Tierramérica

Issue of March, 15, 2010



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Searching through the rubble in Ojos del Mar, a tourist destination in the Valparaíso region of Chile that was hit by the quake-triggered tsunami
Credit: Fernando Fiedler/IPS

Report
Cracks in the Readiness Plan of the 'Chilean Miracle'
By Daniela Estrada
Chile still lacks experts capable of operating new anti-seismic technologies and the ability to disseminate emergency information among officials and the population.

A photovoltaic power plant
Credit: Imagebroker/Photo Stock

Accents
Latin America Builds Another Energy Capital
By Marcela Valente
Generating electricity from the sun and from the wind is taking off with Latin American projects that include the region's own technology and manufacturing.

Eco-Briefs

HONDURAS: Promoting Quake-Resistant Construction
Honduran lawmakers, entrepreneurs and the government's emergency commission, COPECO, are promoting new regulations to ensure construction of earthquake-resistant buildings.

VENEZUELA: Drought Hurts Tourism Marvels
The Catatumbo lightning, an electrical storm that produces 1.6 million bolts each year in northwest Venezuela, disappeared in January as a result of the intense drought that the country continues to suffer.

CHILE: New Clean Air Standards
Chile's National Environmental Commission approved on Mar. 9 a new standard for environmental quality for particulate matter of less than 2.5 microns, the size that is most harmful to human health when inhaled.

Lessons From a Unique Decade - José Graziano da Silva *
Rio+20 and Beyond: Together for a Sustainable Future - José Graziano da Silva *
Why Inclusive Green Growth Can Sustain Recent Gains in Latin America - Hasan Tuluy*
The Global Food Crisis and the Latin American Paradox - Pamela Cox