• Ecuador volcano eruption hits banana plantations ...

    24/09/2020 · September 24, 2020. The volcanic ash resulting from the eruption of the Sangay volcano on Sunday has affected thousands of hectares of the country's fruit and vegetable crops, local website El reported. The event has affected 55,000 hectares of banana crops, especially in the provinces of Guayas and Los Rios.

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  • Geography of Ecuador | Ecuador

    The geography of Ecuador is quite diverse for a country that only covers a total of 283,560 square kilometers of which 6,720 square kilometers is made up of water. These statistics include the Galapagos Islands which form part of Ecuador. As the name Ecuador might suggest, the country is loed on the equator, with its neighboring countries being Columbia to the north .

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  • Assessing the economic impact of the Trade Agreement ...

    This report updates the economic impact assessment for Ecuador that was included in the original Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) prepared in relation to a possible agreement between the European Union (EU) and the signatory countries of the Andean Community.

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  • The IMF's role in the devastating impacts of Covid19 ...

    16/07/2020 · In Ecuador, the impact of the coronavirus is one of the most devastating in the world, severely exacerbated by the IMFbacked policies implemented before the crisis. Yet, even now, Ecuador is undergoing IMFmandated structural reforms that further dismantle its health system and suppress economic growth, just when it is necessary to increase ...

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  • Ecuador Economy

    11/10/2021 · Ecuador Economic Outlook. October 11, 2021. The economy returned to growth in Q2, driven by sharp rebounds in consumption and investment. However, the external sector detracted from growth as imports recovered, and the headline GDP reading was flattered by .

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  • The shocking impact of abortion prosecutions in Ecuador ...

    16/08/2021 · The shocking impact of abortion prosecutions in Ecuador Human Rights Watch report claims laws violate human rights and discriminate against Black and Indigenous people Voices Chapter 2 Fighting machismo: women on the front line Countries Ecuador Topics Gender LGBT Health Human Rights Poverty Inequality Social Movements Women A1 LAB ...

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  • Assessing the impact of the 2008 health reform in Ecuador ...

    22/07/2021 · In 2008, Ecuador started a national health reform based on the principles of Alma Ata to achieve Universal Health Coverage. While coverage indiors have increased, a systematic assessment of the impact of the reform on the delivery of health services at primary level is lacking. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the 2008 health reform on the performance of primary health care ...

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  • ECUADOR: A Case Study

    Ecuador Ecuador is a country in South America, approximately the size of Colorado, that has experienced many environmental changes. The country is considered a biodiversity hotspot because it has great genetic and biological diversity. Ecuador is one of the top 20 countries with the greatest diversity in speciesamazing for such a small nation.

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  • Impact: Ecuador

    14/05/2018 · Impact: Ecuador. Each year MedShare organizes an Impact Trip to a country we serve as a way to give Board members, staff, donors, potential donors, and supporters a way to see firsthand the ...

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  • Article: Ecuador: From Mass Emigration to Return M ...

    ARTICLE: This country profile analyzes Ecuador's migration trends and examines how remittances and return migration have become an important policy focus for a country with an estimated million to 2 million nationals living abroad, chiefly in the United States, Spain, and Italy. As waves of emigration occurred, the country also has experienced significant inflows of refugees and economic ...

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  • Causes and consequences of deforestation in Ecuador

    Causes and consequences of deforestation in Ecuador . by Jefferson Mecham. Centro de Investigacion de los Bosques Tropicales CIBT. Ecuador May 2001. Place and diversity . Ecuador is a relatively small country (283,560 sq. km.) loed on the equator in the tropical Andes of South America.

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  • Deforestation in Ecuador

    "How does deforestation in Ecuador affect the forests biodiversity and contribute to climate change?" Background. Ecuador, a fairly small country of 283,560 sq. km, is loed on the equator in the tropical Andes of South America. It's boarders hold 4 principle regions including part of the headwaters of the Amazon basin; earth's largest and ...

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  • How tiny Ecuador had a huge impact on Jews escaping the ...

    08/12/2018 · How tiny Ecuador had a huge impact on Jews escaping the Holocaust A new book by author Daniel Kersffeld tells how when many countries shut their doors to Jewish refugees, one welcomed them in ...

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  • Measuring the impact of the COVID19 outbreak in Ecuador ...

    The peak in allcause excess mortality in Ecuador may have occurred on April 4, 2020, with 909 excess deaths. Conclusions: Our results suggest that the real impact of the pandemic in Ecuador was much worse than that indied by reports from national institutions. Estimates of excess mortality might provide a better approximation of the true ...

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  • The shocking impact of abortion prosecutions in Ecuador ...

    16/08/2021 · The international character of the Green Wave movement makes it a powerful force in the region — and one which has the potential to affect seismic change. 'The movement for women's rights is a global one, and after Argentina took that giant step, we took a small one in Ecuador with the court ruling in April on rape,' said Ana Vera.

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  • Ecuador Overview: Development news, research, data | World ...

    01/04/2021 · The World Bank also mobilized an emergency response loan (USD 150 million) to provide aid following the earthquake that affected Ecuador in April 2016. World Bank support focused on reconstruction while other multilateral development banks, such as IDB and CAF, provided support for the initial recovery and immediate response, together with ...

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  • Ecuador: Coronavirus Pandemic Country Profile

    For instance, if 1,000 people died in Iceland, out of a population of about 340,000, that would have a far bigger impact than the same number dying in the United States, with its population of 331 million. 1 This difference in impact is clear when comparing deaths per million people of each country's population – in this example it would be ...

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