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Agricultural transformation: Trends in farm size, crop diversification, and mechanization in Nicaragua and Peru
- Author(s):
- Srinivasan, Sinduja |
- Saborío, Milagro |
- Rodríguez, Adrián G. |
- Morales, Cristian
- Serie:
- No.
- 194
- Date Issued:
- 2020-04-16
- Physical Description
- 92 p.
- UN symbol:
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Structural change is a process in which the amount of labor, capital, and land dedicated to agriculture (and other sectors) changes over time. In this study, we research Peru and Nicaragua, utilizing the two most recent agricultural censuses administered in each country. The agricultural censuses p... -
Towards a sustainable bioeconomy in Latin America and the Caribbean: Elements for a regional vision
- Author(s):
- Rodríguez, Adrián G. |
- Rodrigues, Mônica dos Santos |
- Sotomayor Echenique, Octavio
- Serie:
- No.
- 191
- Date Issued:
- 2019-12-06
- Physical Description
- 52 p.
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The document serves as a frame of reference to guide the development of national strategies for bioeconomy development. We propose a strategic framework based on four pillars: a) the 2030 Agenda; b) the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and individual country commitments expressed in their national... -
Drinking water supply and sanitation services on the threshold of the XXI century
- Author(s):
- Jouravlev, Andrei
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL
- Serie:
- No.
- 74
- Date Issued:
- 2004-12
- Physical Description
- 64 p. : gráfs., tabls.
- UN symbol:
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Small-scale mining: a new entrepreneurial approach
- Author(s):
- Chaparro Avila, Eduardo
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
- Serie:
- No.
- 9
- Date Issued:
- 2003-08
- Physical Description
- 80 p. : diagrs., tabls.
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Summary In the second half of the twentieth century some of the Latin American countries suggested a system of stratification for mining activity, which was never actually applied, based on criteria such as the volume of production, the amount of capital invested and the number of workers involv... -
Maritime sector and ports in the Caribbean: the case of CARICOM countries
- Author(s):
- Wilmsmeier, Gordon |
- Sánchez, Ricardo
- Serie:
- No.
- 140
- Date Issued:
- 2009-06
- Physical Description
- 60 p. : gráfs., maps., tabls.
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The document assesses of the situation of the maritime sector in CARICOM and presents a series of new observations and issues. Challenges and barriers in the maritime sector, or problems created through inefficiencies in the maritime sector are analyzed for: maritime freight transport, cruise shipp... -
Report on maritime transport and the environment for Latin America
- Author(s):
- Boon, Bart
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
- Serie:
- No.
- 127
- Date Issued:
- 2007-10
- Physical Description
- 60 p. : tabls., mapas
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This report presents information on the environmental impact of vessels during their general operation. It is shown that the emissions from vessels can substantially contribute to local air quality problems over land and also impact the climate change process. Up to now, the contribution of the mar... -
Water management at the river basin level: challenges in Latin America
- Author(s):
- Dourojeanni, Axel
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
- Serie:
- No.
- 29
- Date Issued:
- 2001-08
- Physical Description
- 75 p. : diagrs., tabls.
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Summary Water management is akin to conflict management among human beings and between human beings and their environment. Water and river basin management systems are created to avoid, prevent or resolve such conflicts. Humankind needs to learn to live with these conflicts and deal with them adeq... -
Bridging infrastructural gaps in Central America: prospects and potential for maritime transport
- Author(s):
- Sánchez, Ricardo |
- Wilmsmeier, Gordon
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
- Serie:
- No.
- 97
- Date Issued:
- 2005-09
- Physical Description
- 53 p. : gráfs., tabls., mapas
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Abstract Central America needs a regular, flexible, safe and affordable infrastructure and transport services in order to prevail over the existing bottlenecks and constrained intra-regional trade patterns. This need is widely recognized to achieve a sustained economic development, both natio... -
First Europe-Latin America Dialogue on Promotion of Energy Efficiency
- Author(s):
- Campodónico Sánchez, Humberto
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL |
- Comisión Europea |
- NU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
- Serie:
- No.
- 11
- Date Issued:
- 2000-08
- Physical Description
- 80 p.
- UN symbol:
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Abstract This report contains a recap of the presentations given by the speakers at the 'first Europe-Latin America Dialogue on Promotion of Energy Efficiency', held in Brussels from 28 to 30 October 1998. The event was organized within the framework of the 'promotion of Energy Efficiency in Latin ... -
Mining in Latin America in the late 1990s
- Author(s):
- Sánchez Albavera, Fernando |
- Ortiz, Georgina |
- Moussa, Nicole
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
- Serie:
- No.
- 1
- Date Issued:
- 2001-08
- Physical Description
- 78 p. : diagrs., tabls.
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Summary The purpose of this report is to analyse the factors that have determined the flow of investments in mining operations in Latin America and to evaluate the extent of such investments in the 1990s. This period is in clear contrast both with the 1970s, when investments were buoyant owing to ... -
Trade and maritime transport between Africa and South America
- Author(s):
- Hoffmann, Jan |
- Isa, Patricia |
- Pérez, Gabriel
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
- Serie:
- No.
- 19
- Date Issued:
- 2001-03
- Physical Description
- 35 p. : diagrs., tabls., mapas
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Summary Trade between Africa and South America is of relatively minor importance for each region. The main purpose of this report is to determine if a scarcity of maritime transport services could explain this comparative unimportance. More than half of all trade between the two regions is accou... -
Substantive aspects of the energy efficiency debate in Latin America
- Author(s):
- Sánchez Albavera, Fernando
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL |
- Comisión Europea
- Serie:
- Published in:
- En: First Europe-Latin America Dialogue on Promotion of Energy Efficiency - LC/L.1410-P - 2000 - p. 50-53
- Date Issued:
- 2000-08
- UN symbol:
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ECLAC and the sustainable development of the energy sector: summary
- Author(s):
- Ocampo, José Antonio
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL |
- Comisión Europea
- Serie:
- Published in:
- En: First Europe-Latin America Dialogue on Promotion of Energy Efficiency - LC/L.1410-P - 2000 - p. 65-67
- Date Issued:
- 2000-08
- UN symbol:
- handle
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Trade between Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Central American Common Market (CACM) countries: the role to play for ports and shipping services
- Author(s):
- Harding, Alan S. |
- Hoffmann, Jan
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
- Serie:
- No.
- 52
- Date Issued:
- 2003-05
- Physical Description
- 75 p.
- UN symbol:
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Abstract Trade between the Central American Common Market (CACM) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is very low. Only 0.2% of the two groups' trade is between them. A possible explanation for this might be a supposed lack of adequate transport services. This report analyzes if there exi... -
Renewable energy and energy efficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean: constraints and prospects
- Author(s):
- Altomonte, Hugo |
- Coviello, Manlio |
- Lutz, Wolfgang F.
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
- Serie:
- No.
- 65
- Date Issued:
- 2003-10
- Physical Description
- 67 p. : diagrs., tabls.
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Summary In Latin America, energy efficiency and renewable energy offer great potential for reducing the negative effects of the ever-increasing rates of energy consumption associated with economic growth and the move towards more energy-intensive societal models. Despite over two decades o... -
Water governance for development and sustainability
- Author(s):
- Solanes, Miguel |
- Jouravlev, Andrei
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
- Serie:
- No.
- 111
- Date Issued:
- 2006-06
- Physical Description
- 84 p. : tabls.
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Abstract This document aims to identify characteristics of water institutions which promote the sustainable integration of water, both as a resource and as service, into socioeconomic development. As this does not depend only on formal institutional factors, such as legislation and organizational ... -
Revisiting privatization, foreign investment, international arbitration, and water
- Author(s):
- Solanes, Miguel |
- Jouravlev, Andrei
- Corporate Author(s):
- NU. CEPAL. División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura
- Serie:
- No.
- 129
- Date Issued:
- 2007-11
- Physical Description
- 82 p.
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A subject relevant to the governance of water resources and public services is the effect that international trade and investment agreements may have on national capacities to manage natural resources and to regulate public services. As a consequence of globalization, many public services are provi... -
Landlocked countries in South America: transport system challenges
- Author(s):
- Wilmsmeier, Gordon |
- Sánchez, Ricardo
- Serie:
- No.
- 142
- Date Issued:
- 2009-03
- Physical Description
- 82 p. : gráfs., maps., tabls.
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This report analyses the current state of the landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) Bolivia and Paraguay. The report analyses the traditional topics (1) infrastructure at national level and connectivity towards adjacent countries; (2) the recent development in international laws and treaties and ... -
Status of Implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action in South America
- Author(s):
- Pérez, Gabriel |
- Sánchez, Ricardo |
- Wilmsmeier, Gordon
- Serie:
- No.
- 167
- Date Issued:
- 2014-09
- Physical Description
- 86 p.; grafs., tabls.
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The lack of access to the sea is frequently cited as a reason that helps to explain the low growth rate and underdevelopment of landlocked countries. Nevertheless, development is clearly a multidimensional process and therefore cannot be contingent solely upon geographical conditions. Composite in...
