Weathering Storms : Understanding the Impact of Natural Disasters on the Poor in Central America

Weathering Storms : Understanding the Impact of Natural Disasters on the Poor in Central America

In the past decades, natural disasters have caused substantial human and economic losses in Central America, with strong adverse impacts on gross domestic product per capita, income, and poverty reduction. This study provides a regional perspective...

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Main Authors: Ishizawa, Oscar A., Miranda, Juan Jose
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
SANITATION
IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
POVERTY POVERTY
RISKS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HURRICANE INTENSITY
IMPACT OF HURRICANES
POVERTY REDUCTION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
STORM
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
WIND SPEED
INCOME POVERTY
INCOME
POVERTY RATES
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
STORMS
ANNUAL GROWTH RATE
CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT
DEATH
DISASTER
HURRICANE DAMAGE
MODELS
DAMAGES
INDIRECT ECONOMIC EFFECTS
PRICE
CONFLICT
MEASURES
HURRICANES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
WELFARE INDICATORS
RURAL POPULATIONS
MAJOR HURRICANES
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RELIEF
EXTREME POVERTY
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
NATURAL DISASTER
HURRICANE CENTER
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HURRICANE IMPACT
EFFECTS OF HURRICANES
NATURAL HAZARD
NATURAL DISASTERS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
DISASTERS
EXOGENOUS INPUT
CYCLONES
IMPORTS
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
TROPICAL STORM
CONSUMPTION
DROUGHTS
HUMAN CAPITAL
RISK ASSESSMENT
ECONOMIC IMPACT
NATURAL HAZARDS
DISASTER REDUCTION
DISASTER RISK
POLICIES
INTENSITY OF HURRICANES
BANK
CLIMATE
TROPICAL STORMS
NATIONAL INCOME
PER‐CAPITA INCOME
DAMAGE
RELIEF EFFORTS
NATURAL CATASTROPHE
IMPACT OF DISASTERS
RURAL
EFFECTS OF HURRICANE
MARKET
ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
POLICY
MONETARY TERMS
TARGETING
RURAL AREAS
HURRICANE
ECONOMIC IMPACTS
RISK
WIND SPEEDS
POVERTY
RISK MANAGEMENT
POOR
INTENSITY OF STORMS
IMPACTS OF HURRICANES
RECONSTRUCTION
ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26422934/weathering-storms-understanding-impact-natural-disasters-poor-central-america
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24528

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26422934/weathering-storms-understanding-impact-natural-disasters-poor-central-america
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24528

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