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Eduardo Zegarra discusses in El País the drought affecting Panama Canal
According to Eduardo Zegarra, climate change is the main cause of the problems in the Panama Canal, but it is not the only one: “There is a serious problem with the very inefficient use of water for human consumption in Panama City. The rates paid by the population are quite low. They do not even […]
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Food prices are going up: why? Interview with Eduardo Zegarra in LR+ Economía de La República
“We are facing an agricultural crisis that we have not seen for a long time. In no year in the last decade has agricultural production fallen to this extent. A key explanatory factor is the drought in the Peruvian highlinds between August and December last year”. Our Senior Researcher Eduardo Zegarra talks to Rumi Cevallos of LR+ Economía about the fall […]
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Curso Evaluación de Impacto de Programas Sociales
Los interesados podrán inscribirse hasta el jueves 05 de octubre de 2023 completando el formulario de inscripción, realizando el test de autoevaluación y enviando la copia del DNI y el voucher de pago al correo de la coordinación de cursos. El curso iniciará el lunes 09 de octubre de 2023 y durará 6 semanas. Descarga el BROCHURE con la información […]
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The right to a decent housing. An Infobae article cited study by Alvaro Espinoza and Ricardo Fort
“Annually, 127 thousand new homes are built, 84 thousand of which are built informally; therefore, there is still a housing deficit that is growing every year”. Lawyer Giancarlo Vega highlights the findings of the study by our researchers Alvaro Espinoza and Ricardo Fort, “Towards a new housing policy in Peru: problems and possibilities (“Hacia una […]
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Eduardo Zegarra comments on measures to face a water crisis in the newscast La Encerrona
The central measure is to generate a different institutional scheme to face these phenomena. There should be contingency reserves explicitly assigned to regional and local governments that are automatically activated once a state of emergency is declared. […] Help farmers with specific support: seeds, veterinary kits. Also direct economic support that will allow them to […]
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Planning sustainable infrastructure. GRADE Conversa 21 featuring Manuel Glave and Karla Vergara
Although the relevance of infrastructure investment for Peru’s sustainable development is recognized, progress still needs to be made in the development of plans and tools to guarantee it. In this context, the consortium formed by Wildlife Conservation Society, The Nature Conservancy and GRADE, with support from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, is about to finish a project that aims […]
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Santiago Cueto and other experts write on the challenges for leveraging the potential of digital technologies in education in Latin America
According to Santiago Cueto, teachers cannot shoulder the responsibility alone for ensuring that education systems keep up with the dizzying evolution of technology. Improving their skills takes time and requires training, guidance and resources. Together with Dante Castillo and Florencia Ripani, our senior researcher reflects on the issues that prevent the region from harnessing the […]
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CIFOR-ICRAF and GRADE study: Analyzing the influence of transport infrastructure on deforestation dynamics
“The dynamics of deforestation in the forests of the Peruvian Amazon respond above all to synergies with socioeconomic, institutional and political contextual factors, and not only to the role of road infrastructure.” Read the preliminary findings of a study led by the Center for International Forestry Research and the International Center for Agroforestry Research (CIFOR-ICRAF) […]
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Miguel Jaramillo: “The recovery of employment is reaching its limits”
“The recovery of employment is reaching its limits”. According to Miguel Jaramillo, Senior Researcher at GRADE, a correction in the deterioration of the Peruvian labor market is not expected in view of the bad outlook for the economy and investment. He questioned the measures taken by the Congress that affect the labor market. Interview under […]
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[RESULTS] CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Care Economy Public Policy Innovations Collaborative Action-Research Fund Latin America and the Caribbean
The Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE), in collaboration with United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) and the Global Alliance for Care, and supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), launch the call for proposals for the: Care Economy Public Policy Innovations Collaborative Action-Research Fund Latin America and the Caribbean […]
