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Growing the middle class
También disponible en español Since the Great Recession of 2008, there has been a widespread sense of malaise among the American middle class. Their incomes are close to stagnant, employment has not...
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Latin America 4 degrees warmer? Not cool!
También disponible en español y portuguésSo you may be wondering if those scenes from the movie 2012 are not too much of a stretch after all, huh?In the Hollywood blockbuster, apocalyptic images of...
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Your World Needs You. Solutions for 2025.
The appetite for change at COP18 was heard loudly and clearly in the many informal gatherings at the conference center. Coalitions, climate finance, and scientific agreement came from the dynamic...
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Nutrition in Latin America: a policy menu to improve emergency responses
También disponible en español y portuguésWomen and children first! Sound familiar? The gentlemanly rule of Titanic-fame seems to have expanded in our collective minds to all emergency situations.It...
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After 20 years, Fundación Tzedaká is Still Changing Lives.
For 21 years, Fundación Tzedaká, who won an award at the 2010 Latin America Development Marketplace, has been developing social programs and actions to improve the living conditions of citizens who...
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Colombia: the cup of coffee that changed the life of a whole community
También disponible en españolLast Friday was International Women’s Day, but before adding to the general celebratory messages in cyberspace, I would like to tell you about a specific case that truly...
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Latin America: Making sure anti-tobacco efforts don’t go up in smoke
También disponible en español Today is No Tobacco Day, a moment in time when we’re supposed to remind ourselves of the many evils smoking brings upon us both as individuals and as member of society....
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What’s getting in the way of Latin America becoming a food superpower?
The United Nations estimates that with the population reaching 9 billion by 2050, global food demand will double, with much of that growth in developing countries. While the gloom-and-doom...
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Targeting motorcycle users to improve traffic safety in Latin America
Motorcycle riders and passengers have long been vulnerable users of motorized transport. In the Americas, with the increasing ownership of motorcycles, given the ease and lower costs, this trend is...
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The case of the Maldonado stream: The voice of a citizen Imagine a busy metropolitan avenue crossing the length of Buenos Aires, Argentina, transited daily by buses and trains and lined with a large...
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Latin America: Making sure anti-tobacco efforts don’t go up in smoke
También disponible en español Today is No Tobacco Day, a moment in time when we’re supposed to remind ourselves of the many evils smoking brings upon us both as individuals and as member of society....
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Benchmarking rural water systems by a simple score
Improved water supply in Kipanduka village, Tanzania Photo: Alessandra Argenti/ World Bank Can the ability to sustain rural water systems be captured by a simple score? A new multipurpose four-page...
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Academic libraries and open access resources in Latin America
This blog post is a part of the International Open Access Week blog series. In our continuing blog series leading up to International Open Access Week (October 23-27), Eduardo E. Quintero Orta,...
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Academic libraries and open access resources in Latin America
This blog post is a part of the International Open Access Week blog series. In our continuing blog series leading up to International Open Access Week (October 23-27), Eduardo E. Quintero Orta,...
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Academic libraries and open access resources in Latin America
This blog post is a part of the International Open Access Week blog series. In our continuing blog series leading up to International Open Access Week (October 23-27), Eduardo E. Quintero Orta,...
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