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Climate change could increase the frequency and duration of droughts that affect Mexico. This is particularly worrisome because many agricultural communities in the country are poor and with limited…
12 December 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Global HubThe social and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures to contain it in Latin America could lead to a series of long run consequences that could impact the region’s achievement of…
3 December 2020 | Peer Reviewed | ChileOn February 25, 2020, the Brazilian Ministry of Health confirmed that a 61-year-old man was positive for SARS-CoV-2: COVID-19 had arrived to Latin America. As of 3 July 2020, there have been 2.7…
12 December 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Colombia, Global HubCOVID-19 is currently having major short run effects with possible serious long run implications for the environment and the management of natural resources in Latin America. We discuss the possible…
14 July 2020 | Peer Reviewed | Colombia, Chile, Central AmericaThe US and Mexico share a common history in many areas, including language and culture. They face ecological changes due to the increased frequency and severity of droughts and rising energy demands…
12 December 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Global HubWeather shocks resulting from climate change will have negative impacts on agricultural production in most of Mexico. There is also concern that climate change will negatively affect agricultural…
13 December 2023 | Discussion Paper | Global HubThe status of genetic resource conservation in centers of crop diversity remains disputed. Recent case-study findings of persistent maize diversity in Yaxcaba, Yucatan, a municipality in southeast…
13 December 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Global HubWhile much attention has been given to the effects of migration and remittances on agricultural activities in the communities of origin, the relationship between remittances and rural households' use…
13 December 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Global HubEl incremento en la concentración de gases de efecto invernadero es tal que parece inevitable que se presenten cambios en el clima, los cuales forzarán al sector agrícola a tomar medidas de adaptación…
13 December 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Global HubFrom a theoretical perspective, the effect that remittances have on the labour decisions of those that receive them is ambiguous; the empirical evidence reported in the literature is mixed and shows…
13 December 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Global Hub