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Preface This study was prepared for the Government of Jamaica following the significant physical damage and economic losses that the country sustained as a result of flood rains associated with the development of Hurricane Michelle. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) submitted a request...


Discute algunas orientaciones basicas de capacitacion en el tema de desastres naturales, recomendando principalmente la participacion de la poblacion organizada en las labores de prevencion y defensa de los espacios vitales.


Sabatini, FranciscoJordán Fuchs, RicardoCapacitación para la prevención de desastres naturales en América Latina

Recent decades have seen a significant global increase in the occurrence of disasters, and Latin America and the Caribbean has been no exception. Today, natural and man-made disasters are considered to be social phenomena due to their impact on people’s lives and the fact that there is scope for ...


Autor: Bello, Omar

The aim of this study is to estimate the impact of geological and climate-related disasters on the per capita growth rates of gross domestic product (GDP) and fiscal expenditure in Latin American and Caribbean countries. The results show that the effects vary by type of disaster and by subregion....


Bello, OmarDisasters, economic growth and fiscal response in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1972-2010

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