Electric vehicles (EV) play an essential role in mitigating transport sector emissions, reducing air pollution, slashing reliance on oil imports, and improving urban mobility. The six nations of Central America covered in this publication—Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama—are all at differing stages of developing EV markets.
Lisa Viscidi
Reports ˙
˙ Inter-American Development Bank
This report, elaborated by Latin America Coalition for Teaching Excellence, studies the teacher support policies implemented by the governments of nine countries: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay.
This study, prepared by Marcela Pardo and Felipe Godoy with the support of the Inter-American Dialogue and the LEGO Foundation, provides the results of an exploratory study of Latin American countries that have made significant advances in the development of competency frameworks for early childhood teachers.
While 2021 has been a year of transition for the energy sector in Latin America, it has also been a year of instability in the region’s political conditions and social environment. Under this context, industry experts, government officials and corporate representatives convened virtually to discuss the challenges, opportunities and changes in Latin America’s energy markets at the Fifth Annual Latin America Energy Conference.
Event Summaries ˙
˙ Fifth Annual Latin America Energy Conference
On August 31st, the Education Program at the Inter-American Dialogue presented its new report about English language instruction at the technical and professional education authored by Sarah Stanton and published with the support of Pearson.
On September 21st, 2021, The Inter-American Dialogue hosted a panel titled “The Changing Face of Migration in the Americas” to discuss the growing scale of migration in Latin America and the Caribbean and the changing composition of these flows over the past two years.
En esta entrevista con Confidencial, Laura Chinchilla, co-chair del Diálogo Interamericano, comparte sus opiniones sobre la situación en Nicaragua. Durante la conversación se abordaron también temas como las elecciones del próximo 7 de noviembre, un balance sobre la Organización de los Estados Americanos, la nueva Ley RENACER y qué puede hacer la comunidad internacional para hacerle frente al régimen Ortega-Murillo.
Manuel Orozco, non-resident Senior Fellow at the Inter-American Dialogue, joined CNN for an interview to discuss the ongoing migration phenomenon occurring in Mexico’s southern border. The interview touched upon some of the causes of migration, the countries where large numbers of migrants are coming from, and why this issue needs to be urgently dealt with.
El 2 de septiembre, Ariel Fiszbien estuvo en el programa Desayunos de Radio Universidad para discutir el trabajo del Programa de Educación con el Grupo de Trabajo de EdTech.
Ariel Fiszbein, Mariana Maggio, Maite Capra, José Carlos Chinchilla, Roberto Pineda
Interviews ˙
˙ Desayunos de Radio Universidad
In this report, the members of the Education Technology and Innovation Working Group call to continue investing in the innovative efforts that have been observed during this difficult period and to turn them into transformative, long-term strategies.
Working Group on Technology and Innovation in Education
The Working Group on Technology and Innovation in Education presents and analyzes the effective implementation and use of Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Working Group on Technology and Innovation in Education