Recuperación justa y resiliente en América Latina para enfrentar el cambio climático

This policy brief by Transforma evaluates the economic recovery strategies of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) following the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that current 'inertial' recovery paths risk locking in fossil fuel dependency and hindering climate goals. It advocates for a 'just and resilient recovery' that integrates social equity, gender perspective, and climate adaptation into long-term economic planning.

• Many Latin American and Caribbean countries have prioritized short-term economic reactivation over long-term sustainable recovery, often utilizing 'inertial' solutions that maintain or intensify the use of fossil fuels and traditional development models.
• Between the start of the pandemic and May 2021, several LAC countries invested 4.1 billion USD in policies promoting fossil fuels, with 83% of these funds supporting short-term liquidity for transport and fossil-fuel-intensive industries through tax reductions and subsidies.
• Environmental protection and budgets declined during the pandemic, leading to increased illegal deforestation in Colombia and Mexico. In Colombia, deforestation rose by 83% in 2020 compared to 2019, while Mexico lost an estimated 68,423 hectares.
• The region's climate spending is significantly lower than the global average; climate expenditure represents only 1% of total spending and 6.9% of recovery spending, compared to global averages of 4.7% and 27% respectively.
• There is a disconnect between the updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and actual recovery packages. While NDCs prioritize sectors like waste and nature-based solutions, recovery investments in these areas have remained low.
• The pandemic exacerbated structural social and gender gaps in LAC. Women were disproportionately affected, with 52% of jobs lost between 2019 and 2020 being held by women, causing female labor participation to regress to levels seen in 2006.
• Financial instruments for sustainable recovery are emerging but limited. Green Bonds have more than doubled in volume since 2019, growing from 13.6 to 30.2 billion USD, though they remain focused primarily on mitigation rather than adaptation.

APA

Transforma (2022). Recuperación justa y resiliente en América Latina para enfrentar el cambio climático. https://transforma.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/BRIEF-ALAS-26_01_2022.pdf

Chicago

Transforma. Recuperación justa y resiliente en América Latina para enfrentar el cambio climático. 2022. https://transforma.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/BRIEF-ALAS-26_01_2022.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{transforma2022recuperacin, author = {{Transforma}}, title = {{Recuperación justa y resiliente en América Latina para enfrentar el cambio climático}}, institution = {Transforma}, year = {2022}, month = jan, url = {https://transforma.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/BRIEF-ALAS-26_01_2022.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }