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IDB offers online course for journalists in Latin America and the Caribbean on urban development

Monday, September 23, 2013

The IDB announced today that applications are now being accepted for an online course for journalists in Latin America and the Caribbean aimed at helping them cover the issue of urban development in the region. The course, offered by the IDB along with the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) and administered and taught by the International […]


The organizers of CREF are proud to announce that CREF 2013 will be co-hosted by the Government of Aruba and will take place at the Westin Resort & Casino from October 9-11.

Monday, September 23, 2013

The organizers of CREF are proud to announce that CREF 2013 will be co-hosted by the Government of Aruba and will take place at the Westin Resort & Casino from October 9-11. Regional policy is increasingly renewable-friendly, capital is available, the price of technology continues to fall – and the price of oil is trending […]


Students Compete in Hackathon to Create Application for the Good of Humanity

Thursday, September 19, 2013

In Costa Rica, 15 student teams competed in the Worldwide Youth Hackathon. The challenge was to create an application in under 24 hours, focused on the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. The application categories were education, health, and environment. Each team was assigned one of the three categories. The student teams were from various continents […]


The 2012-13 Fulbright NEXUS Final Meeting: New Connections for a Changing Climate

Monday, September 16, 2013

Fulbright NEXUS Regional Scholar Program The 2012-13 Fulbright NEXUS Final Meeting Is September 18-20, 2013 In Washington, DC. Please View The Meeting Agenda For Details On Sessions Open To The Public. Vladimir Gil, 2012-13 Fulbright NEXUS Grantee from Peru The Fulbright Regional Network for Applied Research (NEXUS) Program will bring together a network of junior […]


World Car Free Day (History)

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Worldwide Carfree Day started in the 90s as a response to the excessive increase of cars that were harmful to our habitats, health, and general well being of the planet. As a sign of solidarity, all citizens are invited to participate in this global movement by leaving their cars at home on Sunday, and instead […]


1st International ACCION/UNESCO Climate School on “Andean Climate Variability and Change” Successfully Completed

Friday, September 06, 2013

(group photo of the 20 students from the region with the specialists that taught the classes) Under the ACCION Project of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), students from the Andean region met in Lima, Peru from September 3-6, 2013. The students were trained on a broad spectrum of climate change and […]