Financing for Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2014

Year: 2014

Content-Type: Report

Description: Quantifying the resources mobilized to tackle climate change makes it possible to ascertain the region’s status in this area and the opportunities it offers. It provides countries with the detailed information they need to move forward and prepare to meet the objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This document reflects the financial context in which Latin American and Caribbean countries are acting and responding to international requirements. The data show that resources are available and that countries are using them. Progress is needed in analyzing their effectiveness and the transition to a form of development where sustainability is no longer seen as an appendix or pilot but as a model. It also reveals the number of potential climate resources available under the pilot-based approach, should the promises of recent years be kept, which would be substantial and far exceed the annual resources disbursed worldwide.

Pages: 108 pages

Author: Joselius Samaniego and Heloisa Scheider

Publisher: Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Categories: Climate / Resilience, Economic Development / Stability, Finance, Human Development

Tags: Climate Change, Economic Development, Financing for Development, Human settlements