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Department of Sustainable Development (DSD)
Publications
Department of Sustainable Development
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Biodiversity Conservation & Management
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Water Resources in Latin America
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Transboundary Aquifers
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Managing Natural Hazard Risk
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Sustainable Energy
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Economic Integration & Sustainable Development
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Economics of Disaster Mitigation
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Water Management and Climate Change
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Land Tenure
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New opportunities for Sustainable Energy in response to Climate Change
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Adapting to Climate Change
DSD Brochure:
1.
Sustainable Development and the Organization of American States
2.
Sustainable Development and the Organization of American States
3.
Eco-Economics and Management Effectiveness of the Coastal Zone in the Caribbean
Special Edition:
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Energy for Sustainable Development in the Americas
2.
Environmental Sustainability in the Americas
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Energy Security for Sustainable Development in the Americas
(Français
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Português)
Water Series
Amazon
Bermejo
Deltamerica
Guarani
La Plata
Pantanal
San Juan
São Francisco
- Third Evaluation Report: Monitoring Progress of the Environmental Cooperation Agenda in the CAFTA-DR Countries Executive Summary l Report
- Energy Policy and Sector Analysis in the Caribbean 2010-2011.
- The Caribbean Educator's Guide to Sustainable Energy Education and Awareness
- Teachers' Resource Booklet for Integrated Instruction in Sustainable Energy
- Booklet for primary and secondary school students Learn and Save
- Newsletter Clearinghouse - Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas Vol. 2, Issue 4 (Español)
- Newsletter Clearinghouse - Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas Vol. 2, Issue 5 (Español)
- Newsletter Clearinghouse - Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas Vol. 2, Issue 6 (Español l Português)
- Limits and Potential of Waste-to-energy Systems in the Caribbean
- Justification and Pre-feasibility study of an electrical interconnection for St. Kitts and Nevis
2011
- Assistance for Biofuels Development and Policy Support in Jamaica
- Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas Newsletter (Spanish)
- The National Energy Policy (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
- Ecuador Production Sector Diagnostic (Spanish)
- A Low Carbon Development Strategy for Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique
- Proposal of a National Energy Policy for Belize and Assessment of the Energy Sector in Belize.
- Newsletter Clearinghouse - Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas Vol. 1, Issue 1 (Español)
- Newsletter Clearinghouse - Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas Vol. 1, Issue 2
- Newsletter Clearinghouse - Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas Vol. 1, Issue 3 (Español)
2010
- Applying Information and Communication Technologies (ICT's) for Disaster Mitigation in the Central American Isthmus and the Dominican Republic - Profiles
- Applying ICT's in the Central American Isthmus and the Dominican Republic - Policy Paper
- Comisión Binacional para el Desarrollo de la Alta Cuenca de Río Bermejo y el Río Grande de Tarija. Memoria 1995-2009
- Community-Centered Flood Early Warning Systems in the Central American Isthmus and the Dominican Republic
- Department of Sustainable Development - Monthly Newsletter - November 2010 (Spanish)
- Desarrollo y fortalecimiento Institucional en la cuenca Binacional del Rio Bermejo
- Educación Ambiental en la Cuenca del Río Bermejo
- Energy Efficiency Guide
- First Evaluation Report on CAFTA-DR Environmental Cooperation
- Generación y Transporte de sedimentos en la cuenca del Río Bermejo
- Government Incentives for the Promotion of Sustainable Production Practices and Conservation - Workshop Report, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia (Spanish)
- Integrated Management Program for the Binational Basin of the Bermejo Basin (PROBER) (Spanish)
- ISARM Americas - Brochure 1 (Spanish) (Portuguese) (French)
- ISARM Americas (BOOK 3): "Socioeconomic, Environmental and Climatic aspects of the Transboundary Aquifer Systems in the Americas"
- Modelos Productivos para la Gestión Integrada de los Recursos Naturales en la Cuenca Binacional del Río Bermejo
- Participación Publica en la Cuenca Binacional del Río Bermejo
- Protección y Rehabilitación Ambiental en la cuenca Binacional del Río Bermejo
- Second Evaluation Report: Monitoring Progress of the Environmental Cooperation Agenda in the CAFTA-DR countries (Executive Summary)
- Sistema Integral de Información Ambiental de la Cuenca Binacional del Río Bermejo
- Strategic Action Program for the Binational Basin of the Bermejo River (Spanish)
- Cellulosic Ethanol Technology as Waste Management tool – the Belize Potential
- Confronting the Challenges of Climate Variability and Change through an Integrated Strategy for the Sustainable Management of the La Plata River Basin for the Fifth World Water Forum
- Energy Security for Sustainable Development in the Americas
- Evaluación Regional del Impacto en la Sostenibilidad de la Cadena Productiva de la Soja
- Feasibility Study for Ethanol Production in El Salvador
- Final Report on Technical and Economic Feasibility of Ethanol Production in El Salvador
- Guarani Aquifer Strategic Action Plan (SAP)
- Operational Report 2009 - Department of Sustainable Development
- Seguridad Energética para el Desarrollo Sostenible en las Américas
- World Energy Outlook
- Feasibility Study on the Cellulosic Ethanol Market Potential in Belize
- Sustainable Energy for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Energy Projects: The "Chacabuquito" Experience
- Energy Security for Sustainable Development in the Americas
- Feasibility Study for Ethanol Production in the Dominican Republic
- Final Report on Technical and Economic Feasibility of Ethanol Production in the Dominican Republic
- Feasibility Study for the Production of Ethanol in Haiti
- ISARM Americas (BOOK 2): "Legal and Institutional Framework for the Management of TAS in the Americas"
- Legal and Institutional Framework in the Management of the Transboundary Aquifer Systems of the Americas
- Legal Institutional Frameworks for Payment for Ecosystem Services: Eight Country Analysis
- Operational Report 2008 - Department of Sustainable Development
- Technical and Economic Feasibility for Ethanol Production in Haiti
- Integrated Waste Management including Renewable Energy Limits and Potential for Waste Management to Energy Generation in the Caribbean
- The Potential Impact of Climate Change on the Energy Sector in the Caribbean Region
- Suitability Maps for Biofuels Crops in Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Operational Report 2007 - Department of Sustainable Development
- Law of Disasters: Towards a Normative Framework in the Americas
- Energía: Diagnóstico Operacional de la Frontogénesis utilizando el vector-Q
- ISARM Americas (BOOK 1): "Preliminary Inventory of Transboundary Aquifer Systems in the Americas"
- Operational Report 2006 - Department of Sustainable Development
- Sustainable Agriculture, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & The Private Sector of the "Financial Services Industry"
- Capturing ecotourism benefit values in Riverine and Marine Parks: Montego Bay Marine Park, Jamaica, and the Canaima National Park in Venezuela
- IWRM Series - Amazon Brochure
- IWRM Series - Bermejo Brochure
- IWRM Series - Deltamerica Brochure
- IWRM Series - Guarani Brochure
- IWRM Series - La Plata Brochure
- IWRM Series - Pantanal Brochure
- IWRM Series - San Juan Brochure
- IWRM Series - São Francisco Brochure
- Evaluation of the Potential Industrial Environmental Impacts of the FTAA Brazil Case Study
- General Study on the Vulnerability of Road Segments to Natural Hazards of the Pan American Highway and its Complementary Corridors in Central America
- Integrated Management of Water Resources and Sustainable Development of the San Juan River Basin and its Coastal Zone
- Inter-American Strategy for the Promotion of Public Participation in Decision-Making for Sustainable Development
- Mechanisms for Mutual Assistance in Case of Damage and Vulnerability Reduction of Transportation Infrastructure in Central America - Working Document
- Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Program - Summary
- Plan and Policy for a System of National Parks and Protected Areas
- Renewable Energy Policy Manual
- Strategic Action Program for the Bermejo Binational River Basin
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- Incorporating Natural Hazard Assessment and Mitigation into Project Preparation
- Integrated Energy Development - Experiences of the Organization of American States
- Minimum Conflict: Guidelines for Planning the Use of American Humid Tropic Environments
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Physical Planning and Management Plan for the San Miguel and Putumayo
River Basins (PSP)
(Executive Summary in English)
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Saint Lucia Natural Resources and Agricultural Development Project -
Studies and Proposals for the Implementation of a Land Registration
Programme
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Integrated Regional Development Planning: Guidelines and Case Studies
from OAS Experience
1978 - Environmental Quality and River Basin Development: A Model for Integrated Analysis and Planning
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