by gcftf | May 1, 2020 | Brazil
The devastating widespread impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic are ravaging their way across the tropics—from Indonesia to Peru and nearly everywhere in between. In the face of the rapidly evolving situation across both cities and states and provinces, subnational...
by gcftf | May 1, 2020 | Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, Peru
In Perú, the Regional Government of Ucayali is working quickly to mobilize a Regional Plan for Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indigenous Populations. The Plan, developed by the Regional Government of Ucayali and the Regional Management for the Development of...
by gcftf | Apr 21, 2020 | Mexico
As a generational global health crisis has swept across globe, local leaders are once again in the spotlight. As the axiom goes, subnational governments play among the most critical roles in ensuring effective responses in times of crisis: they are agile, innovative,...
by gcftf | Apr 17, 2020 | Brazil
The Secretariat of the Environment for Amazonas, Brazil, launches material to inform traditional communities about COVID-19. The new manual is part of the #FicaNaCumunidade (Stay in Your Community) campaign and is intended to disseminate official information about...
by gcftf | Apr 7, 2020 | Peru
As COVID-19 has swept across the globe it is clear that we are confronting not just a worldwide health pandemic, but also a deepening economic crisis. While the financial impact of COVID-19 is in the early stages of taking root across the tropics, in Peru, GCF Task...
