Impacts and Alternatives to the New Trade Regime on Environmental and Sustainability Options in Latin America
Uruguayan Study Center of Appropriate Technologies
- Program Environment
- Program Area Transforming Development Finance
- Grant Amount $260,000
- Grant Period January 1, 2010–December 31, 2011
- Location Montevideo, Uruguay
- Geographic Focus South America
About this grant
This renewal grant will support continued work of the Uruguayan Study Center of Appropriate Technologies to research and analyze the impacts of trade and integration policies on the environment in South America. It will also support analysis of the impacts of the financial crisis on investments in energy and infrastructure projects in the region. This project will produce policy analyses from original research; disseminate research findings via Web sites, publications, and a variety of media outlets; conduct workshops with environmental organizations, citizens’ groups, academics, and local and national government officials; and develop tools for integrating environmental considerations in regional economic integration processes.