Monitoring the city with drones: Artificial Intelligence in environmental management

Artificial intelligence, when used under ethical standards, is poised to address many of the current challenges, including those faced by cities in Latin America and the Caribbean

How to design a house considering the needs of people with disabilities?

In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), close to 100 million people have some form of disability making it necessary to create housing that is inclusive and adapted to the needs

Women and Urban Mobility: An Unfinished Agenda

Many factors lie behind observed gender gaps in labor market outcomes in Latin American and the Caribbean. But one remains largely invisible: transport and urban mobility.

Three interviews to female leaders you can’t miss

How does a woman leader look like? We had the chance to interview women who are leaders in what they do, but in very different ways. Meet them in this article.

The water vs climate change paradox

Disruptive and unpredictable weather patterns cause more droughts and floods, rising sea levels, and environmental contamination.

Six reasons to nurture urban parks

It is proven that green spaces generate multiple benefits that improve our overall wellbeing.

Cities on pedals: the habit of urban cycling may have come to stay

Using the bicycle, instead of motorized vehicles, to move around our cities is becoming more and more popular around the world.

Unlocking the employment potential of Latin America’s Energy Transition

To fully unlock the employment potential of the energy transition, we must delve deeper into the factors that drive this hiring process.

Public Consultations: Step by Step: 300 Regulatory and Legal Frameworks Applicable in Latin America and the Caribbean

Public consultation with those impacted by a project/operation contribute to sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Learn to plan them in a simple way.

What does learning to dance have to do with the collective effect of sharing good practices of civic participation?

In the Argentine Patagonia the program for small and middle sized businesses(SME) in the San Jorge Gulf, citizens and academia work together with the private sector.

Planning citizen participation with results: How to carry out effective public consultations?

Evidence shows that planning for effective citizen participation has direct effects in project resources.

How to encourage girls and women to be interested, study and work in science, technology and engineering?

The STEM labor market will face a worker deficit in 10 years. Greater participation from women could cover the demand and generate economic growth.

Shaping Smart Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean

The rapid urbanization process observed in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), during the last decades has posed multiple challenges to the region and caused great contrasts

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