The positive connection between women, their economic empowerment, the growth of economies, and communities' well-being is increasingly recognized worldwide.
While many private companies have made strides in building their own resilience against climate change, they have been less engaged in building climate-resilient communities.
Over the past 30 years, the Caboclos peoples of the Amazon region have noticed changes in the tidal floods, known locally as lançantes, on the floodplains of the Amazon Estuary, Brazil.
Recent policy initiatives suggest that efforts are underway to improve the traditionally limited support granted to science, technology and innovation (STI) activities in Peru.
This grant will help the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University (Ottawa) publish three volumes of Canada Among Nations (CAN), described as the country's best "publication of record" on Canadian international relatio
Brazil has witnessed an unprecedented rise of women to economic and political power. Latin America's most populous country has a female president, Dilma Rousseff, and women hold 26% of her cabinet seats.
Although many developing countries are working on appropriate mechanisms for financing adaptation to combat climate-related problems, there is a great need for research and insight to support these efforts.
Women's economic empowerment can improve if globalization and urbanization lead to greater opportunities for employment.
This project aims to develop policy guidelines and training material on how to promote women's well-being and economic growth. The project team will review the literature on how women's economic empowerment and economic growth interact.
In recent years, several Latin American countries have provided computers and connectivity to schools in the hopes of improving the quality and accessibility of educational opportunities.