Latin America and the Caribbean

Marine Debris and Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean

Executive Summary The Latin American and Caribbean region is an important biodiverse region containing over 50 percent of the world’s biodiversity. Regional biodiversity hotspots include the Caribbean Islands biodiversity hotspot, the Mesoamerica biodiversity hotspot, and in South America, the Tropical East Pacific, the Humboldt Current, and the Tropical West Atlantic. Read More

Guatemala Urban Municipal Governance Project Political Economy Assessment

At the onset of the Guatemala Urban Municipal Governance (UMG) Project, Tetra Tech subcontracted the services of local organization Asociación de Investigación y Estudios Sociales (ASIES) to implement a Political Economy Assessment (PEA). Read More

A Guide for Adaptation to Climate Change in La Ceiba, Honduras

The CityLinks program, implemented by the International City/County Management Association, partnered La Ceiba in Honduras, and Somerville, Massachusetts which face similar challenges in flooding and storm water management. Read More

Climate Vulnerability and Land Use Tool

Some land use planning and development decisions are straightforward and require little analysis to implement. Read More

Local Capacities for Urban Disaster Risk Reduction and Response: Final Evaluation Report

This report aims at presenting the main outcome obtained during the participatory evaluation process of the “Local Capacities for Urban Disaster Risk Reduction and Response” project, implemented by World Vision Honduras and funded by the Agency for International Development, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, USAID / OFDA. Read More

Mapping Mt. Cotopaxi and Surrounding Cities

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) generously supports the OpenSteetMap program through a grant from the U.S. Global Development Lab’s GeoCenter. Read More

Colombia-EC-LEDS (Support to TransMilenio BRT)

Colombia is taking a global leadership role in developing an economy-wide, whole-of-government low emission development strategy (LEDS). Read More