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Economics of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean: summary 2009
(ECLAC, 2009-11)
Global climate change, which is associated basically with increases in the average temperature, changes in precipitation patterns, rising sea levels, the reduction of the world's ice masses and snow deposits, and the ...
The economics of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean: Paradoxes and challenges. Overview for 2014
(ECLAC, 2014-11)
The current global development style is not sustainable considering its simultaneous impact on economic, social and environmental conditions, as reflected fully in the climate change challenge.
Climate change, which is ...
An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Energy Sector in Trinidad and Tobago
(ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, 2011-10-22)
The energy sector is a dominant one in Trinidad and Tobago and it plays an important role in the twin-island republic‟s economy. In 2008, the share of the energy sector in gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to approximately ...
Climate Change and Human Rights: Contributions by and for Latin America and the Caribbean
(ECLAC, 2019-12-13)
Climate change represents the foremost threat to the full exercise of human rights today. In accordance with international human rights standards, climate action must be guided by and ensure the respect for and the protection ...
The climate emergency in Latin America and the Caribbean: The path ahead – resignation or action?
(ECLAC, 2020-06-18)
This book presents the results of more than a decade of work carried out by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on the economics of climate change. It analyses the conclusive global data and ...
An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Agriculture, Health and Tourism sectors in Jamaica
(ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, 2011-10-04)
This report analyses the agriculture, health and tourism sectors in Jamaica to assess the potential economic impacts of climate change on the sectors. The fundamental aim of this report is to assist with the development ...
Gender equality in the midst of climate change: What can the region’s machineries for the advancement of women do?
(ECLAC, 2021-10-20)
This publication recommends actions to enable the machineries for the advancement of women to strengthen gender mainstreaming in public policy instruments and implementation actions in relation to climate change. This would ...
An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the Coastal and Marine Sector in the Caribbean
(ECLAC, 2013-02)
Climate change poses special challenges for Caribbean decision makers related to the uncertainties inherent in future climate projections and the complex linkages between climate change, physical and biological systems,
and ...
Report of the meeting on review of the economics of climate change
(ECLAC, 2009-03-03)
Women and Water: Climate Change in the Caribbean
(ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, 2008-09)