The Americas
The Americas (also collectively called America) is a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.Along with their associated islands, the Americas cover 8% of Earth's total surface area and 28.4% of its land area. The topography is dominated by the American Cordillera, a long chain of mountains that runs the length of the west coast. The flatter eastern side of the Americas is dominated by large river basins, such as the Amazon, St. Lawrence River–Great Lakes basin, Mississippi, and La Plata. …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 6 September 2024 French
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RECORD, NO 36, 6 SEPTEMBER 2024 Americas In the Americas, 3 countries reported 55 078 cholera cases …
WHO: World Health Organization · 6 September 2024 English
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RECORD, NO 36, 6 SEPTEMBER 2024 Americas In the Americas, 3 countries reported 55 078 cholera cases …
World Bank Group · 5 September 2024 English
This paper studies the impact of working with same-race coworkers on individuals' retention at firms. Using administrative employer-employee data from Brazil, the paper exploits unexpected deaths of workers from different …
forced African immigrants among countries in the Americas, the country was founded as a society based …
Amnesty International · 4 September 2024 English
This submission gives Amnesty International’s views on opportunities, best practices, actionable solutions, challenges and barriers relevant to the topic of the second dialogue under the UNFCCC United Arab Emirates Just …
Europe and Central Asia are at around 83.9%, the Americas at 64.3%, Asia and the Pacific at 44.1%, the …
SEI: Stockholm Environment Institute · 4 September 2024 English
Key messages Sufficient adaptation finance under the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) should direct international funding to countries with the least responsibility for climate change, in a way that does …
our eight centres in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, we engage with policy processes, development …
SEI: Stockholm Environment Institute · 3 September 2024 English
Key messages The EU has demonstrated its commitment to halt deforestation from the demand side through the issuance of the Regulation on Deforestation-Free Supply Chains (EUDR). This regulation requires the …
our eight centres in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, we engage with policy processes, development …
Amnesty International · 3 September 2024 English
Virginia Laparra's fight for justice and human rights has led to her unjust imprisonment and exile. Solidarity and collective support have been key to her resilience.
World Bank Group · 2 September 2024 English
states and five associated members throughout the Americas, the Caribbean and Atlantic Ocean.The World …
SEI: Stockholm Environment Institute · 2 September 2024 English
The International Energy Agency predicts that global coal demand will reduce by 70% by 2050. But what does that mean for coal-dependent countries like South Africa? This working paper explores …
our eight centres in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, we engage with policy processes, development …
WHO: World Health Organization · 1 September 2024 English
increase in protest activity in the WHO Region of the Americas and the African and the Eastern Mediterranean …
