Tegucigalpa, June 6th, 2022.- In the framework of World Environment Day, 500 new trees were planted by volunteers from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) Headquarters in the United Nations Park El Picacho, as a way of compensating for the environmental impact of its operational and administrative activities. The initiative is carried out in partnership with the National ...
Tegucigalpa, June 20th, 2022. – The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and the Federal Republic of Germany signed a financial cooperation agreement for up to EUR 132.0 million to promote Sustainable Urban Mobility projects in Central America, promoting the implementation of sustainable, accessible and safe multimodal transportation projects that, in turn, contribute to the ...
Guatemala City, March 7th, 2022. – The incorporation of electric buses into the TRANSMETRO public transportation system of the municipality of Guatemala is advancing steadily in the process of implementing the new Line 5, which is already in the testing phase, thanks to the feasibility study of the pilot project financed by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) as part of the ...
Tegucigalpa, March 14, 2022. For the third consecutive year, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) successfully achieved 100% compliance with the proposed objectives for offsetting the environmental footprint generated by its administrative and operational activities in its buildings in Honduras and El Salvador. The main achievements include reducing the consumption of ...
Tegucigalpa, November 10, 2021.- The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), in response to opinions expressed in some media about the Relief Bond Program for Vulnerable Families Affected by Natural Phenomena Resulting from Climate Change in Honduras, communicates the following: In accordance with its mission to promote the integration and balanced economic and social development ...
Tegucigalpa, November 11, 2021.- This November, world leaders are meeting at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) to discuss actions to address global warming, including the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), which is presenting some of the initiatives it is implementing in the region and their close link to the 2030 linkage with the Sustainable Development ...
Tegucigalpa, November 19, 2021.- Vulnerability to climate change in Central America was again evident in 2020 after the Eta and Iota weather events, which caused losses and damages of approximately US$3,663.5 million, with the greatest impact on Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, three of the most vulnerable countries in the world according to the German Watch Climate Risk Index (CRI). That same ...
Tegucigalpa, August 31, 2021. – To provide a timely response to the region's needs for technical assistance for project preparation or natural disaster management and climate change adaptation, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) will contribute US$2.5 million to its innovative Climate Change Investment Project Preparation Fund (FCC). With this initial capitalization of ...
Tegucigalpa, August 20, 2021- The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and the Government of the Republic of Honduras signed a US$70.0 million financing agreement on Friday for the execution of the Relief Bond for Vulnerable Families Affected by Natural Phenomena Due to Climate Change program, aimed at covering the basic needs of families affected by natural phenomena. With this ...
Tegucigalpa, August 18, 2021.- The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) will be launching the international public bidding process for the "Feasibility Studies and Final Designs of six prioritized land dams in Honduras" in order to build climate change resilient infrastructure that guarantees the availability and sustainable management of water. These studies are expected to ...