When Water and Forests Redraw the Map: A New Model for Regenerative Roads The IDB is advancing regenerative roads in Latin America and the Caribbean by integrating nature-based solutions to reduce risks and costs.

When Water and Forests Redraw the Map: A New Model for Regenerative Roads The IDB is advancing regenerative roads in Latin America and the Caribbean by integrating nature-based solutions to reduce risks and costs. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/nature-climate-and-disaster-risk/when-water-and-forests-redraw-map-new-model-regenerative-roads Highlights Road infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean faces growing risks from extreme weather events and the loss of natural capital that cannot be addressed through local solutions alone. The IDB is advancing a new model of regenerative roads that integrates resilient infrastructure and nature-based solutions at the landscape scale. The project being developed along Guatemala’s Northern Corridor (CA-9 North) demonstrates that this approach is viable and cost-effective, has significant potential for replication, and generates environmental, social, and economic benefits. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/nature-climate-and-disaster-risk/when-water-and-forests-redraw-map-new-model-regenerative-roads

Caribbean Social Insurance Systems: When Parametric Reforms Are Not Enough Caribbean social insurance systems need reforms that go beyond pension parameters to strengthen administration, governance, and investment management.

Caribbean Social Insurance Systems: When Parametric Reforms Are Not Enough Caribbean social insurance systems need reforms that go beyond pension parameters to strengthen administration, governance, and investment management. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/labor-markets/caribbean-social-insurance-systems-when-parametric-reforms-are-not-enough Main Highlights Population aging, emigration, and exposure to economic and climate shocks are placing growing pressure on Caribbean social insurance systems. Several schemes risk depleting their reserves in the coming decades, while high administrative costs and limited investment diversification persist. Strengthening compliance, funding rules, oversight, and transparency is essential to protect current and future generations. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/labor-markets/caribbean-social-insurance-systems-when-parametric-reforms-are-not-enough

From Science to Opportunity: The Path to Amazonia’s Bioeconomy Amazonia’s bioeconomy holds the promise of turning biodiversity into sustainable growth, innovation, and local opportunities.

From Science to Opportunity: The Path to Amazonia’s Bioeconomy Amazonia’s bioeconomy holds the promise of turning biodiversity into sustainable growth, innovation, and local opportunities. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/regional-integration/science-opportunity-path-amazonias-bioeconomy Highlights Scientific knowledge can help turn Amazonia’s biological resources into new products, businesses, and stronger local value chains. However, limited research capacity, financing gaps, and weak links between science, producers, and markets continue to hold back bioeconomy ventures. Scaling the bioeconomy will require sustained investment in research and innovation, technology transfer, inclusive governance, and tailored financing—priorities highlighted at the III Annual Meeting of the Bioamazonia Network, with support from the IDB’s Amazonia Forever program.

Growth as a Bridge to Development: The Design Behind LAC Crece For Latin America and the Caribbean, the question is not whether to grow, but how. LAC Crece is the IDB Group's operational answer.

Growth as a Bridge to Development: The Design Behind LAC Crece For Latin America and the Caribbean, the question is not whether to grow, but how. LAC Crece is the IDB Group's operational answer. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/trade-and-investment/growth-bridge-development-design-behind-lac-crece Highlights For Latin America and the Caribbean, the question is not whether to grow, but how to turn hard-won macroeconomic stability into sustained, broad-based growth. LAC Crece goes beyond diagnosing binding constraints. It selects where to start, weighing growth impact, enabling conditions, the IDB Group's comparative advantage, and government ownership. Growth creates fiscal, political, and institutional space for reform. Early, visible results build the credibility that sustains deeper, more durable structural change. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/trade-and-investment/growth-bridge-development-design-behind-lac-crece

Same Rules, Same Results? A Call for Research Proposals on Regulation, Fiscal Policy, and Economic Opportunities The same public policy or regulation can apply to everyone and still affect people differently.

Same Rules, Same Results? A Call for Research Proposals on Regulation, Fiscal Policy, and Economic Opportunities The same public policy or regulation can apply to everyone and still affect people differently. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/gender-and-diversity/same-rules-same-results-call-research-proposals-regulation-fiscal-policy-and-economic-opportunities Highlights The same regulation can have different effects on women and men, even when it applies equally to everyone. GDLab is launching a call for research proposals to better understand how regulation and fiscal policy can expand economic opportunities. Evidence generated in the region can help inform more effective policies that expand economic opportunities.

Violence Prevention Starts at School: What the Evidence Says Violence doesn't always start in the classroom, but school can be the best place to prevent it. The evidence shows why.

Violence Prevention Starts at School: What the Evidence Says Violence doesn't always start in the classroom, but school can be the best place to prevent it. The evidence shows why. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/education/violence-prevention-starts-school-what-evidence-says Highlights One in four adolescents aged 13 to 17 experiences school bullying. That violence affects how they learn, how long they stay in school, and the opportunities available to them for the rest of their lives. The evidence shows that schools do more than improve learning. They can also reduce violence, build social-emotional skills, and change the life trajectories of millions of children and young people.

Latin America and the Caribbean Advances a Joint Response to Organized Crime This is how the Alliance for Security, Justice, and Development has scaled up its response to organized crime.

Latin America and the Caribbean Advances a Joint Response to Organized Crime This is how the Alliance for Security, Justice, and Development has scaled up its response to organized crime. https://www.iadb.org/en/blog/citizen-security/latin-america-and-caribbean-advances-joint-response-organized-crime Key takeaways The Alliance for Security, Justice, and Development, led by the IDB, expanded its reach this year, mobilizing greater financing, technical assistance, and regional cooperation to combat organized crime. The Rapid Response Task Force is already supporting countries across the region with agile solutions to urgent security challenges. New regional initiatives are strengthening information sharing, preventing the recruitment of minors by criminal organizations, and enhancing cross-border coordination.