16 April 2010: The UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)has published the 100th issue of CEPAL Review, featuring an article on the economic impact of climate change in the region as a way to contribute to the design of better adaptation and mitigation alternatives in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The article, titled “The economy of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean: some stylized facts” (“La economía del cambio climático en América Latina y el Caribe: algunos hechos estilizados” in Spanish), is authored by Joseluis Samaniego and Luis Miguel Galindo, Director and expert, respectively, of ECLAC’s Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division. The authors analyze climate change evidence in Latin America, explain the methodology used to estimate economic impacts of climate change, identify these impacts in the region, and project impacts on specific sectors such as energy. [The Article] [ECLAC Press Release]