The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean He assured on Tuesday that the prospects are complex and expects low regional growth to continue for at least the next two years, following the same path as a large part of the world’s most advanced economies. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would grow in the […]
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Plastic waste, an agent for the spread of invasive species in the Caribbean
tons of plastic which are dumped daily in the oceans not only contaminate your waters but also cause some organisms to move to others ecosystems and put them at risk by becoming invasive species, as is the case on the island of Salamanca, a biosphere reserve in the north of Colombia. This was revealed by […]
Attracting capital, the great challenge for the energy transition in Latin America
Latin America it starts on the road to the energy transition with an advantageous position, but the development of alternative sources faces the difficult challenge of attracting capital flows to finance it. This was explained by the executive secretary of the Association of Oil, Gas and Renewable Energy Companies of Latin America and the Caribbean […]
Plastic rocks formed by pollution alter the Colombian Caribbean coast
Plastic rocks formed by tons of waste thrown into the sea that melt due to the heat and merge with natural sediments are altering coastal areas of the Caribbean Colombia where contamination by this petroleum product grows. The researchers of this phenomenon, the geologists Nelson Rangel, from the Universidad del Atlántico, and Felipe Lamus, from […]
Community tourism project in the Mexican Caribbean seeks to stop youth migration
A group of young people from the Mayan community of Tihosuco, in the Mexican Caribbeandeveloped the community tourism project “Historic Tihosuco, the house of the Batabes” as an alternative to avoid migrating from the region. For them, the only guaranteed future was to dedicate themselves to self-consumption agriculture or move to nearby tourist destinations such […]
Demographic diversity: challenge and opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean
In Latin America and the Caribbeana region of 658 million inhabitants marked by inequality, there are countries that are already facing the aging of their population and others that still have the window of Demographic bonus. This coexistence is a challenge and at the same time an opportunity to achieve public politics that address these […]
IMF cuts expansion estimate for Latin America this year How much will Peru grow?
The economy of Latin America and the Caribbean will grow 1.6% this year, 0.2 percentage points less than anticipated in January, in a context marked by subjacent inflation “stubborn”, indicated this Tuesday the IMF. In updating its economic outlook, the International Monetary Fund also forecasts that Brazil’s economy will expand 0.9% (-0.3 percentage points compared […]
Cooperating between States and following the money, keys against drug trafficking
The fight against organized crimeespecially against the drug traffickinghas in the concept of “follow the money” from these activities one of its main strategies and, for this, collaboration between States at a global level is essential. This was revealed this Tuesday and Wednesday at an international seminar held in Santo Domingo, which discussed the next […]
Agriculture, the main cause of water stress in Latin America
The agriculture is the main responsible for the water stress suffered by the region of Latin America and the Caribbeanas revealed this Thursday at the Water Conference held in the UN from yesterday to Friday. Specifically, agriculture is a 74% of the total water extraction in the entire region, as warned by the representatives of […]
Latin America will grow only 1% in 2023, according to IDB estimates
Latin America and the Caribbean will grow only 1% this year, according to estimates by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which published its macroeconomic report this Sunday, the 19th, a document prepared before the crisis unleashed after the fall of the US Silicon Valley Bank. In a press conference, the bank’s chief economist, Eric Parrado, […]