Threats, challenges and opportunities for paediatric environmental health in Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities Sexual and Reproductive Health ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● and Health Sector Reform: in Latin America and the Caribbean Challenges and Opportunities

The Impact of Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges for Glocal Development in Europe, Latin America and The Caribbean

1. Trends in globalization 1 2. The emergence of glocalism within the framework of globalization 5 3. The glocal approach as a fundamental response to the problems of globalization 9 4. Comparison between European and Latin American experiences with globalization: opportunities and challenges 13 5. Possible strategies and policies from a glocal perspective. What can be done? Who should be invol...

China: Opportunities and Challenges for Latin America

The present international economic context is characterized by an increasing interdependence of economies and finances and by a high degree of trade competition. The arrival of emergent economies, such as China, has generated an important impact on the economies of Latin he participation of all Latin American countries, a phenomenon reflected in the increase of trade flows between both regions....

Urban Health: Latin America and the Caribbean

Several urban features, while not unique to Latin America, characterize the specific health challenges facing cities in this region, including the growth of midsize cities and, especially, the growth of periurban spontaneous settlements where sanitation, education, employment, health services, and links to the formal urban economy are often precarious. Health issues in cities include infectious...

A bioeconomy for Latin America and the Caribbean: opportunities and challenges from a policy perspectivei

The bioeconomy is a vision of a future society much less dependent on fossil resources for its energy and raw materials needs and where biomass transformation plays a critical role in the production of food, health, fiber and industrial products and energy. It is a response to four major emerging – and convergent global challenges, including that in the next 20-30 years world population will gr...