2019-2020 Biennial Report
We are pleased to present this report, highlighting our contributions to the policy debates that defined 2019 and 2020.
Analysis
Desarrollo para Guatemala: El cómo desde la perspectiva de la migración
El 28 de enero del 2021, El Diálogo Interamericano, en colaboración con la Red Nacional de Grupos Gestores de Guatemala-San Marcos, organizó un conversatorio privado, “La migración como elemento del desarrollo integral: Alianzas y prácticas para su inclusión estratégica” con el apoyo de Cities Alliance. El conversatorio se concentró en el caso guatemalteco con el objetivo de socializar y discutir perspectivas planteadas por actores que trabajan con los lugares de origen, destino y retorno.
Private Roundtable on US-Brazil Energy & Climate Cooperation
Energy and climate change are important aspects of the US-Brazil relationship and will only become more prominent under the Biden administration. Brazil and the US are important diplomatic and trade partners in the hemisphere, and both countries have the potential to make major contributions to combating climate change and developing more sustainable and reliable energy systems. In collaboration with FGV Energia, on February 26, the Inter-American Dialogue held a private virtual roundtable on US-Brazil energy and climate cooperation.
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Shifter: “Al final del día, hay demasiado en juego para México y para Estados Unidos como para dejar que esta relación se deteriore”
Entrevistado por Gonzalo Abarca para el programa Foro Interamericano, Michael Shifter explora varios aspectos de la estrategia del gobierno de Biden hacia América Latina. Se conversó también acerca de las políticas migratorias, la inversión en Centroamérica, la relación entre los Estados Unidos y México y las políticas hacia Venezuela y Cuba.
Can Latin America Create Better Job Options for Women?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A on the impacts of Covid-19 on Latin American and Caribbean women’s participation in the work force.
Using Technology to Innovate Teaching Practice: Challenges and Lessons Learned in the Pandemic
The EdTech Working Group presents the main challenges and lessons learned in the use of technology to support teachers before and during the pandemic.
What Will Legality Mean for Refugees From Venezuela?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A on the Colombia government’s granting of legal status to Venezuelan migrant and refugees.
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Stimulating a Green Recovery in Latin America
On February 9, the Latin America and Caribbean Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science hosted an event at which Lisa Viscidi spoke about how revenue from extractive industries can be used to accelerate climate change mitigation and adaptation in Colombia and Peru.
Shifting Gears: Chinese Finance in LAC, 2020
China Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of China issued no new finance to Latin American and Caribbean governments or state-run companies in 2020.
Member in the News: Julissa Reynoso
Julissa Reynoso, chief of staff for the First Lady and former US ambassador to Uruguay, will be the co-chair of the White House Gender Policy Council in the Biden administration.
The Demand for a Post-Pandemic Evaluation Agenda
The following document presents five recommendations developed by the Dialogue’s Civil Society Working Group on conducting educational assessments during school reopening after the pandemic.
Shifter: “La administración Biden ha mandado mensajes muy claros en cuanto a Bukele”
En esta entrevista con Tomás Guevara, el presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, Michael Shifter, analizó el gobierno de Nayib Bukele y la espiral de autoritarismo en la que se ha embarcado El Salvador. Se discutió también sobre cuáles se espera que sean los puntos claves de la política exterior de la nueva administración Biden hacia este país centroamericano en particular y el Triángulo Norte en general.
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Shifter: “[Biden] esta haciendo más énfasis en atacar las causas principales de la migración”
En esta entrevista con Doris Ramírez, Michael Shifter discutió las actitudes de la nueva administración Biden hacia América Latina y la experiencia que el actual presidente de Estados Unidos tiene en la región. Se conversó también acerca de la estrategia de política exterior del nuevo gobierno en materia de migración, acercamiento a Cuba y Venezuela y la competencia con China.
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Linking Migration to Housing and Urban Planning in Guatemala
On October 29, 2020, the second virtual session of the Housing Laboratory on Migration and Cities in Guatemala (LAV for its initials in Spanish) took place. The Housing Laboratory’s objective was to explore the role of urban and land use planning in the context of international migration and return migration. It further considered how these processes can be integrated into Guatemala’s National Housing Council’s (CONAVI) ongoing efforts to update Guatemala’s National Policy on Housing and Human Settlements in order to guarantee access to decent housing and boost local economic development.
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Biden’s Central America Plan – Perspectives from the Region
On February 17, 2021, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted the online event “Biden’s Central America Plan – Perspectives from the Region” in partnership with Creative Associates International. Taking into account the Biden administration’s plan for Central America, speakers addressed the region’s doubts, needs and aspirations with respect to US partnerships toward short-term and long-term development in the region.