A brief overview of UNFPA experience in Latin America and the Caribbean in poverty statistics and measurement

Includes bibliography

Equivalence scales: a brief review of concept and methods

Includes bibliography

Brief summary of the Regional Programme of Action for Latin America in the 1980s

Includes bibliography

Proyecto de informe del Grupo de Expertas sobre las Estrategias de Ejecución para el Adelanto de la Mujer hasta el Año 2000 = Draft report of the Group of Experts on Operational Strategies for the Advancement of Women up to the Year 2000

Contiene la asistencia y organizacion de los trabajos de la reunion que tuvo como objetivo revisar los adelantos sobre la promocion de la mujer, la igualdad, el desarrollo y la paz en la region durante el decenio, y proponer medidas de accion para los gobiernos y otros organismos pertinentes que redunden en beneficio de las mujeres latinoamericanas.

Informe del Grupo de Expertas sobre las Estrategias de Ejecución para el Adelanto de la Mujer hasta el Año 2000 = Report of the Group of Experts on Operational Strategies for the Advancement of Women up to the Year 2000

Informa sobre la reunion cuyo objetivo fue revisar los adelantos de la situacion de la mujer registrados en la region durante el decenio y proponer medidas de accion para los gobiernos y otros organismos pertinentes que redunden en beneficio de las mujeres latinoamericanas.

Operational and implementation aspects of population policies

Includes bibliography

Water supply situation in the LDC's of the East Caribbean at the beginning of the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade: a brief note

Includes bibliography

Bases metodológicas y operativas para la administración de la inversión pública = Methodological and operational bases for public investment management

Incluye Bibliografía

Methodological and operational bases for public investment management

Includes bibliography

El efecto de los subsidios, la reglamentación y las diversas formas de propiedad en la calidad y eficacia operativa de los servicios del transporte urbano en América Latina = The impacts of subsidies, regulation, and different forms of ownership on the service quality and operational efficiency of urban bus systems in Latin America

Incluye Bibliografía

Brief history of the IDRC-CELADE relationship in the development of the Latin American Population Documentation System (DOCPAL)

El documento contiene una breve resena sobre las relaciones entre el IDRC y CELADE con miras al desarrollo del sistema latinoamericano de documentacion en poblacion (DOCPAL)

Policy Brief: an assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the coastal and marine sector in the Caribbean

Caribbean policymakers are faced with special challenges from climate change and these are related to the uncertainties inherent in future climate projections and the complex linkages among climate change, physical and biological systems and socioeconomic sectors. The impacts of climate change threaten development in the Caribbean and may well erode previous gains in development as evidenced by the increased incidence of climate migrants internationally. This brief which is based on a recent study conducted by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (LC/CAR/L.395)1 provides a synthesis of the assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the coastal and marine sector in the Caribbean which were undertaken. It provides Caribbean policymakers with cutting-edge information on the region’s vulnerability and encourages the development of adaptation strategies informed by both local experience and expert knowledge. It proceeds from an acknowledgement that the unique combination of natural resources, ecosystems, economic activities, and human population settlements of the Caribbean will not be immune to the impacts of climate change, and local communities, countries and the subregion as a whole need to plan for, and adapt to, these effects. Climate and extreme weather hazards related to the coastal and marine sector encompass the distinct but related factors of sea level rise, increasing coastal water temperatures, tropical storms and hurricanes. Potential vulnerabilities for coastal zones include increased shoreline erosion leading to alteration of the coastline, loss of coastal wetlands, and changes in the abundance and diversity of fish and other marine populations. The study examines four key themes in the analysis: climate, vulnerability, economic and social costs associated with climate change impacts, and adaptive measures.