Resources

Key Development Topics

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The topics below, although approached from a regional perspective, are particularly relevant to Costa Rica. These websites will include information about reports or projects specific to the country.

Trade
NAFTA, CAFTA and other free-trade agreements in the region.

HIV/AIDS
Around 600,000 people in the region have died from AIDS over the past 20 years.

Poverty
The Group of Poverty and Inequality offers a range of products and analytical services to improve our understanding on how to reduce poverty and inequality.

The Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region has the highest average water availability of all regions, at about 24,400 cubic meters per person.

See more regional topics

Last updated: 2008-12-04

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