FING is the Engineering School of Universidad de la República, the main research and higher education institution in Uruguay.
Uruguay
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Knowledge partnerCountry of registrationUruguayRelation to CTCNNetwork MemberSector(s) of expertiseCoastal zonesEarly warning and Environmental assessmentInfrastructure and Urban planningWater
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Publication dateObjective
The main objective of the study is to analyze the strategies and programs of adaptation to climate change and its explicit costs recognized in public finances in Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Uruguay
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Publication dateObjectiveSectorsApproach
This policy brief emerges from a process of analysis of the status and quality of the public policies on climate change and development in ten Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Colombia, El Salvador and Paraguay. It suggests that policies generated should have quality in the design, be implemented effectively, and guarantee institutional strengthening, greater awareness through social communication, and political and social support, for achieving its goals.