vieira Do Nascimento, Karina Ginoyan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Latin America & Caribbean Islands [PDF]

Nature, 2015
openaire   +2 more sources

Globalization and the Role of Public Transfers in Redistributing Income in Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]

This paper focuses on measuring the extent to which publicly subsidized transfers in Latin America and the Caribbean redistribute income.
Lindert, Kathy, Shapiro, Joseph, Skoufias, Emmanuel   +2 more
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Relations Between Europe and Latin America: In Search of New Agendas and Formats [PDF]

, 2007
The countries of Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, seen traditionally as ‘natural partners’ and linked by a ‘strategic partnership’, have developed a new network of contacts and exchanges in tandem with the EU’s new role as a global player.
Maihold, Günther
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Revisiting the Load Capacity Curve for Sustainable Development: The Roles of Plastic Waste Trade, Digital Trade, and BioTrade in OECD Countries

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the validity of the Load Capacity Curve (LCC) hypothesis and assesses the environmental implications of emerging trade structures, focusing on BioTrade, digital trade, and plastic waste trade. Using a balanced panel of 36 OECD countries from 2011 to 2023, the analysis investigates how income dynamics and trade composition ...
Ugur Korkut Pata, Mustafa Naimoglu, Selin Karlilar Pata   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Export-Led Growth v2.0 [PDF]

The U.S. recession could hurt the South, particularly in oil and apparel exports, and Latin America and the Caribbean. But South-South trade is partly picking up the slack.
Canuto, Otaviano, Haddad, Mona, Hanson, Gordon   +2 more
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U.S. Path to Industry 4.0: Reassessing Supply Chain Digitalization and AI for Industrial Sustainability

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Currently, the United States (U.S.) has issues with declining industrial values and supply chain digitalization, which threaten the country's industrialization and Industry 4.0 transformation. The country needs to reverse this trend through effective policy implementation. However, the literature's understanding of effective policies' long‐run
Mohammad Fakhrul Islam, Md Emon Ahmed, Nur Mohammad Ali, Clapher Ankur Gomes, Md. Faisal‐E‐Alam   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extreme Weather Events and Agricultural Total Factor Productivity Growth

Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The productivity of the agricultural sector is crucial for food security in a changing climate. This study estimates the impacts of extreme weather events on agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) growth, contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of the effects of climate change on agriculture.
Wei Zhang
wiley   +1 more source