Publications of Hallazgos y recomendaciones para mejorar la calidad de la participación en territorios con minería a gran escala
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Hallazgos y recomendaciones para mejorar la calidad de la participación en territorios con minería a gran escala
In recent decades, Chile and Peru have achieved sustained economic growth from the exploitation of their natural resources and the expansion of their extractive industries. In this development model, mining has played a central role, specifically that both countries have large copper reserves and are leaders in its production, being the first and second producer […]
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Latin America and the end of the demographic bonus
Key messages Latin America’s social demography is experiencing important changes. Life expectancy is increasing and fertility is dropping: thus the ‘demographic bonus’ is ending. A renewed architecture of social expenditure, in line with the new population pyramid, is called for. The components of the dependency rate are moving in opposite directions. While the one for […]
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Water-related challenges in nexus governance for sustainable development: Insights from the city of Arequipa, Peru
Peru has one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America, but there are concerns regarding how long this can be sustained. Negative environmental impacts are increasing due to the pressures of a growing urban population and competition for natural resources. This study explores stakeholder perceptions linked to nexus governance in the context of integrated management […]
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Moviéndose de una decepción a otra: los jóvenes que cambian de escuelas en contextos urbano-vulnerables de Lima Metropolitana
The study analyses the phenomenon of student mobility in relation to the characteristics of the social and educational context of the city of Lima, Peru. The article recounts the educational trajectories of 18 young men and women from Carabayllo who experienced between 2 to 9 transfers during school. In this article, we focus on three […]
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Predictores de la deserción escolar en el Perú
The paper on which this policy brief is based analyzes what factors are associated with dropping out of school in the four countries covered by the Young Lives longitudinal study: Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam. For this, personal, family and educational factors are considered. This policy brief focuses on the findings of Peru.
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Predictors of school dropout across Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam
In this paper the authors utilize the five rounds of Young Lives household surveys across four countries (Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam) to study the characteristics of children who had dropped out of school by 22 years of age. While most children in the longitudinal sample go to primary school, they tend to drop out […]
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Impactos de la epidemia del coronavirus en el trabajo de las mujeres en el Perú
The study aimed to analyze the potential effects of the crisis on the employment and labor income of women in Peru. To achieve this, the research team did a comparative analysis of the labor insertion of women in contrast to men, exploring their strengths and weaknesses in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic situation. The […]
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Argentina | Propuestas para mejorar los mecanismos de evaluación ambiental minera
Based on research on mining and water resources in Andean countries, this document provides public policy recommendations to help improve environmental monitoring of mining. In Argentina, the Veladero project located in San Juan was studied, and in Peru, the Antapaccay – Tintaya Expansion project, located in Espinar. The cases analyzed show that it is necessary […]
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Perú | Propuestas para mejorar los mecanismos de evaluación ambiental minera
Based on research on mining and water resources in Andean countries, this document provides public policy recommendations to help improve environmental monitoring of mining. In Argentina, the Veladero project located in San Juan was studied, and in Peru, the Antapaccay – Tintaya Expansion project, located in Espinar. The cases analyzed show that it is necessary […]
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Colombia | Minería y conflictos en torno a la contaminación del agua: la experiencia de monitoreos hídricos comunitarios en La Guajira, Colombia
Large-scale mining produces socio-environmental conflicts related to water pollution, in relation to quality, both States, companies and communities have promoted monitoring. Businesses and states focus on expert knowledge that devalues community water monitoring (MHC), which is based on local knowledge, day-to-day practices, and technical knowledge of networking with various social actors, evidencing contamination and hoarding […]
