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Brazil as an regional power in Latin America or South America?
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2010At the end of the first decade of the 21stcentury Brazil considers itself, and is internationally considered, an emerging regional and global power — or at least an emerging regional power with global aspirations. But in which region? In Latin America, including Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, where for more than a century the United States has been the hegemonic power?DocumentPayments for ecosystem services schemes: project-level insights on benefits for ecosystems and the rural poor.
World Agroforestry Centre, 2013Payments for ecosystem services (PES) provide a market based instrument to motivate changes in land use that degrade ecosystem services.DocumentBrazil as an emerging power: the view from the United States
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2010The United States has always seen Brazil as a significant regional powerhouse, but its perceived importance has risen in the last decade. Because of its economic strength, its hemispheric leadership and its growing geostrategic role through multilateral international forums, it has become a vital player in regional and global politics across numerous dimensions.DocumentBrazil’s maritime strategy in the South Atlantic: the nexus between security and resources
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013The recent discovery of significant deposits of oil and gas in the pre-salt layers off the Brazilian coast has triggered new interests and concerns within the South Atlantic geopolitical space.DocumentThe political economy of trade liberalisation: what lessons for reforms today?
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008This paper provides an overview of trade policy reforms in developing countries, especially the acceleration of trade and foreign investment liberalisation since the early 1980s. Its accent is on political economy, drawing on country examples and comparisons to show how politics interacted with economic conditions and shaped the relative success or otherwise of reforms. This exerciseDocumentSocial gains in the balance: a fiscal policy challenge for Latin America and the Caribbean
World Bank, 2014The proportion of the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region's 600 million people living in extreme poverty, defined in the region as life on less than $2.50 a day, was cut in half between 2003 and 2012 to 12.3 percent.DocumentTowards a framework for socio-economic aspects in Biosafety Protocol
Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2011Article 26 of the Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) requires the Parties to have in place mechanisms to incorporate socio-economic considerations while reaching a decision on the import of living modified organisms (LMOs) and encourages the Parties to cooperate on research and information exchange on any socio-economic impacts of living modified organisms.DocumentTechnical Paper: The risk of disaster-induced displacement. Central America and the Caribbian
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2013This technical paper provides evidence-based estimates of the likelihood of disaster-induced displacement in Central American and selected Caribbean states – Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. It represents a first attempt to better quantify human displacement risk.DocumentIncentives for electricity generation in a green economy: effective frameworks from Latin America
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2014Latin 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.Pages