The top 20 multinationals in Chile in 2010: retail, forestry and transport lead the international expansion

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International trade and transport profiles of Latin American countries, year 2000

Presentación (volumen, valor, origen-destino, modos de transporte, costos de fletes-seguros y productos comerciados) El documento consta de dos partes; la primera incluye la Introducción, donde se detalla el alcance y el contenido de la BTI (Base de datos de Transporte Internacional) mantenida por la Unidad de Transporte de CEPAL. Esta Base de datos abarca estadísticas anuales relativas al flujo comercial y de transporte de Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, México, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay y Venezuela. Los lectores son informados acerca de los campos de información incluidos en la base de datos y, si están interesados, pueden requerir información estadística específica, caso por caso a la Unidad de Transporte de CEPAL. La segunda parte del documento contiene cuadros detallados y gráficos relativos al valor y volumen de las importaciones y exportaciones de once países latinoamericanos, cubiertos por la BTI. También se incluye información acerca del uso de diferentes modos de transporte, los costos de los fletes y seguros internacionales y los productos comerciados. La información se refiere al año 2000 y está agrupada por los códigos de la Clasificación Uniforme para el Comercio Internacional (CUCI). El documento por el momento, sólo está disponible en inglés.

Sustancias y desechos peligrosos: impacto del movimiento transfronterizo hacia la región de América Latina y el Caribe y posibles acciones preventivas y de control. Parte I: la realidad del tráfico ilícito y los mecanismos institucionales para su prevención = Hazardous products and wastes: impact of transboundary movement towards the Latin American and Caribbean region and possibilities for preventing and controlling it. Part one: illegal traffic and institutional machinery for preventing it

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The Millennium Development Goals and transport

This issue of the FAL Bulletin analyses how the transport sector can contribute to achieving the Millennium Development Goals by fostering economic competitiveness and facilitating population mobility, access to basic services and employment, and therefore more sustainable development.

ECLAC - Mesoamerica Project cooperation: Support for the facilitation of trade and transport in Mesoamerica

This edition of the FAL Bulletin analyses the activities performed by ECLAC and the Mesoamerica Project related to issues linked to infrastructure services, particularly with regards to the physical integration, facilitation and operation of multimodal services in Central America.

Freight rates, the maritime cycle and transport capacity in late 2006

The previous edition of the FAL bulletin presented the price indices of maritime transport in three main market segments. This edition includes an analysis of the maritime cycle and trends in the transport capacity of the routes that in turn serve the routes of Latin America and the Caribbean.

The future of trade and transport facilitation: implications of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

This FAL Bulletin analyses the implications for transport infrastructure services in the region of the future Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) concluded under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Particular attention is given to the role of transport ministries in facilitating international trade and the concrete obligations and opportunities that will arise with the WTO Agreement.

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the coastal and human settlements, tourism and transport sectors in Barbados

This report analyses the coastal and human settlements, tourism and transport sectors in Barbados to assess the potential economic impact of climate change on the sectors. The fundamental aim of this report is to assist with the development of strategies to deal with the potential impact of climate change on Barbados. Some of the key anticipated manifestations of climate change for the Caribbean include elevated air and sea-surface temperatures, sea-level rise, possible changes in extreme events and a reduction in freshwater resources. The economic impact of climate change on the three sectors was estimated for the A2 and B2 IPCC scenarios until 2050 (tourism and transport sectors) and 2100 (coastal and human settlements sector). An exploration of various adaptation strategies was also undertaken for each sector using standard evaluation techniques. The analysis has shown that based upon exposed assets and population, SLR can be classified as having the potential to create potential catastrophe in Barbados. The main contributing factor is the concentration of socioeconomic infrastructure along the coastline in vulnerable areas. The A2 and B2 projections have indicated that the number of catastrophes that can be classified as great is likely to be increased for the country. This is based upon the possible effects of the projected unscheduled impacts to the economy both in terms of loss of life and economic infrastructure. These results arise from the A2 and B2 projections, thereby indicating that growth in numbers and losses are largely due to socioeconomic changes over the projection period and hence the need for increased adaptation strategies. A key adaptation measure recommended is for the government of Barbados to begin reducing the infrastructure deficit by continuously investing in protective infrastructure to decrease the country’s vulnerability to changes in the climate. With regard to the tourism sector, it was found that by combining the impacts due to a reduction in tourist arrivals, coral reef loss and SLR, estimated total economic impact of climate change is US $7,648 million (A2 scenario) and US $5,127 million (B2 scenario). An economic analysis of the benefits and costs of several adaptation options was undertaken to determine the cost effectiveness of each one and it was found that four (4) out of nine (9) options had high cost-benefit ratios. It is therefore recommended that the strategies that were most attractive in terms of the cost-benefit ratios be pursued first and these were: (1) enhanced reef monitoring systems to provide early warning alerts of bleaching events; (2) artificial reefs or fish-aggregating devices; (3) development of national adaptation plans (levee, sea wall and boardwalk); (4) revision of policies related to financing carbon neutral tourism; and (5) increasing recommended design wind speeds for new tourism-related structures. The total cost of climate change on international transportation in Barbados aggregated the impacts of changes in temperature and precipitation, new climate policies and SLR. The impact for air transportation ranges from US$10,727 million (B2 scenario) to US$12,279 million (A2 scenario) and for maritime transportation impact estimates range from US$1,992 million (B2 scenario) to US$2,606 million (A2 scenario). For international transportation as a whole, the impact of climate change varies from US$12,719 million under the B2 scenario to US$14,885 million under the A2 scenario. Barbados has the institutions set up to implement adaptive strategies to strengthen the resilience of the existing international transportation system to climate change impacts. Air and sea terminals and facilities can be made more robust, raised, or even relocated as need be, and where critical to safety and mobility, expanded redundant systems may be considered.

Bridging infrastructural gaps in Central America: prospects and potential for maritime transport

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