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Addressing Key Challenges to Sustainable Growth and Development in the Caribbean

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Caribbean Outlook 3: Economic recovery and repositioning in the era of COVID-19. Policy Brief

The economies of the subregion were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those dependent on tourism. As a result, the Caribbean has seen a reversal of the hard-won gains achieved in growing their economies and reducing unemployment and inequality. The inflation stemming from pandemic supply chain disruption, which has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, has made the sustained uptick in economic performance beyond pre-pandemic levels unlikely, notwithstanding strong growth estimates for 2021 and 2022. The last two years have taught the region that continued ‘business as usual’ is…

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Building a climate resilient power sector in the context of the Caribbean small island developing States’ energy transition. Policy Brief

In Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS), electrical power outages are frequent in the aftermath of major weather events. While local service disruptions often last a few days after these events, nationwide power grid failures lasting several weeks, or months have resulted in enormous social and economic impacts. In 2017, Hurricane Maria left 90 per cent of the population of Dominica without access to electricity for over four months (Commonwealth of Dominica, 2020) and caused a systemwide collapse of Puerto Rico's power grid that took 11 months to be entirely restored (Campbell…

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Turismo comunitario y festivales de música y cultura tradicional en Buenaventura (Colombia)

Este documento analiza la situación y la perspectiva del turismo comunitario, que desarrolla y fortalece los vínculos entre las comunidades rurales y urbanas de Buenaventura, y de esta región con Cali y con el resto del país. El turismo de río, el turismo de costa, el ecoturismo y el turismo cultural, conforman un entretejido de territorio en torno al turismo, con fuertes vínculos rurales – urbanos. El documento explora las dinámicas de articulación urbana rural que se han venido consolidando en la oferta de turismo, que incluye la gastronomía, y de festivales de música y de la tradición regio…

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