The Power System in the Eye of the Storm : The Call for Energy Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Belize
This paper analyzes the impact of two hurricanes and a tropical storm that affected Belize in order to identify some key vulnerabilities in the power system to extreme weather, which is likely to be exacerbated due to climate change. By addressing...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26792965/power-system-eye-storm-call-energy-resilience-climate-adaptation-belize http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25104 |
| Summary: | This paper analyzes the impact of two
hurricanes and a tropical storm that affected Belize in
order to identify some key vulnerabilities in the power
system to extreme weather, which is likely to be exacerbated
due to climate change. By addressing these weaknesses,
Belize can significantly enhance its energy resilience and
adaptive capacity. The authors carried out the analyses and
wrote the paper during the preparation of the Energy
Resilience for Climate Adaptation Project (ERCAP), which is
an initiative by the Government of Belize (GoB) that is
being supported by the World Bank with funding from the
Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) of the Global Environment
Facility (GEF). The ERCAP is designed to assist the GoB
undertake demonstrative measures and targeted pilot
investments that would enhance energy resilience in the
country, and could subsequently be mainstreamed and
scaled-up for greater impact. |
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