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Climate change policies struggle to break into development plans in Latin America

Coordination is weak between public policies on climate change and development planning in Latin America, said Manuel Rodríguez-Becerra, ex Minister of Environment of Colombia, during the Latin American Platform on Climate (LAPC) side event at the Río+20 Conference.

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July 25, 2012 | More on Public Climate Change Policies | Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela | Comment

Latin American Climate Debate Lacks Participation of Civil Society and

This article was first published in LINKS (Jan 2011, No. 37), the magazine of the Chamber of Industry & Commerce Ecuador & Great Britain.

Climate change could cost the Ecuadorian economy billions of dollars. By 2025, the economic losses caused by global warming in countries which make up the Andean Community – Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Colombia – could reach approximately $30 billion annually.

The predicted impacts of global warming in Latin America are likely to be harsh. From decreasing agricultural yields and melting glaciers threatening water supplies to job losses and higher incidences of vector borne diseases, climate change has the potential to transform Latin America’s economy, ecosystems and society.

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February 2, 2011 | More on Civil Society, Economics of Climate Change, Public Climate Change Policies | Bolivia, Peru | Comment