Publishing Institution: United States Agency for International Development / Topic: Economics

Author:: Matthew Addison, Steven Gale, Keith Forbes, and Michael Gould
Publication Date:: 04-2001
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: United States Agency for International Development
Abstract:: In 1995 USAID Launched the Environmental Action Program Support Project. EAPS grew out of a 1993 international conference held in Lucerne, Switzerland, to develop a joint environmental action program. The project sought to decrease environmental degradation in six central and eastern European countries that were making the transition from centrally controlled economies and authoritarian governments to open markets and more democratic institutions. The Czech Republic was the first USAID-assisted country where EAPS was implemented.
Topic:: Development, Economics, Environment, and Government
Political Geography:: Eastern Europe, Switzerland, and Czech Republic

Author:: Joseph M. Lieberson, Mark G. Hodges, and Gene M. Owens
Publication Date:: 12-2000
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: United States Agency for International Development
Abstract:: In Chile's capital of Santiago, the summer sun rises over a hazy, smog-filled sky. The sky darkens as the day progresses and often turns a light brown. In winter, air quality is even worse, and visibility drops sharply. A ring of mountains and thermal inversions trap pollution in a choking cloud over the city. But the mountains and air currents are not the whole problem. Twenty years ago the air was relatively clean. That was before economic growth accelerated sharply. A rapid increase in industrial production and a major increase in truck, bus, and automobile traffic are all pumping pollutants into the air. The result is a high level of respiratory problems, sickness, and premature death.
Topic:: Economics, Environment, Human Welfare, and Science and Technology
Political Geography:: South America, Latin America, and Chile

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