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    Amazonia Security Agenda: Strengthening the water, energy, food and health security nexus in the region and beyond

    Global Canopy Programme, 2013
    Amazonia’s abundant natural resources underpin water, energy, food and health security for the people and economies of the region and far beyond. At the heart of this nexus of securities is water. So abundant in the region, but now under increasing threat as industrial and agricultural pollution increases, and extreme droughts reveal a once unthinkable water vulnerability.
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    Green building in Latin America

    2013
    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 explores how.
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    Observatory of Maternal Mortality in Mexico: a civil society-led initiative

    Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013
    Within just 3 years of its creation, the Observatory of Maternal Mortality in Mexico is already making some important contributions to reducing maternal mortality.
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    Economic instruments for water pollution management in Latin America

    Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013
    What are the success factors behind Latin America’s use of economic instruments to improve water quality and generate new revenue for abatement?
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    Social panorama of Latin America

    United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2013
    Social Panorama of Latin America presents official measurements for the analysis of income poverty from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and seeks fresh approaches to poverty and well-being, placing special emphasis on multidimensional approaches. Chapters cover:
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    Securing the border: Brazil ́s “South America First” approach to transnational organized crime

    Igarape Institute, 2013
    Brazil is at a crossroads in the fight against transnational organized crime. For one, Brazil is claiming a wider involvement in the international peace and security agenda and pursuing priorities overseas.
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    Youth crime in Latin America

    Brookings Institution, 2013
    Juvenile delinquency is increasing in almost every country in Latin America—a region where citizen security is the main concern. Youth crime is at the forefront of regional social challenges: Scholars, activists and legislators are all debating both causes and potential solutions to this problem.
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    Coordinadora Latinamericana Organizaciones del Campo (CLOC)

    The Latin American branch of the global Via Campesina movement
  • Organisation

    Code Red for Gender Justice

    A feminist activist collective of Caribbean women, men and others between or beyond binaries.
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    The integration of natural resource markets as a means to peacebuilding in Latin America

    2013
    The rising prices of natural resources and generally stronger economies in Latin America have led to deeper economic integration among the countries of the region. Former foes have now become economically interdependent, reducing the risk of serious conflict.

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