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IDB America
February 2004
Roger Hamilton |
No more business as usual Why enforcement of environmental laws is starting to replace Latin America's longtime culture of noncompliance   |
IDB America
September 2003
Roger Hamilton |
Is government up to the job? When it comes to environmental management, government is both the problem and the solution. But are governmental institutions in Latin America up to the challenge? |
IDB America
November 2003
Roger Hamilton |
Nature cross-examined Lawyers are becoming increasingly important players in battles to protect Latin America's environment. |
IDB America
February 2002
Charo Quesada |
The fruits of foresight An architect of Brazil's AIDS program describes the "critical and innovative vision" that led to success... |
IDB America
June 2001
Charo Quesada |
From rhetoric to results A senior IDB official explains how the Bank will help carry out the goals of the Quebec Summit... |
IDB America
February 2003 |
IDB supports sustainable development in Ecuadorian Amazon The IDB signed documents for $10.5 million in financing for projects to support sustainable development of Ecuador's Northern Amazon Region and decentralization of environmental management. |
Chemistry World
February 12, 2008
Hepeng Jia |
China to Establish Environment Ministry This Year An environment ministry with new powers to enforce green legislation is to replace China's State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) later this year. |
IDB America
April 2008
Paul Constance |
Private Capital Drives a Green Energy Boom Inter-American Development Bank funds leverage investments in ethanol, biodiesel, wind, solar, hydroelectric and tidal energy in Latin America and the Caribbean. |
IDB America
October 2001
Charo Quesada |
Can the Andalusian miracle be replicated? How a depressed rural area achieved prosperity in just 10 years... |
IDB America
August 2005 |
"A Bigger, More Creative, More Efficient Bank..." After 17 years as IDB president, Enrique V. Iglesias offers an assessment of the Bank's performance and reflects on Latin America's uneven economic progress. |
Chemistry World
March 6, 2012
Peng Tian |
China Battles More River Spills Although the Chinese central government hopes to ease the pressure of water pollution accidents, the implementation of its policies has an uncertain future. |
Parameters
Summer 2006
Dan Henk |
The Environment, the US Military, and Southern Africa Regardless of who ultimately takes responsibility for creating the focus, the US military would get more from its environmental investments in southern Africa if they were part of a more coherent strategy for dealing with regional environmental opportunities and threats. |
Searcher
December 2002
Barbie E. Keiser |
Our Environment: Part 2, Governments, Laws, and Organizations International organizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and governmental agencies provide vast resources of environmental information, documentation, publications, research, statistics, and databases. |
IDB America
September 2005
Bruce Babbit |
Big Dreams, Big Decisions Massive infrastructure projects planned for Latin America demand strong environmental measures. |
Chemistry World
January 4, 2013
Peng Tian |
China's next leader looks to soothe environmental angst Recognition of recent environmental protests by Xi Jinping, the man expected to become China's next president, marks a shift in thinking that could affect how the country deals with large industrial projects. |
IDB America
January 2006
Roger Hamilton |
New Amazonians Latin America is attempting to create a relationship between man and nature that includes the history, heritage and views of local people. |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000 |
Advice and dissent After Seattle and Washington, street protests have become standard features at big international gatherings, along with the traditional speeches and receptions. So the near absence of demonstrators at the IDB's annual meeting in New Orleans last March came as somewhat of a surprise.... |
IDB America
January 2006 |
We Are Trying to Make Dreams Happen The governor of Brazil's Amazonian state of Acre is a passionate advocate of the rain forest and his people's economic future. Here's an interview with Jorge Viana on his government's innovative approach to preserving the rain forest. |
IDB America
January 2006 |
IDB Approves New Environmental Policy This policy brings will steer the Bank's work toward mainstreaming environmental considerations across sectors, safeguarding the environmental quality of all IDB operations and making the Bank socially and environmentally responsible within its own facilities. |
IDB America
January 2003
Daniel Drosdoff |
Reaping the fruits of fiscal reform In exchange for financial discipline and transparency, Brazil's states and municipalities get more control over their budgets |
Science News
March 10, 2007 |
Science Safari: National Environmental Education Week This web site provides information on the annual National Environmental Education Week that will culminate with Earth Day. |
National Defense
February 2006
John Gifford |
Military Base Cleanup: Contractors Beware The Defense Department's 2005 Base Closing and Realignment Commission predicts additional environmental restoration costs for the Pentagon's 33 major proposed closings. |
Reason
June 2009
Lynn Scarlett |
Scarlett Green The author, now consulting for the Environmental Defense Fund, spoke with reason about her three biggest frustrations working for eight years making environmental policy under the Bush administration. |
Chemistry World
June 5, 2014
Hepeng Jia |
China gets tough with polluters Amid worsening soil, water and air pollution, China has announced what it is calling the strictest environmental laws to date. |
Job Journal
May 23, 2004
Julia Hollister |
Concerned about the Environment? Keeping California green is both a social responsibility and an employment opportunity. Jobs involve more than picking up trash on a beach. |
IDB America
February 2006 |
IDB Expands Support for Private Sector The bank's newly appointed Private Sector Coordinator discusses new challenges and responses to Latin America's and the Caribbean's private sector financial needs. |
Information Today
June 18, 2015 |
EPA Mapping Tool Identifies Environmental Problem Areas The mapping and screening tool helps state and local government officials, researchers, and advocates locate communities facing environmental risks based on nationwide, consistent data. |
IDB America
February 2007 |
Who Benefits From Trade with China? Economist Guillermo Calvo warns that soaring commodity exports to the Asian giant would only benefit a minority of Latin Americans. |
Financial Advisor
September 2009
Marla Brill |
Sustainability Indexes: Pros And Cons Environmental, social and governance criteria are the basis. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2015
Papa & Coyne |
Environmental Due Diligence Consider the advantages of proactive sell-side assessments. |
Geotimes
April 2006
Frank T. Manheim |
A New Look at Mining and the Environment: Finding Common Ground The current impasse between environmentalists and industry is unique among advanced nations. The U.S. conflict contrasts sharply with policy in Sweden, where a dynamic mining and mineral industry coexists with a strong national environmental commitment in a high-wage, strong economy. |
Searcher
February 2003
Barbie E. Keiser |
Our Environment: Part 3, Science and Technology Resources for the collection and analysis of data, as well as the final reports that influence national and international environmental policies. |
IDB America
October 2001
Agostino della Porta |
Surviving the streets An IDB transportation expert argues that Latin America's governments can reduce traffic fatalities quickly and inexpensively... |
IDB America
January 2006 |
The Elusive Quest for Equality Growth indices in Latin America are on the rise, education and health are improving, exports are climbing, institutions are becoming more democratic -- but poverty and inequality indicators refuse to budge. |
Bank Technology News
July 2008
Rebecca Sausner |
Call It a `Green' FICO Diane Baum hopes that her automated environmental assessment, dubbed "Enviroscore," will simplify commercial lenders' decision-making process when it comes to evaluating the environmental risk of a proposed transaction. |
Chemistry World
July 25, 2013
Michael Collins |
Cost reporting is more than worth it All I want to know is how much damage the product I'm purchasing might be doing to the environment. And all products result in some environmental harm -- there is no such thing as a zero waste, zero carbon or a zero impact product. |
IDB America
May 2005
Charo Quesada |
Every Reform Has Winners---and Losers An expert on modernization of the state reflects on the challenge of improving Latin America's political systems. |
IDB America
September 2001
K. Burke Dillon |
Social exclusion: Is there a role for the IDB? IDB executive vice president K. Burke Dillon recently spoke about the IDB's commitment to social equity and inclusion... |
U.S. Banker
August 2008
Rebecca Sausner |
Risk Assessment: Call It a `Green' FICO Banks need to calculate the environmental risk of a proposed transaction; a new automated system, "Enviroscore," will simplify that process. |
IDB America
February 2005
Paul Constance |
Stories Worth Telling Latin America may lack many things---foreign investment, clean drinking water, well-paying jobs---but it has no shortage of creative citizens working to make things better, as evidenced by IDBAmerica's scholarship competition winners. |
