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We use individual-level data to estimate the effects of long- and short-term exposure to air pollution (PM2.5) on the probability of dying from COVID-19. To the best of our knowledge, our study is the…
| Peer Reviewed | Global HubClimate change could increase the frequency and duration of droughts that affect Mexico. This is particularly worrisome because many agricultural communities in the country are poor and with limited…
| Peer Reviewed | Global HubThe social and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures to contain it in Latin America could lead to a series of long run consequences that could impact the region’s achievement of…
| Peer Reviewed | ChileOn February 25, 2020, the Brazilian Ministry of Health confirmed that a 61-year-old man was positive for SARS-CoV-2: COVID-19 had arrived to Latin America. As of 3 July 2020, there have been 2.7…
| Peer Reviewed | Colombia, Global HubCOVID-19 is currently having major short run effects with possible serious long run implications for the environment and the management of natural resources in Latin America. We discuss the possible…
| Peer Reviewed | Colombia, Chile, Central AmericaThe US and Mexico share a common history in many areas, including language and culture. They face ecological changes due to the increased frequency and severity of droughts and rising energy demands…
| Peer Reviewed | Global HubWeather shocks resulting from climate change will have negative impacts on agricultural production in most of Mexico. There is also concern that climate change will negatively affect agricultural…
| Discussion Paper | Global HubThe status of genetic resource conservation in centers of crop diversity remains disputed. Recent case-study findings of persistent maize diversity in Yaxcaba, Yucatan, a municipality in southeast…
| Peer Reviewed | Global HubWhile much attention has been given to the effects of migration and remittances on agricultural activities in the communities of origin, the relationship between remittances and rural households' use…
| Peer Reviewed | Global HubEl incremento en la concentración de gases de efecto invernadero es tal que parece inevitable que se presenten cambios en el clima, los cuales forzarán al sector agrícola a tomar medidas de adaptación…
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