Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:02:29 One of the Eldis RSS newsfeeds on major development issues Latin America and Caribbean http://www.eldis.org Copyright ©2012 Eldis, Sussex p.ferguson@ids.ac.uk en-uk Eldis Logo http://www.eldis.org 85 http://www.eldis.org/images/logo/eldisRSS.gif Logo for www.eldis.org 34 60 Using indicators to communicate risk O., D. Cardona; M., L. Carreo In order to improve disaster risk understanding and disaster risk management performance in Latin America and the Caribbean a transparent, representative ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59686 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59686 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:12:25 GMT Enhancing Gender Visibility in Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change in the Caribbean The main objective of this publication is to make visible the inherent gender issues in the experience, management and adaptation to risk in the Caribbean ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59666 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59666 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:43 GMT A review of the literature on autonomous adaptation to climate change focusing on developing countries A. Malik; X. Qin; S. Smith The global climate is already shifting and further significant change is expected in the coming decades. Studies on climate change have long focused on ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59539 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59539 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:38:26 GMT Energy, climate change and poverty alleviation - policy paper The papers from three of GNESD's Member centres examine different aspects of the complex links between climate change, energy and poverty, to help ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59628 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59628 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:01:14 GMT Forests and climate change in Latin America: linking adaptation and mitigation B. Locatelli; V. Evans; A. Wardell; A. Andrade; R. Vignola Forest ecosystems play an important role in both adaptation and mitigation and there is a need to explore the linkages between these two options in order ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59572 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59572 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:59:35 GMT Realising REDD + national strategy and policy options Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and enhancing forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+) started as a global initiative. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59551 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59551 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:16:56 GMT Policies to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) in tropical forests M. Eric Deforestation and forest degradation account for 20 percent of annual total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The vast majority of these forestry emissions ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59550 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59550 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:16:48 GMT Food security and gender insights S. Turrall This issue of insights shows how development policy and practice can potentially improve food security while supporting women's empowerment. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59402 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59402 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:48:35 GMT Showcasing 15 sound practices in disaster risk reduction in mega-cities F. Bendimerad; J. Buika; J. Fernandez Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is an important component for achieving sustainable development of cities and progress towards the implementation of the ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59382 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59382 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:21:52 GMT How important is information to disaster response? This paper highlights recent advances in the use of climate information to improve livelihoods and save lives. By analysing experiences like that of the ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59389 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59389 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:37:26 GMT Addressing problems of hunger through vouchers T. Josling Currently, the low levels of purchasing power of poor consumers in many developing countries remain apersistent obstacle to efforts to ensure food ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59264 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59264 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:32:30 GMT The rising importance of the BASIC countries in a changing world This study, commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Environment, aims to assess why and how the BASIC countries (Brazil, South Africa, India, and China) ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59337 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59337 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:07:12 GMT The challenges faced by different stakeholders to influence local disaster policy in Felipe Carrillo Puerto E. Wilkinson The Mexican Federal Government is committed to integrating a risk management focus at all levels of government. However, municipal capacity to develop ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59320 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59320 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:57:54 GMT Clean Development mechanisms and cross-border power trading The screening of potential clean development mechanism (CDM) projects within the African Development Bank's pipeline has identified a number of ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59225 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59225 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:52:26 GMT Brazil's social security system is not sustainable in its current form R. Alves de Mesquita; G. Balbinotto Neto In two decades Brazil has built a comprehensive welfare state, but it is very costly and ill prepared to face the ageing of the Brazilian population ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59220 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59220 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:47:54 GMT Can both internal and external factors influence income inequality? G. Cornia This paper reviews factors that have led to a decline in income inequality that has taken place over 2002–2007 in most Latin American countries ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59135 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59135 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:44:01 GMT Environmental drivers of human mobility Environmental change is one of a larger set of factors that affect human migration and displacement worldwide. Climate change and variability will particularly ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59218 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59218 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:04:28 GMT A project developers' carbon finance guide of the seven Central American nations based on their efforts to reduce carbon emissions through renewable energy projects J.M Blanco; I.A Snchez; A. Lumijarvi Central American states are aware of the implications of the climate change challenge and are attempting to combat it through the use of the abundant ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59119 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59119 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:19:11 GMT Insurance for extreme drought hazards in Chilean index-based drought programmes K. Baez; E. Iglesias The vulnerability of grazing livestock systems with close dependence on silvo-pastoral systems highlights the need for tools to evaluate and mitigate ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59188 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59188 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:27:35 GMT Legal frameworks affecting PLHIV in the Caribbean This publication, commissioned by CARICOM, is a desk review report of existing legislative frameworks affecting people living with HIV (PLHIV) and their ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59209 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59209 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:03:31 GMT Mapping study for evaluation of Norwegian support for human rights V. Bye; R. Bezerra; A.D. Disch Almost 10 billion kroner (approximately 1,8 billion US dollars) havebeen given to development cooperation to promote human rights over thepast decade. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59200 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59200 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:55:43 GMT Mexican anti-poverty and human resource investment programme significantly improve women health J.R. Behrman; S.W. Parker Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs link public transfers to human capital investment. This paper examines health and work impacts on the ageing ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59132 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59132 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:25:29 GMT Can low carbon and resource efficiency lead to economic growth? The paper presents the importance and relevance of green economies. It describes a green economy as one which results in improved human well-being and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59131 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59131 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:53:06 GMT Evolving men: initial results from the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) G Barker Men's attitudes and practices related to gender equality are changing for the better. This report contains the initial results of the International ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59163 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59163 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:10:14 GMT Is economic growth the only route out of poverty? J. A. Donaldson This paper seeks to identify pathways to poverty reduction other than economic growth. It focuses on exceptional cases where specific political, social ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59134 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59134 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:48:31 GMT The Peruvian road traffic injury surveillance system Rojas Medina Y; Espitia-Hardeman V; Dellinger AM This paper describes a national hospital-based non fatal road traffic injury surveillance system that was established at sentinel units across Peru in ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59121 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59121 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:01:05 GMT Can migration positively influence development? S. Nonnenmacher This paper examines how migration and development are linked, the potential benefits of mainstreaming migration into development, and the current state ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59136 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59136 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:16:50 GMT Can growth be achieved without prosperity? T. Jackson This report attempts to shed light on whether nations can prosper without actually achieving sustainable growth. It also questions whether the benefits ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59139 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59139 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:46:36 GMT Haiti's response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic Koenig S; Ivers L; Pace S This paper reports on the successes and challenges facing Partners In Health and the Haitian Study Group on Kaposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59122 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59122 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:04:08 GMT The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation stategy Norad – The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation – is a specialised directorate under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Norad's ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59113 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=59113 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:51:28 GMT