Scientific and technological survey in the country during 1981: interviewers manual

Manual del entrevistador de la encuesta a instituciones sobre ciencia y tecnologia.

Turkey: country programming background paper: report on transport sector

Includes bibliography

Report on the production of trade statistics in the Caribbean region

Includes bibliography

Información y documentación para el desarrollo: análisis y presentación de un inventario en un país latinoamericano = Information and documentation for development: analysis and presentation of an inventory for a Latin American country

Incluye Bibliografía

Progresos realizados en la privatización de los servicios públicos relacionados con el agua: reseña por países de Sudamérica = Progress in the privatization of water-related public services: a country-by-country review for South America

Incluye Bibliografía

Progress in the privatization of water-related public services: a country-by-country review for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

DOCPAL country population documentation development (the next phase of the DOCPAL project presently funded under IDRC Grant No 3-P-75-0101); a request to the Information Science Division of the IDRC, Ottawa, Canada

El proyecto para el desarrollo de las capacidades de los paises en el area de documentacion en poblacion constituye la segunda fase de las actividades del DOCPAL (1978-1980) y tiene como objetivos centrales: a).ayudar a las instituciones comprometidas en actividades de poblacion, en alrededor de 4 paises anualmente, a mejorar sus capacidades e infraestructura; b).posibilitar a aquellos paises mejor dotados para que se constituyan en centros miembros de DOCPAL; c).mejorar, extender y continuar la entrega de servicios de nivel regional a los paises; d).mejorar y mantener los sistemas computarizados de procesamiento de la informacion. La descripcion detallada de estas actividades constituye el fundamento para la solicitud de fondos al IDRC durante el periodo senalado

Daños causados por el movimiento telúrico en México y sus repercusiones sobre la economía del país = Dommages causés par le tremblement de terre au Mexique et ses repercussions sur l'économie nationale = Damage caused by the Mexican earthquake and its repercussions upon the country's economy

Documento en español publicado separadamente con cada símbolo

Verification of Certificates of Origin in Chile

Origin procedures concern both the issuance and verification of certificates of origin. Certification of origin consists of demonstrating that a product complies with standards of origin that qualify a good for access to the corresponding tariff preferences in a destination market, and that no triangulation has occurred in this process. Verification of origin means not only formally checking the validity of the certificate of origin, but also ensuring that the merchandise covered by the certificate genuinely qualifies as originating. All trade agreements carry rules on origin procedures, which continue to apply after the corresponding tariff reduction programmes have concluded.  This edition of the bulletin examines the case of Chile, because of the large number of trade agreements the country has signed.

Financing for development in Latin America and the Caribbean: A strategic analysis from a middle-income country perspective

This document was prepared for the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Consultation on Financing for Development, held at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, on 12 and 13 March 2015, in preparation for the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (Addis Ababa, July 2015).

An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the tourism sector in the Caribbean

There are significant, fundamental changes taking place in global air and sea surface temperatures and sea levels. The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change noted that many of the warmest years on the instrumental record of global surface temperatures have occurred within the last twelve years, i.e. 1995-2006 (IPCC, 2007). The Caribbean tourism product is particularly vulnerable to climate change. On the demand side, mitigation measures in other countries – for example, measures to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels – could have implications for airfares and cruise prices and, therefore, for the demand for travel, particularly to long-haul destinations such as the Caribbean (Clayton, 2009). On the supply side, sea level rise will cause beaches to disappear and damage coastal resorts. Changes in the frequency and severity of hurricanes are likely to magnify that damage. Other indirect impacts on the tourism product include rising insurance premiums and competition for water resources (Cashman, Cumberbatch, & Moore, 2012). The present report has used information on historic and future Caribbean climate data to calculate that the Caribbean tourism climatic index (TCI) ranges from −20 (impossible) to +100 (ideal). In addition to projections for the Caribbean, the report has produced TCI projections for the New York City area (specifically, Central Park), which have been used as comparators for Caribbean country projections. The conditions in the source market provide a benchmark against which visitors may judge their experience in the tourism destination. The historical and forecasted TCIs for the Caribbean under both the A2 and B2 climate scenarios of the IPCC suggest that climatic conditions in the Caribbean are expected to deteriorate, and are likely to become less conducive to tourism. More specifically, the greatest decline in the TCI is likely to occur during the northern hemisphere summer months from May to September. At the same time, the scenario analysis indicates that home conditions during the traditional tourist season (December – April) are likely to improve, which could make it more attractive for visitors from these markets to consider ‘staycations’ as an alternative to overseas trips.