Since the incoming government of Jair Bolsonaro backed out of Brazil’s plan to host the COP25 meetings next year, five Latin American and Caribbean countries—Barbados, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Jamaica—have stepped up.
Latin American and Caribbean countries are competing to host the 2019 UN climate talks. That’s good news for the region and the world
By Guy Edwards & Isabel Cavelier / GuyEdwards /
Climate Change
Beyond the hurricanes: Cooperation on climate change in the Americas
By Guy Edwards / GuyEdwards /
Greater cooperation between countries, states, cities, the private sector and civil society in the U.S. and Latin America can play a vital role in making the hemisphere more secure by improving resilience to climate change.
Climate Change
Regional and domestic politics could sabotage Brazil’s bid to host UN climate change talks in 2019
By Guy Edwards / GuyEdwards /
The confusion over Brazilian efforts to host COP25 points to a larger dysfunction, in Brazil and in the region at large.
Policymaking
Environmental protection in the Americas
A breakdown of domestic performance and adherence to international treaties in the hemisphere.
Climate Change
Latin America and the Caribbean steps up implementation of the Paris Agreement
By Amal-Lee Amin /
The UN Climate Change talks are underway in Germany where, alongside the negotiations, myriad actors including many Latin Americans are demonstrating how they are implementing the Paris deal.
Climate Change
Climate change and migration in Mexico: Fifth in our series
By Nic Wirtz /
Climate change is driving an increasing number of Latin Americans northwards toward Mexico and to the United States.
Foreign Policy & U.S./Latin America Relations
Why Latin America shouldn’t pull its punches with Trump
By Guy Edwards / GuyEdwards / MENU
The importance of the liberal world order for Latin America is too great for the region to sit back and allow the Trump administration to damage it. It is time to step up and defend it.
Climate Change
A Canada-Latin America partnership: Four ways to address climate change
By Guy Edwards / GuyEdwards /
The G20 Hamburg summit this Friday could help lay the foundation for a closer cooperation between Canada and Latin America on climate change following the U.S. decision to abandon the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Climate Change
Protecting the environment without the U.S.
By Teresa Kramarz / teresakramarz /
The Trump administration’s decision to abandon the Paris Agreement was no surprise. The world, U.S. cities, and U.S. businesses are already moving on, with or without DC’s leadership.
Climate Change
Climate change, housing and displacement in Guatemala: Third in our series
By Nic Wirtz /
Sixty one percent of the homes in Guatemala have been determined to be inadequate, at risk to the effects extreme weather such as mudslides and flooding, potentially displacing more than 9 million Guatemalans.
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