The problem of food and nutrition insecurity in the region has been widely studied in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, despite the progress achieved in the last four decades, much work remains in the effort to eliminate food and nutrition insecurity in the region. In light of the changes triggered by rising food prices and the global financial crisis, and the new challenges they present, the WFP Regional Office has asked ECLAC to begin a new line of work to strengthen analysis of the issues involved. ECLAC is to develop technical documents and venues for c…
El problema de la inseguridad alimentaria y nutricional ha sido un tema de amplio análisis en América Latina y el Caribe. Pero, ha habido avances aún hay un importante camino por recorrer para llegar a su erradicación.
Las crisis alimentaria, energética y financiera, junto al cambio climático y sus consecuencias, presentan nuevos desafíos para la región. Ante esto, la Oficina Regional del PMA solicitó a la CEPAL hacer un análisis del escenario actual, cuyo resultado es el presente documento, el que incluye una síntesis resumida del contexto socioeconómico, medioambiental y alimentario regional…
The paper highlights several key economic issues of the climate change debate. Section I
states the need to adopt a precautionary approach to the climate change challenge in the face of uncertainty; while Section II illustrates the key economic drivers of climate change. Section III
provides an analysis of the economic gains and losses posed by climate change and the
inequalities implied by the regional and sectoral distribution of these gains and losses; and Section IV explores potential economic tools for addressing climate change, namely emissions taxes, cap and trade regimes, command and…
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