Tag: Latin America

This Innovative Skylight Provides Electricity, Clean Water and Lighting for Informal Settlements

Written by Mark Newton, 10-03-2021

People living in informal settlements across the world often go to dangerous lengths to secure clean water and electricity. A new skylight can provide both - safely, using just seawater and sunlight. Read on

Climate Protection

Climate-KIC Hosts First-Ever Young Climathon in Latin America

Written by Katie Cashman, 06-01-2020

In a move to promote climate innovation among the young and enable inclusivity and climate justice in vulnerable regions, Climate-KIC hosted its new "Young Innovators" programme in a Latin American country for the very first time. RESET writer Katie Cashman was there. Read on

Development

EU Funds Latin American "Climate Labs" to Support Local Innovation for Global Climate Challenges

Written by Katie Cashman, 04-11-2019

A new EU-funded programme in universities in Latin America looks to empower local actors to develop innovative solutions for local climate change adaptation and mitigation. Read on

Urbanity

Mexico City Introduces Its First Zero-Emissions Floating Bus Lane

Written by Katie Cashman, 17-10-2019

In a bid to reduce the city’s carbon emissions and clean up the air, Mexico City continues to harness the potentials of e-mobility, announcing new plans to make one of its major roads completel Read on

Green New Deal

Flour Made of Coffee Is Joining the Fight Against Food Waste

Written by Marisa Pettit, 16-05-2017

By repurposing one of the main by-products of the coffee industry, CoffeeFlour have found a way to create economic, social and environmental value from what is usually thought of as a waste product and turned it into a valuable resource. Read on

Responsibility

America Acts! The Campaigns You Should Look Out For In 2017

Written by Marisa Pettit, 18-01-2017

Creative, charitable, a force for change: here's a pick of some of the key campaigns that are gearing up for action in 2017. And if you feel inspired, you can get involved too, both online and off. Read on

Urbanity

Bugging Bogotá: How The Internet Of Things Is Helping Ease Traffic Jams in South America

Written by Marisa Pettit, 26-10-2016

You've probably heard of the Internet of Things - the way in which physical objects, interconnected through a digital network can receive and exchange data - even if you're not quite sure how it works. A new urban mobility programme rolled out in this year in Bogotá is a perfect example of the power of this kind of technology - even if its implementation remains controversial. Read on

Responsibility

Got My Back? How Mexico City Is Inspiring Its Citizens To Tackle Gender-Based Violence

Written by Marisa Pettit, 13-01-2016

An initiative launched in Mexico City's public transport system aims to tackle the gender-based violence experienced by many of its users. Read on

Biodiversity

Worldwide Crop-mapping Tool Targets Rural Development

Written by Louisa Wong, 28-08-2014

Cropland accounts for nearly 12 percent of the planet’s ice-free land surface. In our age of broad data coming from satellite remote sensing, aerial photos or spatial information for crop growing locations helps improve spatial understanding of crop production systems for climate change impact monitoring and rural development. Read on

Biodiversity

Tracking Forest Landscape Transformation in Latin America

Written by Louisa Wong, 05-03-2014

Measuring the loss of evergreen forest cover in protected areas as well as deforestation in forest- rich countries such as those in Latin America has played a crucial role in climate change mitigation. How can forest cover change be measured? The use of nearly real-time remote sensing is an effective tool for detecting shifts in forest canopies and identifying protection levels. Read on

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