El Centro, a través de sus múltiples actividades realizadas ya sea como una iniciativa propia o en colaboración estratégica, imprime su liderazgo en temas de actualidad y de relevancia respecto a los recursos hídricos y el ambiente. Las publicaciones que a continuación se ofrecen, son una muestra de ello y de su interés por promover el desarrollo sostenible en los países del trópico húmedo de América Latina y el Caribe.
CATHALAC's Division of Applied Research and Developement formed part of the reviewing committee for this worldwide, rapid response assessment by UNEP to mark World Environmental Day 2009. The report entitled, The Natural Fix? The role of ecosystems in climate mitigation shows how restoration and management of natural ecosystems, especially through carbon sequestration, will provide effective ways to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
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Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity in Central America, Mexico, Dominican Republic
Rapid, human-induced climate change is threatening to push species and ecosystems outside of habitable environmental conditions. In light of the growing need to consider climate change in policymaking, decision-makers need to understand possible impacts of climate change on biodiversity.
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To download the poster of environment trends,click here (.pdf, 6.5Mb)
To download the data used in the poster in GIS format, click here (.zip, aprox. 300Mb)
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| To download the interactive cd with the interviews please click here (682MB) | To download the poster and data of the environmental trends, click here. |
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