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Delivering a Promising Future
Delivering a Promising Future of poverty. The co-chairs of the 2013 World Economic Forum on Latin America discuss with regional leaders the actions needed to address the challenges and seize the opportunities that lie ahead, to ensure ... Latin America has maintained consistent levels of growth and lifted thousands out of poverty ...
Building Resilience to Natural Disasters
Building Resilience to Natural Disasters protect utilities, and ensure there are back-up systems in place, among other actions. It also ... such as utilities and energy generators – can prepare risk management. Currently, they do not have the data ...
Unleashing the Power of the Middle Class
Unleashing the Power of the Middle Class stability, quality public services and predictable rules. Despite the move of millions out of poverty ... decade, 70 million Latin Americans have moved out of poverty and joined the ranks of the middle class. ... This clearly represents a selling opportunity for producers of consumer goods, but actions ...
Latin America: Delivering Growth, Strengthening Societies moved one-quarter of the population out of poverty. It has also improved the regulatory environment ... poverty and developing the educational system at all levels. A number of key economic sectors will be reformed in order to achieve higher overall growth rates. The telecommunications and energy sectors ...
Innovating for Green Growth
Innovating for Green Growth for sustainable resource management - Harnessing low-carbon technologies and renewable energies - Developing ... and civil society can judge their actions. Such policies can already be profitable for individual companies, ... consumers as to the real costs of activities and products, and the environmental ...
Developing Smarter Cities for adopting efficient, energy-conserving lighting. LED-based technology available today can reduce electricity ... are needed in other countries to trigger this type of energy savings. Rational use of water is a priority ... the poor will escape poverty, so housing built today must accommodate their ...
The Future of Asian-Latin American Relations global population; alternative energy, particularly to take advantage of incentives in this sector; ... will be consumers. As Barcena underscored, “Taking people out of poverty is good business.” Session Panellists ...
A Conversation with Josefina Vázquez Mota National Action Party (PAN), Mexico. She called for state-run oil concern Pemex to list shares ... we’re going to grow more, we need a strong energy sector,” she said. Reforms, she explained, would allow Mexico to better take advantage of its energy potential: drilling for oil in deep waters and working ...
Call for Action on Sustainable Growth by Business Leaders in Latin America transportation and energy, but several challenges need to be met to finance innovative solutions. For more ... Sustainability efforts range in areas as diverse as water, agriculture, transportation and energy, but several ... agriculture, transportation and energy, but several challenges need to be ...
Young Global Leaders Meet in Puerto Vallarta for Annual Summit coalitions to facilitate action on the biggest challenges facing the world today. This entrepreneurial ... their knowledge and energy to collectively work towards a better future. Every year, the Forum, honours between ...
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