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October 25, 2024
Colombia | How to Reverse Deforestation and Support Vulnerable Populations?
Deforestation is not only harmful to the environment, but it also has negative economic and social impacts. Reversing this situation can be achieved through three key approaches: the delineation of protected areas, increasing the productivity of exploited areas, and recognizing the value of natural assets.
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October 18, 2024
Colombia | Deforestation: we have failed to live up to our responsibilities
Since 1990, Colombia has lost 9% of its forest area, nearly the size of the Antioquia department. The main drivers include the expansion of agricultural and livestock frontiers, illicit crops, and illegal mining. Deforestation is not only affects the environment but also fails to reduce poverty or enhance productivity.
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August 8, 2024
Latam | An Analysis of Environmental Assistance from the United States
This report examines the trends in U.S. development aid, focusing on the share allocated to Latin America and the Caribbean. It also analyzes how resources have been directed towards environmental issues, comparing the approaches of Presidents Trump and Biden.
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November 20, 2023
Spain | 3Q2023 Quarterly Labor Market Observatory
In this new issue of the OTMT, we analyze the evolution of the labor market up to November 2023. We take stock of the evolution of the main aggregate indicators and focus on the monitoring of the 2022 Labor Market Reform, unemployment among people aged 50 and over, and employment and the environment.
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January 10, 2022
Global | Don’t look up, look around
2021 brought us the scientific certainty that climate change cannot be explained without human intervention. We can no longer look up as if we were not to blame. Ambitious calls for climate action from governments and multilateral agencies are a sign, but there needs to be a follow-through.
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November 15, 2021
Global | A cold shower in Glasgow
COP26 has now ended and the assessment about what it has achieved is mixed — positive for the commitments obtained, but negative because they are still not enough. The Paris Agreement's goal of limiting the rise in global temperature to 1.5ºC has not been met and it is far from certain that it will be achieved.
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October 27, 2021
Mexico | Towards COP26 (Glasgow) ...
COP26 will be held in the city of Glasgow, United Kingdom, from October 31 to November 12, 2021. The two possible major topics will be: 1) Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions, and 2) Transition and promotion of cleaner and renewable energy sources.
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October 25, 2021
Mexico | Greenhouse Gas Emissions and mitigation and adaptation actions
We are just days away from COP26. According to its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), it is estimated that Mexico emitted 804 million metric tons of CO2e in 2020. As a signatory to the Paris Agreement, Mexico commits to reduce its Greenhouse Gases by 22% by 2030, in the unconditional case.
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