Determining reasonable indicators for climate change projects is complicated by the long-term horizon of both mitigation and adaptation project impacts as well as the uncertainty associated with climate change impacts. Actions taken now are often designed to have an impact in the uncertain and...

This is the Bank's seventh annual Sustainability Report. This report contains information on IDB's contributions to sustainability during 2011. It also provides insights into key development trends and sustainability dimensions in Latin America and the Caribbean. This year, the report focuses on...

The Environment and Safeguards Group (ESG) of the IDB has examined how potential environmental and social risks of major Bank-supported road improvement investments in natural resource rich and socio-culturally diverse "frontier" regions have been identified and addressed in various parts of...

With 40% of the world's biodiversity, the Latin America and Caribbean region possesses a vast and unique source of capital: natural capital. If these assets are wisely managed, biodiversity holds significant promise for long-term growth and prosperity. Well-managed biodiversity can help the...

The present guidelines outline the criteria for eligibility and aim to provide clear and quantitative minimum performance criteria (MPC) deemed necessary for the IDB to support fossil fuel power plant projects. In addition, they provide guidance on assessing and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG)...

The purpose of this note is to guide the development of the new Biodiversity Platform of the IDB by summarizing its past experiences in biodiversity and by identifying strengths, weaknesses, and value added. On the basis of this, it identifies a niche for the IDB in biodiversity, proposes the...

The purpose of this paper is to provide information and analysis on the environmental issues facing Peru so that the Bank can take into account potentially significant environmental risks as well as opportunities in the Peru Country Strategy and the subsequent programming activities. The...

This document has been prepared as an input to the Bank's Guyana Country Strategy (2012-2016). Its purpose is to identify key environmental issues in Guyana and provide recommendations for the Bank in terms of investments to anticipate risks related to sensitive sectors, programs, and projects...

This brochure presents the emerging and sustainable action plan for Ports Spain of Trinidad and Tobago to assist the planning and implementation of its urban development plans while addressing the sustainability challenges in a structured and integrated manner. This plain is part of the Bank's...

This document discusses the impact that global climate change has on food production both globally and in Latin America and the Caribbean. The author discusses environmental issues including extreme temperatures, water scarcity, flooding, and soil erosion. Using available information, this...