Santiago de Chile, October 27, 2012
In November 2012 a new study on the cost of inaction due to the process of desertification and land degradation under alternative climate change scenarios in nine countries of the LAC region was published. Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama y Paraguay were the countries considered in the document, which has been prepared by the ECLAC Consultant Mr. César Morales in the framework of the joint ECLAC / GM Project about Economics of Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean. On the occasion of a meeting between the RCU and Mr. Morales, a copy of the document was given to the RCU Coordinator Mr. Heitor Matallo, who welcomed the initiative and stressed the importance of increasing our understanding of the economic effects of inaction in the areas affected by desertification and land degradation, which is essential for policy making.
Santiago de Chile, Octubre 27, 2012
En la fotografía: el Sr. Heitor Matallo, Coordinador de la UCR y el Sr. César Morales, Consultor de CEPAL.