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, 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 ...
Cordoba, September 29, 2021 – The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and the Villa María National University (UNVM) of Argentina have launched the Latin American Diploma in Urban Solid Waste and Similar Waste Treatment with the aim of training professionals to deal with one of the world's main environmental problems. Those interested may pre-register through this link until ...
Tegucigalpa, septiembre 27, 2020. – With the firm commitment to comply with its environmental responsibility and overcoming the challenges of the new normality, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) ratified for the third consecutive year the Certification of the Environmental Management System -EMS- ISO 14001:2015, with zero non-conformities by the certifying entity, ...
Tegucigalpa, September 8, 2021.- The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) Executive President, Dr. Dante Mossi, participated this Wednesday in the high-level dialogue on climate action in the Americas in which strategies and potential alliances for the implementation of innovative means to integrate climate action into post-pandemic recovery in the Americas were analyzed. At the ...
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 ...
Tegucigalpa, June 30, 2021 - Aware of the importance of increasing the resilience to climate change of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the region, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) held a workshop on Wednesday to launch the "Productive Investment Initiative for Adaptation to Climate Change (CAMBio II)," with an approved ...