Caribbean SIDS Prepare for Johannesburg 2002 - The World Summit on Sustainable Development

ECLAC Hosts Third United Nations Inter-Agency Collaboration Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago

International Rivers and Lakes Nº 34

CONTENTS I.Northern Sinai Agricultural Development Programme (NSADP)II. Dams Could Delay European Union Entry for Poland III.The Prespa Basin: Transboundary cooperation to maintain and enhance wetland functions and valuesIV. World Bank Seminar on GroundwaterV. Arab-Israeli Water IssuesVI. Regional Cooperation on Flood Control in AsiaVII. Transboundary Issues: The case of the Ilisu dam project in TurkeyThestatements and opinions reported in this Newsletter do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or official positions of the United Nations, and are to be exclusively attributed to authors…

ECLAC Officials Assist Government of Belize in a Social, Environmental and Macroeconomic Assessment of the Damage Caused by Hurricane Keith

ECLAC officials assist government of Belize in a social, environmental and macroeconomic assessment of the damage caused by Hurricane Keith

Belize: assessment of the damage caused by hurricane Keith, 2000: implications for economic, social and environmental development

ECLAC Conducts Training Workshops on Assessing the Impacts of Natural Disasters in the Region

Natural disasters workshops

International Rivers and Lakes Nº 33

CONTENTS I.Virtual water: the solution to water shortage? II. Environmental probes derailed by NAFTA nations.III.Why exactly does the NAFTA CEC (Commission for Environmental Co-operation) exist?IV. An alliance for global water security in the 21st Century.V. Canada and the US make plans to restore the Great Lakes. VI. International Joint Commission recommends protecting Great Lakes Basin waters.VII. Major breakthrough for water quality and management in Europe.Thestatements and opinions reported in this Newsletter do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or official positions of the Uni…

ECLAC Creates Database of SIDS Projects in the Caribbean

The equity gap: a second assessment

Second regional conference in follow-up to the World Summit for Social Development. Santiago, Chile, 15-17 May 2000 Summary The courses of action recommended at the World Summit for Social Development coincide with the general thrust of the action taken by the Governments of the region in the economic and social spheres during the 1990s. The objective of this document is to weigh the positive and negative aspects of the situation in Latin America and the Caribbean with regard to poverty reduction, productive job creation and social integration within the wider context of economic changes and s…

Equity, development and citizenship

CDCC - Twenty-Five Years of Cooperation and Development: 1975-2000

Trade liberalization and industrial pollution in Brazil

Abstract This paper attempts to estimate the effect of trade liberalization on the industrial structure and pattern of pollution emissions in Brazil. An input-output approach is used to estimate the value of production and potential pollution intensity estimates are undertaken using the industrial pollution projection system. We find that the aggregate intensity of pollutant emission has decreased for the whole industrial sector, but for the export sector, the pollution intensity has been increasing after trade liberalization.…

International Rivers and Lakes Nº 32

CONTENTS I.Turkey to supply Israel’s Water Needs? II. Transboundary Water Issues: Iraq asks for water from Turkey.III.IDRC REPORTS: Laying a Foundation for Joint Management of the Israeli-Palestinian MountainAquifer.IV. Canadian Water, Canada’s Trade Obligations and B.C.Water Policy: Bulk water exports.V. Litigation over international water exports: Corporations are Suing Canada.VI. Indigenous Concerns over Large Scale Water Works and Development.VII. Mexico-USA: Binational Water Challenges and Opportunities Conference Recommendations.VIII.Nile Basin Initiative opens Secret…

Gender, the environment and the sustainability of development

Abstract In view of the close relationship that exists between environmental problems and those of economic and social origin, it is impossible to separate the human and environmental dimensions of development, which are linked both by the aggregate effect of social relations and actions as they influence the natural ecology and by the impact of environmental changes on society. There is a perception that, as the century draws to a close, global society is witnessing the exhaustion of a development style that is harmful to natural systems and fosters inequality among people. It is becoming inc…

Sustainable development of human settlements: achievements and challenges in housing and urban policy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Abstract One year and a half after the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) held in Istanbul, the present document aims to assess the progress made on the implementation of the Regional Plan of Action on Human Settlements for Latin America and the Caribbean. The region faces a disturbing upsurge in urban poverty and widening income inequality, notwithstanding the slower rate of population growth. A worsening of environmental problems such as air and water pollution, waste disposal and vehicle congestion is being experienced in urban centres, and the region still has both…

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