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WASHINGTON, January 18, 2017 – The World Bank Board of Directors approved two loans totaling US$ 100 million yesterday to improve the transparency and efficiency of the tax administration in Guatemala and to improve urban infrastructure and prevent violence in the Gran Ciudad del Sur Commonwealth in the south. “These projects are extremely important for Guatemala since they will support two key pillars of the country’s development: to improve the tax administration and to reduce violence, which in turn are crucial for reducing poverty,” said Guatemalan Finance Minister Julio Héctor Estrada. The “Project for Tax Administration Transparency and Efficiency,” with a loan of US$55 million, will work to increase compliance with tax and customs obligations by individual and corporate contributors. To this end, the project will support the transparency, integrity and institutional development of the Tax Administration Authority (SAT), and will strengthen tax collection mechanisms and customs operations. Another objective is to strengthen comprehensive fiscal intelligence, control processes and the new tax appeal system, all with a view to improving institutional efficiency and transparency. This will contribute to increasing tax collection. Guatemala has one of the lowest tax-collection rates in Latin America and the world (10.2 percent of GDP, in comparison with an average of 16.9 percent for Latin America and the Caribbean).   Additionally, the “Project for Urban Infrastructure and Violence Prevention,” will allocate US$45 million to better living conditions in the Gran Ciudad del Sur Commonwealth. Specifically, this project seeks to improve access to services and basic infrastructure and to mitigate the key risk factors for crime and violence. According to World Bank statistics, violence cost Guatemala 10 percent of its GDP in 2014. “While Guatemala faces major challenges such as high rates of poverty and inequality, the country has enormous potential to address its challenges and to offer a better future to its citizens. Projects such as those approved strive to provide better opportunities to vulnerable populations,” said Homa-Zahra Fotouhi, World Bank representative in Guatemala. Planned activities include small-scale investments in urban and peri-urban infrastructure; capacity-building of municipalities; implementation of baseline surveys to identify the most affected communities; improvement of municipal records offices; strengthening of inter-municipal coordination; and, support to crime and violence observatories. Contacts: Washington: Marcela Sánchez-Bender, +1-202-473-5863, msanchezbender@worldbank.org Guatemala: Àngels Masó, (503) 7860.8019 amaso@worldbank.org Learn more about the work of the World Bank in Latin America and the Caribbean: www.worldbank.org/lac   Visit us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/worldbank Be updated via Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BancoMundialLAC   For our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/BancoMundialLAC   News Release 2017/147/LAC  

Organization: The Brooke Hospital for Animals
Country: Nicaragua
Closing date: 05 Feb 2017

Project background

Brooke entered a partnership with Portuguese NGO OIKOS in Nicaragua in April 2013. The project was extended in April 2015 for a further 12 months in order to assess the case for setting up a representative office for Brooke in Central America. This review in October 2015 concluded that a recommendation should be made to the Board of Trustees to establish a Branch office, subject to Government registration, and to invest in a full Brooke programme. The pilot project was extended in April 2016 for a fourth year, to allow time for the Board of Trustees to consider and approve the proposal and for the Government registration process to be completed.

The focus of Brooke in Nicaragua has been on improving animal welfare of working equids in 14 rural and semi urban communities. The main areas of work have been community engagement with participatory approaches for the horse owners and their communities; service provision, providing capacity building to equine service providers and advocacy.

The Brooke/OIKOS pilot project will close in March 2017. Brooke’s contract with OIKOS will end on March 31 2017, as will the contracts of staff working on the Brooke/OIKOS project, who are all employed by OIKOS.

1.1. Specific Objectives for the project: April 2016 – March 2017

Goal: Improve the animal welfare of 543 working equines focusing on four aspects of: Body Condition Score (BCS), hooves, wounds, ecto-parasites, and heat stress.

Objective 1: Improvement of knowledge and practice of those local service providers identified as relevant

Objective 2: Improvement of knowledge and practice of owners/users about feeding, prevention of heat stress, wound treatment and hoof maintenance to acceptable levels

Advocacy specific objective 1: Draft regulations for Law 747 adequately include working equine welfare according to OIE standards.

Advocacy specific objective 2: Specific decision-makers and IPSA are convinced of the importance to include working horses into the existing traceability programme.

Advocacy specific objective 3: Universities and technical schools which offer a career of veterinary medicine recognize the need of emphasizing more animal welfare and equine medicine in their curricula.

Advocacy specific objective 4: Town councils of Brooke’s intervention areas put equine welfare on the agenda.

1 Scope of the evaluation

The main objective of the evaluation is to provide accountability and make sure learning from the “pilot” is used to improve future programme design.

The specific objectives of the evaluation are:

· To identify any successes or sustainable interventions at the end of the pilot project period in March 2017, any significant changes in the welfare of animals or changes in the stakeholders;

· To review the design and relevance of the pilot project. To find out if the existing management and team structure was the right one and if it had the intended outcome;

· To gather any lessons learnt from the intervention that could be applied to other programmes following the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) criteria.

It will require the following deliverables:

1. Inception Report outlining the evaluation methodology to be used by the evaluator and a final work plan;

2. Stakeholder workshop: The evaluator shall facilitate a learning workshop in country to present the draft report and the findings of the evaluation to the project staff and key stakeholders; to gather feedback on the findings and where possible build consensus on recommendations;

3. Draft evaluation report with specific recommendations; lessons learnt and good practices;

4. Final evaluation report (max. 30 pages) incl. executive summary.

Gender equality issues shall be explicitly addressed throughout the evaluation activities of the consultant and all outputs including final reports or events need to be gender mainstreamed.

2 Evaluation arrangements and professional requirements

The evaluator will conduct a final evaluation between 20^th February and 5^th April 2017. The assignment is for approximately 18 work-days during that period. The assignment will require the country office to be visited and Brooke project staff will help in organizing accommodation, arranging meetings and transportation. It is anticipated that the evaluator will visit communities for a process of participatory evaluation with project stakeholders without project staff accompaniment.

Selection of the evaluator will be done by the Performance and Evaluation team and will be based on the strength of the qualifications provided by potential candidates through their expressions of interest for the assignment.

How to apply:

Interested candidates should include in the expression of interest:

1. An updated CV;

2. A detailed presentation of their background and experience in community engagement and technical skills development and application, highlighting significant field experience in the evaluation of development projects relevant to this assignment, which may be livestock / animal welfare related or more generally livelihoods focused;

3. A statement of availability for the entire duration of the assignment;

4. A daily consultancy fee in USD;

5. Two work samples.

Applicants should have a

Relevant degree / equivalent experience related to the evaluation to be undertaken;

Significant experience in coordination, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects;

Skills set combining both participatory evaluation techniques and more formal quantitative data analysis

Good knowledge of the Nicaragua context;

Ability to manage the available time and resources and to work to tight deadlines;

Independence from the parties involved;

Excellent written and oral communication skills in Spanish and English.

The deadline to submit expressions of interest for the evaluation is by close of business on 5^th February. Applicants should submit a complete expression of interest (including all 5 elements highlighted above) via e-mail to mae.tortajadasuils@thebrooke.org and indicate: ‘Final evaluation of Brooke’s Nicaragua pilot project’ in the e-mail’s subject line.

Organization: Plan
Country: Spain
Closing date: 06 Feb 2017

Plan International is searching for an HR Recruiter & Development Officer (HR-R&DO) with previous working experience in the NGO sector (field experience included), knowledge of the HR staffing needs in the NGO sector as well as of the Performance Management System. The candidate shall have a high command of English. French will be an asset.

Overview

Plan is an international child centered community development organization working in 70 countries, 51 of which are developing countries. With a focus on long term sustainable development, Plan works in a participative way with children and families across a range of programmes including education, health, household economic security, protection and water/sanitation. Plan also engages in humanitarian work. Advocacy cuts across all programmes.

Established in 2001, Plan Spain is a dynamic organization that supports Plan’s work worldwide, with a particular focus on Child protection. Funding is received from a variety of sources including child sponsorship, Spanish Government and Regional Governments and also multilateral donors (UE, UN).

In addition, Plan Spain strives to raise awareness of development issues through development education, advocacy, the media and events.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Leading and organizing, in coordination with the HR Manager, the recruitment processes in order to ensure that all vacancies are covered by using different recruitment sources (job announcements in dedicated web sites, working with HR/headhunting companies, social media, etc.), making interviews and other tests (language tests, competencies tests, contact of professional references), reporting about every candidate, following all the candidates all along the recruitment process.

• Contributing to the creation of an HR database of candidates.

• Managing, in coordination with the HR Manager, the performance/appraisal system in following internal deadlines.

• Elaborating and managing the training and development plan in line with the needs identified in the team´s performance/appraisal, as well as those identified at the organizational level.

• Contacting and managing the training providers.

• Organizing the induction/orientation of new staff (making sure that they meet all the departments).

• Coordinating the activities of the HR interns, as well as the volunteers.

• Contacting with other PLAN INTERNATIONAL departments in order to follow up on any HR needs.

Contribute to the development and implementation of the different processes of the HR department and its consequent action plan, in all and each different area comprises by the HR department.

Attributes for the role

• Great communication and relationships skills.

• Great team player skills.

• Deep knowledge of the HR staffing needs in the NGO Sector.

• Experience in multicultural working environments.

• Deep knowledge of performance/appraisal systems.

• Deep knowledge of the international cooperation sector, project cycle management and renewable energies.

Desirable Skills

• 5 years of professional experience in recruiting staff at the “non profit” sector (national and international positions in development cooperation and humanitarian aid).

• Experience in International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid sector.

• High level of oral and written English.

• Availability to travel.

Other requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree. Post graduate studies in HR or/and International Cooperation will be valuable.
• French knowledge will be valuable.

How to apply:

Applicants should have a valid work permit at the time of applying to enable them to work in Spain.

The candidates must send application and cover letter to recruiting@plan-international.org with the reference HR-R&DO.

A cada vez que uma chuva forte cai nas cidades ou uma seca afeta qualquer região brasileira, a economia do país sofre um golpe considerável. Foram nada menos do que R$ 9 bilhões anuais (US$ 2,8 bilhões) entre 1995 e 2014, ou R$ 182,8 bilh?…

WASHINGTON, 12 de janeiro de 2017 – Carlos Végh é o novo economista-chefe do Banco Mundial para a América Latina e o Caribe. Végh, de nacionalidade uruguaia, supervisionará uma equipe de economistas encarregada de proporcionar liderança intelectual, análise econômica e assessoria sobre as questões de desenvolvimento enfrentadas pela Região da América Latina e do Caribe (ALC). "É uma grande honra assumir este cargo e somar meu aporte à liderança intelectual de meus antecessores", afirmou Végh. "Apesar do significativo avanço econômico e social nos últimos anos, a região provavelmente enfrentará tempos difíceis no futuro próximo. No longo prazo, a ALC precisará consolidar os ganhos passados e buscar novos avanços em uma ampla gama de áreas. Espero poder contribuir para esse processo." Végh, que assumirá o posto no dia 1º de fevereiro, é atualmente  professor da cadeira Fred H. Sanderson de Economia Internacional na Escola de Estudos Avançados Internacionais Johns Hopkins (SAIS) e Pesquisador Associado no Escritório Nacional de Pesquisa Econômica dos Estados Unidos (NBER). Anteriormente, foi professor de economia e vice-presidente de Estudos de Graduação da Universidade da Califórnia em Los Angeles (UCLA), e antes disso presidente do Programa de Estudos Comparativos e Tópicos do Centro Latino-Americano da UCLA. Végh substitui o equatoriano Augusto de la Torre, que foi economista-chefe para a ALC desde setembro de 2008 e se aposentou no final do ano passado. As pesquisas de Végh sobre política monetária e fiscal em países emergentes e em desenvolvimento são de grande influência e são apresentadas com regularidade na imprensa financeira internacional. Carlos Végh contribuiu para vários relatórios do Banco Mundial, como o relatório Perspectivas Econômicas Globais. Carlos Végh também foi pesquisador visitante no Banco Central do Chile, no Banco da República da Colômbia e no Banco do México. Durante as décadas de 1980 e 1990, ocupou vários cargos de pesquisa no Fundo Monetário Internacional e no Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento, em Washington D.C. Atualmente, trabalha como editor-chefe da revista Economía, uma publicação da Associação Econômica Latino-Americana e Caribenha. Carlos Végh já ocupou outros postos editoriais em periódicos especializados como IMF Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics e Journal of International Economics, entre outros. É Doutor em Economia pela Universidade de Chicago e Bacharel em Economia pela American University, em Washington D.C., e pela Universidade da República, no Uruguai. — Saiba mais sobre o trabalho do Banco Mundial na América Latina e no Caribe: www.worldbank.org/lac Visite-nos no Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/worldbank Atualize-se via Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BancoMundialLAC Assista o nosso canal no YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/BancoMundialLAC  

WASHINGTON, 12 de enero de 2017 – Carlos Végh, de nacionalidad uruguaya, es el nuevo economista jefe del Banco Mundial para América Latina y el Caribe. Végh supervisará un equipo de economistas encargados de proporcionar liderazgo intelec…

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2017 – Carlos Végh, a Uruguayan national, is the new World Bank Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean. Végh will oversee a team of economists charged with providing intellectual leadership, economic analysis, and advice on the development issues facing Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Region. “It is a great honor to take this position and build on the intellectual leadership of my predecessors,” said Végh. “Despite significant economic and social progress in recent years, the region is likely to face some challenging times in the near future. In the long run, LAC will need to consolidate past gains and strive for further improvements in a broad range of areas. I look forward to contributing to this process.”    Végh, who will start in his new role on February 1st, is currently the Fred H. Sanderson Professor of International Economics at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Previously he also served as Professor of Economics and Vice-Chair of Undergraduate Studies at UCLA, and before that as Chair of the Program in Comparative and Topical Studies at UCLA’s Latin American Center.  Végh replaces Ecuadorean economist Augusto de la Torre, who served as Chief Economist for LAC since September 2008 and retired at the end of last year.  Végh’s research on monetary and fiscal policy in emerging and developing countries has been highly influential and is regularly featured in the international financial press. He has contributed to several World Bank reports such as the Global Economic Prospects.  He has also served as visiting scholar in Banco Central de Chile, Colombia’s Banco de la República and Banco de México. During the 1980s and 1990s Végh served in different research positions at the International Monetary Fund and the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington D.C.   He is currently editor in chief of Economía, a publication of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association. He has also held other editorial positions in specialized publications such as the IMF Economic Review, the Journal of Development Economics and the Journal of International Economics, among others.   He holds a doctorate degree on Economics from the University of Chicago and bachelor’s degree on economics from American University in Washington DC and Universidad de la República in Uruguay. — Learn more about the work of the World Bank in Latin America and the Caribbean: www.worldbank.org/lac    Visit us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/worldbank  Be updated via Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BancoMundialLAC   For our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/BancoMundialLAC    

Cada vez que cae una fuerte lluvia sobre las ciudades o la sequía afecta a alguna región de Brasil, la economía del país sufre un golpe considerable. Los desastres causan daños a la infraestructura, a los cultivos, a los servicios públicos y a la industria. A menudo, los gobiernos gastan más con acciones de emergencia para abordar la reconstrucción que con los recursos originalmente previstos para áreas tales como saneamiento y transporte. En Brasil, las pérdidas por desastres alcanzaron 2.800 millones de dólares anuales entre 1995 y 2014, o lo que es lo mismo: 56.700 millones durante estos 20 años. Eso demuestra que, contrariamente a una percepción muy popular, Brasil sí es afectado por los desastres naturales, aunque no sufre con eventos naturales de gran magnitud, como terremotos (como Chile o Haití) o huracanes (como el Caribe). Conocer el impacto preciso sólo fue posible porque Brasil tiene ahora una base de datos sobre los daños sufridos por los municipios: el Sistema Integrado de Informaciones sobre Desastres (S2ID), de la Secretaría Nacional de Protección y Defensa Civil. Pionero en Latinoamérica, el sistema impulsó un estudio que ha examinado cerca de 53.800 registros de desastres en Brasil entre 1995 y 2014. Los datos fueron recopilados en el informe Daños Materiales y Pérdidas Causadas por los Desastres Naturales en Brasil, publicado a finales de 2016 por el Banco Mundial y el Centro de Estudios e Investigación sobre Desastres, de la Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina. De acuerdo con la encuesta, las sequías – que evolucionan lentamente y, por lo tanto, los gobiernos reaccionan con lentitud – son los fenómenos reportados con más frecuencia por los municipios. "Ellas representan el 48% de los registros y se producen más en el noreste y el sur", explica Rafael Schadeck, uno de los autores del informe. Los desastres relacionados con el exceso de lluvias, documentados principalmente en el sureste, vienen en segundo lugar, con el 39% de los casos. El S2ID se transformó en una fuente de información para los que trabajan en la gestión de riesgos de desastres e hizo posible un importante cambio de mentalidad. "Los municipios sólo reportaban desastres si tenían interés en acceder a los fondos del gobierno federal para ayuda humanitaria y respuesta a los desastres. Más recientemente, se observa que muchos municipios reportaron casos de desastres sin tener estas intenciones, lo que nos permite comprender mejor la magnitud del desafío en Brasil, así como sus características específicas", dijo Frederico Pedroso, experto en gestión de riesgos de desastres del Banco Mundial.

IBRD Credit: US $55 million equivalent Terms: Maturity = 33 years, Grace = 6 years Project ID: P153366 Project Description: The objective of the loan is to increase levels of compliance with tax and customs obligations in Guatemala by improving the transparency, Integrity and Institutional Development in the Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT), the strengthening of Tax Collection Functions in Internal Revenues and Customs and the Strengthening of Integrated Tax Intelligence and Tax Enforcement. Contact: Àngels Masó, (503)7860.8019, amaso@worldbank.org For more information, please visit here: http://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/guatemala  

WASHINGTON, January 18, 2017 – The World Bank Board of Directors approved two loans totaling US$ 100 million yesterday to improve the transparency and efficiency of the tax administration in Guatemala and to improve urban infrastructure and prevent violence in the Gran Ciudad del Sur Commonwealth in the south. “These projects are extremely important for Guatemala since they will support two key pillars of the country’s development: to improve the tax administration and to reduce violence, which in turn are crucial for reducing poverty,” said Guatemalan Finance Minister Julio Héctor Estrada. The “Project for Tax Administration Transparency and Efficiency,” with a loan of US$55 million, will work to increase compliance with tax and customs obligations by individual and corporate contributors. To this end, the project will support the transparency, integrity and institutional development of the Tax Administration Authority (SAT), and will strengthen tax collection mechanisms and customs operations. Another objective is to strengthen comprehensive fiscal intelligence, control processes and the new tax appeal system, all with a view to improving institutional efficiency and transparency. This will contribute to increasing tax collection. Guatemala has one of the lowest tax-collection rates in Latin America and the world (10.2 percent of GDP, in comparison with an average of 16.9 percent for Latin America and the Caribbean).   Additionally, the “Project for Urban Infrastructure and Violence Prevention,” will allocate US$45 million to better living conditions in the Gran Ciudad del Sur Commonwealth. Specifically, this project seeks to improve access to services and basic infrastructure and to mitigate the key risk factors for crime and violence. According to World Bank statistics, violence cost Guatemala 10 percent of its GDP in 2014. “While Guatemala faces major challenges such as high rates of poverty and inequality, the country has enormous potential to address its challenges and to offer a better future to its citizens. Projects such as those approved strive to provide better opportunities to vulnerable populations,” said Homa-Zahra Fotouhi, World Bank representative in Guatemala. Planned activities include small-scale investments in urban and peri-urban infrastructure; capacity-building of municipalities; implementation of baseline surveys to identify the most affected communities; improvement of municipal records offices; strengthening of inter-municipal coordination; and, support to crime and violence observatories. Contacts: Washington: Marcela Sánchez-Bender, +1-202-473-5863, msanchezbender@worldbank.org Guatemala: Àngels Masó, (503) 7860.8019 amaso@worldbank.org Learn more about the work of the World Bank in Latin America and the Caribbean: www.worldbank.org/lac   Visit us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/worldbank Be updated via Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BancoMundialLAC   For our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/BancoMundialLAC   News Release 2017/147/LAC  

WASHINGTON, 18 de ENERO, 2017 –El Directorio Ejecutivo del Banco Mundial (BM) aprobó ayer dos créditos por un valor total de US$100 millones para mejorar la transparencia y la eficiencia de la Administración Tributaria en Guatemala, así como para mejorar la infraestructura urbana y prevenir la violencia en la Mancomunidad Gran Ciudad del Sur, al sur del país. “Estos proyectos son de gran importancia para Guatemala ya que buscan apoyar dos pilares fundamentales para el desarrollo del país como son la mejora de la administración tributaria y la reducción de la violencia, cruciales, a su vez, para reducir la pobreza,” dijo Julio Héctor Estrada, Ministro de Finanzas de Guatemala. El “Proyecto de Transparencia y Eficiencia de la Administración Tributaria”, por US$55 millones, busca aumentar el cumplimiento de las obligaciones tributarias y aduaneras por parte de los contribuyentes individuales y las empresas. Para ello, el proyecto va a apoyar la transparencia, la integridad y el desarrollo institucional de la Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria (SAT), así como el fortalecimiento de las funciones de recaudación de los impuestos y la operación de las aduanas. Otro de los objetivos es fortalecer la inteligencia fiscal integrada, los procesos de fiscalización y el nuevo sistema de apelación tributaria. Todo ello con miras a mejorar la eficiencia y transparencia institucional para así contribuir a incrementar la recaudación fiscal, que en Guatemala es de las más bajas de América Latina y del mundo (un 10.2 por ciento con respecto del PIB, en comparación con el 16.9 por ciento del promedio en América Latina y El Caribe). Por otra parte, el “Proyecto de Infraestructura Urbana y Prevención de Violencia”, destinará US$45 millones a mejorar las condiciones de vida en la Mancomunidad Gran Ciudad del Sur. En concreto, este proyecto busca mejorar el acceso a los servicios y la infraestructura básica y mitigar los factores de riesgo claves que causan el crimen y la violencia. De acuerdo a datos del BM, en 2014 la violencia le costó a Guatemala un 10 por ciento del Producto Interno Bruto. “Si bien Guatemala enfrenta retos importantes como las altas tasas de pobreza y desigualdad, el país tiene un enorme potencial para hacer frente a sus desafíos y ofrecer un mejor futuro a sus ciudadanos. Proyectos como los aprobados buscan precisamente brindar mayores oportunidades a las poblaciones vulnerables”, señaló Homa-Zahra Fotouhi, representante del Banco Mundial en Guatemala. Entre las acciones previstas se incluyen inversiones a pequeña escala en infraestructura urbana o periurbana, actividades de fortalecimiento de capacidades en los municipios, la creación de encuestas base para identificar a las comunidades más afectadas, la mejora de catastros municipales, el fortalecimiento de la coordinación inter-municipal y el apoyo a observatorios de crimen y violencia. Contactos: En Washington: Marcela Sánchez-Bender, +1-202-473-5863, msanchezbender@worldbank.org En Guatemala: Àngels Masó, (503) 7860.8019 amaso@worldbank.org Para conocer el trabajo del Banco Mundial en América Latina y el Caribe visite: www.bancomundial.org/alc Conozca más sobre el Banco Mundial en Guatemala: http://www.bancomundial.org/es/country/guatemala Visítenos en Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bancomundial Manténgase informado via Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BancoMundialLAC   Nuestro canal de YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/worldbank Comunicado de Prensa 2017/147/LAC  

El directivo del Banco Mundial en agricultura cree que se debe reducir la huella de carbono en la producción Reside en Washington, pero por el cargo que ocupa tiene que tener una mirada global. Juergen Voegele, director principal del Banco Mundial para la Agricultura, estuvo de visita en la Argentina recientemente y en su agenda de trabajo trata de unir temas como el cambio climático, la pobreza, la tecnología y la producción agrícola. En el país se reunió con funcionarios del Ministerio de Agroindustria y representantes del sector privado. En una entrevista con La Nación, Voegele se refirió al cambio climático como una "oportunidad" que tiene la Argentina por la tecnología agrícola que utiliza y a las tendencias globales en el consumo de alimentos. ¿Por qué le interesa al Banco Mundial la agricultura y el cambio climático? El Banco Mundial tiene dos objetivos como institución. La reducción de la pobreza y que mejoren el ingreso de la población que vive en los países en desarrollo. Esto último que se haga en condiciones de igualdad, equidad y sustentabilidad. Sabemos que el 70 % de los pobres vive en áreas rurales y la mayoría de ellos depende de la agricultura. Y si queremos llegar a los pobres tenemos que trabajar con la agricultura. Cuando hablan de sustentable, ¿a qué s refieren? Hablamos de la sustentabilidad de la tierra, el suelo y de la biodiversidad. Es muy importante para la humanidad que se reduzca la huella de carbono. La agricultura tiene una gran contribución al cambio climático. Globalmente es la responsable del 25% de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero. Pero así como es parte del problema, también lo es de la solución porque permite reabsorber el dióxido de carbono ¿Qué papel le asigna a la tecnología en este proceso? Tiene un rol muy importante porque hay ciertas tecnologías que son inteligentes desde lo climático y otras que no lo son. Creemos que los agricultores deben adoptar tecnologías inteligentes. Hay tres dimensiones en esto. Primero, se necesitan rindes elevados para aumentar la producción. Hay que alimentar 9000 millones de personas para 2050, pero hacerlo de manera sustentable. En segundo lugar, debe haber mayor resiliencia y adaptación al cambio climático. Y en tercer lugar, usar tecnología que ayude a reducir la huella de carbono. La labranza cero, en la cual la Argentina tiene una larga tradición, es un buena tecnología. Plantar árboles o producir biogás también son otros ejemplos.