The challenge of establishing REDD+ on the ground: Insights from 23 subnational initiatives in six countries. Download.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) conducted a multisectoral public opinion survey in five Latin American cities Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Lima, Mexico City and São Paulo to better understand the way citizens perceive the quality of life, the needs of urban infrastructure and the standards of public services. Download.
A guide to assist UN Country Teams in integrating climate change risks and opportunities and mainstream Climate Change in National Development Processes and UN Country Programming. Download.
A guide to assist UN Country Teams in integrating climate change risks and opportunities and mainstream Climate Change in National Development Processes and UN Country Programming. Download.
CRiSTAL stands for “Community-based Risk Screening Tool – Adaptation and Livelihoods.” CRiSTAL helps users to identify livelihood resources most important to climate adaptation (i.e., adaptation to climate variability and change) and uses these as a basis for designing adaptation strategies. Download.
Main findings from the 5 regional expert dialogues conducted by The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) in 2013. Download.
The main objective of this publication is to document the current state of urban climate change adaptation practice in Latin America based on the experience of six large Latin American cities (Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Lima, Mexico City, São Paulo and Santiago). Download.
Cooperaration between France and Latin America. Download (in Spanish).
This paper reviews the laws and institutional frameworks that protect Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in 1992, based on access to information, participation and justice in environmental matters in the 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Download (only in Spanish).
Executive Summary of the II Regional Dialogue on Climate Finance in Latin America and the Caribbean held in San Salvador on 29 and 30 July 2013. Download (in Spanish).
Infographics: Highlighting the ten most noteworthy insights from the efforts over the past year to monitor climate finance on Climate Funds Update (CFU). Go to Infographics.
Climate Finance Regional Briefing of the Climate Funds Update (CFU): Latin America and the Caribbean. Download.
Microfinance for Ecosystems - based Climate Change Adaptation (MEBA): Increasing the resilience of vulnerable rural populations in northern Los Andes through microfinance of products and services. Download (in Spanish).
Dr. René Castro Salazar, the minister of environment and energy of Costa Rica, explains Costa Rica’s low carbon strategy including how they managed to increase their forest cover, how that affected tourism and how they will strive to further take advantage of their efforts. Download.
This presentation is trying to re-think investment: how the Llanos region can be understood as a business, what their goals, risks and solutions are. Download.
This presentation shows how land use models can be used for policy evaluation, what the Globiom Model is and what Globiom in Brazil does. Also it will give some preliminary results concerning forest evolution and draw conclusions from that. Download.
This presentation by the International Institute for Sustainability shows how the landscape approach can lead to reforestation of the Atlantic Rainforest. Download.
This presentations explains the national plan concerning forest restoration in Brazil, how they built it, how to motivate society and several strategies to make it a success. Download.
This presentation by Andrea Nájera from INAB shows how Guatemala’s forests can be restored, which economic incentives were used, what the criteria for a map of potential areas for restoration were and what the conclusion and challenges for Guatemala are. Download.
Climatescope 2013 is a report and index that assesses the investment climate for climate-related investment in Latin America and the Caribbean. Download.
Ocean Acidification - Summary for Policymakers. Download.
This publication aims to support developing countries in developing and implementing NAMAs through providing guidance and best practice examples on key aspects of NAMAs. Download.
The 2013 thematic report on the State of Adaptation seeks to raise awareness of the variety of adaptation-related bodies, programmes and workstreams and how they contribute to enhanced action on adaptation. Download.
This report provides an overview of the World economic and energy context and its impact on Latin America and the Caribbean and analyzes the legal, regulatory and institutional framework of the energy sector. Download (in Spanish).
The PROVIA Guidance on Assessing Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change provides a framework for considering the full range of approaches to VIA assessment. Download.
Climate-smart agriculture success stories from farming communities around the world. Download.
Climatescope 2012 is a report and index that assesses the investment climate for climate-related investment in Latin America and the Caribbean. Download.
Climate Action publications. Go to all editions.
A framework for planning and monitoring. Download.
Technical Note: The position of the Americas on agriculture within the agenda of the international climate negotiations. Download.
Cooperaration between France and Latin America. Download (in French).
National climate change legislation: The key to more ambitious international agreements? Download.
This technical note discusses lessons learned from a number of PDBs within the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region and examples of best practices, processes and products. Download.
This publication analyzes the unique role national development banks (NDBs) can play to scale up private sector financing for climate change mitigation projects (or “low-carbon development”). Download.
Training guide focusing on the gender and socio-economic dimensions of agriculture and food security in the context of climate change. Download.
The BEFS Analysis for Peru: Supporting the policy machinery in Peru. Download.
This document is a product of the project "The Economics of Climate Change in Central America" which aims to conduct an economic impact study on the effects of climate change in Central America. Download (in Spanish).
This document is a product of the project "The Economics of Climate Change in Central America" which aims to conduct an economic impact study on the effects of climate change in Central America. Download (in Spanish).
Lessons from El Salvador to overcome the barriers to access climate change financing. Download (in Spanish).
Europe and Latin America ahead of redefinining their "common, but differentiated, responsibilities". Download (in Spanish).
Analyses the changes in the coastal dynamics, the climate variability influence, information on the vulnerability of the region' s coasts. Download (in Spanish).
Operationalizing a Gender: Sensitive Approach in the Green Climate Fund. Download.
This report was prepared by the Directorate of Global Energy Economics (GEE) of the International Energy Agency (IEA). Download.
Opportunities for GHG Mitigation in Latin America: Carbon Finance and the Clean Development Mechanism. Download.
After having responded to three challenges and so many transitions, the past 25 years, Central America must still solve the problems of poverty and large inequalities. Download (in Spanish).
This document explores the current state, the knowledge gaps and highlights the needs for future research and decision-making in the context of climate change. Download (in Spanish)
Preparing for REDD + in Central occurs in contexts of rapid economic changes and territorial dynamics that drive new disputes, conflicts and dilemmas. Download.
This publication presents and analyzes the contents, guidelines and processes ranges of REDD+ in the countries of Central America. Download (in Spanish).
This document is a product of the project "The Economics of Climate Change in Central America" which aims to conduct an economic impact study on the effects of climate change in Central America. Download.
This report summarizes current knowledge of the impacts of climate change on water availability for agriculture. The report emphasizes the need for a closer alignment between water and agricultural policies and makes the case for immediate implementation of ‘no-regrets’ strategies. Download.
This study shows how microfinance services can suffer the impacts of CC, explores opportunities for microfinance institutions and proposes concrete actions. Download.
Articles by representatives of different NGOs in LAC, members of International NGO Network on Desertification (RIOD). Download (in Spanish).
Annual Report 2012 on the European Union's policies on development and external assistance policies and their implementation in 2011. Download.
Analyzes the issue of shared water governance and interstate cooperation explores alternatives offered by international law for good management of shared river basins. Download.
The document points out the differential impact of climate change on different regions of the world and its effect on access to water and food production. Download (in Spanish).
An approach for integrating climate change into national forest programmes in support of sustainable forest management. More information: FAO website. Download.
Presents the effort from 6 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Peru, to establish a set of indicators adopted by them. Download (in Spanish).
Peru is implementing 46 programs and projects related to the Ten Year Strategy of the UNCCD, which were reviewed and analyzed for this report. Download (in Spanish).
This document is the first of a series on the current state of agroenergy and bio-fuel production in the Americas. Download.
This volume serves as theoretical manual for coastal engineering to present a review of formulations commonly used in coastal engineering. Download (in Spanish).
This information allows the analysis of coastal vulnerability at the country level based on different variables. Download (in Spanish).
Analyzes the role of rural communities in the management of water resources and the Andean highlands, through organizations such as the Cabildo and the Water Boards. Download (in Spanish).
It analyzes the feasibility of hydropower as a source of low carbon energy Latin America and the Caribbean in light of climate change. Summary in Spanish. Complete book in English only.
Produced by the UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication (UNW-DPAC), this reader is intended for all those interested in getting familiar with issues related to water and the green economy. Download.
Examine the implications of Durban and reviews the pleadings in agriculture to the Secretariat for consideration by SBSTA. Download.
This volume shows the analysis of the risks of climate change on the coasts of the region. Download (in Spanish).
Emphasizes the importance of Watershed Management for adaptation, using as key concepts resilience and vulnerability. Download.
This OECD publication aims to provide a framework on how countries can achieve green economic growth and development. Download (in Spanish).
Diagnostic of progress, gaps and opportunities. Document published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). Download (in Spanish).
This publication describes the impacts of climate change, vulnerability and the ecological footprint of the region cope with its effects. Download.
This magazine presents the scientific aspects directly related to water. It is produced by the International Hydrological Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean (IHP-LAC). Download. Go to all issues.
This Training Manual intends to introduce IWRM as a tool to adapt to climate change. The document was produced by UNDP (CAP-NET), with financial assistance from the European Union. Download.
Effects are analyzed and the probability of coastal flooding caused by sea level rise and extreme events. Download (in Spanish).
Provides a global and regional analysis on greenhouse gases and identifies possible options in the region for mitigating the impact of CC. Available in Spanish and English. Download.
The aim of this study is to analyze the economic effect that climate change may have in Chile in the next 100 years. Download (in Spanish).
The study was based on the items indicated in the document Methodology Social Component (October 2008) prepared by a team in Washington. Download.
This document, prepared by the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System, presents the topic of green economy to contribute to the current international debate. Download (in Spanish).
The study focuses on understanding the role of knowledge in adaptive water management in Bolivia in the context of climate variability and change. Download.
This study provides an estimation of the potential economic costs of climate change in Mexico. Download (in Spanish).
This document explains the economic basis behind the Flexible Mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol and identifies the determinant factors that allow the creation and post-evaluation of the markets. Download (in Spanish).
This document is a synthesis of the study carried out to measure the impact of climate change in rural development in LA and estimates the adaptation actions that the rural producers should implement. Download (in Spanish).
This study analyzes the economic effects that climate change may have in Uruguay and presents the socioeconomic and climate scenarios to 2100. Download (in Spanish).
Emphasizes major joint actions to support adaptation, mitigation, agriculture, forestry, energy and research. Download.
This strategy emphasizes the different responsibilities of countries, their national priorities and the need to further strengthen the international cooperation to face CC. Download.
This study reviews the economic impact of climate change from a regional perspective and delves into case studies. Download (in Spanish).
The study provides an assessment of the situation of these countries about their interest and willingness to participate in REDD +. Download.
This guide for sustainable development, published by UNEP, is addressed to policy makers. Download (in Spanish).
Produced by ECLAC with Samaniego Joseluis as coordinator. Download (in Spanish).
The data presented show a significant uptake of their activities on Appropriate Mitigation Measures for each country. Download.
The main objectives are to strengthen capacity at global, regional and local levels to design and implement climate change policies with a gender perspective, strategies and programs. Download.
PreventionWeb platform, a disaster reduction resources platform, has compiled a number of terms associated with climate change economics. Download (in Spanish).
CONDESAN shares information and knowledge about the environment and rural societies in the Andean ecoregion. Go to the Publications website.
This document presents an assessment of the carbon market development in Latin America to date. Download (in Spanish).
This publication is produced by the Humanitarian Response Index. Download.
Book Series "Central American Forests and Climate Change, Forests Project and Climate Change in Central America". Download (in Spanish).
Emphasizes the issue of financing for actions, linked to climate change and calls for inter-institutional synergy and coordination of regional and subregional. Download (in Spanish).
This paper presents an aggregate picture of the main regular patterns of economic impacts of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean, including the processes of adaptation and mitigation. Download (in Spanish).
The Regional Strategy for the SICA countries is a guiding instrument of measures and regional actions complementary and provides an added value to national efforts. Download.