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Venezuela Makes Timid Headway in Solar Energy
21 de marzo, puesto en línea por Humberto Marquez — Climate Action, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Editors' Choice, Energy, Environment, Featured, Green Economy, Headlines, Integration and Development Brazilian-style, Latin America & the Caribbean, Population, Poverty & SDGs, Projects, Regional Categories, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Alternative Energy, Solar Energy, Venezuela, Wind EnergyThe installation of solar panels in a remote village in the Andes highlands in late February marked a second incursion by the Venezuelan government into the field of solar energy, previously uncharted territory in this country that for a century was a leading global oil producer. The governor (...) -
In Latin America, Heat Warnings Can Prevent Deaths
14 de marzo, puesto en línea por Emilio Godoy — Climate Change, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Environment, Headlines, Health, Latin America & the Caribbean, Regional Categories, TerraViva United Nations, Extreme Weather, heat waves, MexicoOn Mar. 9, more than half of Mexico reported maximum temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius, although spring has not even arrived yet in this Latin American country located in the northern hemisphere. In fact, the Megalopolis Environmental Commission, which brings together the federal (...) -
Salvadoran Government So Far Unscathed by US Legal Case Alleging Secret Pact with Gangs
13 de marzo, puesto en línea por Edgardo Ayala — Crime & Justice, Democracy, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Latin America & the Caribbean, North America, Regional Categories, TerraViva United Nations, El Salvador, maras, Nayib BukeleDespite serious allegations by the US justice system that two officials of the government of Nayib Bukele reached a secret agreement with the MS-13 gang to keep the homicide rate low, the Salvadoran president seems to have escaped unscathed for now, without political costs. The MS-13 gang (...) -
Digital Gender Gap in Latin America Reflects Discrimination Against Women
7 de marzo, puesto en línea por Mariela Jara — Active Citizens, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Featured, Gender, Gender Violence, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, Inequality, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Latin America & the Caribbean, Regional Categories, TerraViva United Nations, Women & Economy, Information and Communication Technologies, International Women's Day 2023, Internet, Mexico, PeruThis article is part of IPS's coverage of International Women's Day, whose theme this year is: "For an inclusive digital world: Innovation and technology for gender equality." -
Indigenous Conflicts over Land Spread, Fueling Debate in Argentina
6 de marzo, puesto en línea por Daniel Gutman — Active Citizens, Civil Society, Editors' Choice, Headlines, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Latin America & the Caribbean, Regional Categories, TerraViva United Nations, Argentina, Land RightsIn 1994 Argentina recognized in the constitution the ethnic and cultural pre-existence of indigenous peoples. However, enforcement of respect for their rights has fallen short and almost 30 years later the question of land is generating growing conflicts, which sometimes pit native communities (...)