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The Caribbean region is prone to disasters due to its geographic location. The exposures and resulting impacts of these disasters are aggravated by persistent social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities. Compounded with the region’s current dependence on imported fossil fuels and financial...


Flores, AdriánPeralta, LedaThe enhancement of resilience to disasters and climate change in the Caribbean through the modernization of the energy sector

This paper examines the role of information and communications technologies (ICTs) for disaster risk management (DRM) with a specific focus on the Caribbean. The study included the review of literature and case studies, as well the administration of a survey instrument that collected the feedback...


Williams, Robert CranePhillips, AtibaInformation and communication technologies for disaster risk management in the Caribbean

Tal vez el principal canal de transmisión de los impactos del cambio climático sobre las actividades económicas y humanas es a través de la disponibilidad de los recursos hídricos. Reconociendo la necesidad de generar políticas que permitan gestionar los riesgos que imponen las nuevas condiciones...


This study examines the impact of de-risking on the study countries—bank and non-bank sectors. The study approach is based on survey instruments, consultations and analysis of secondary data. The impacts that have been observed, to date, have generally been discounted in most analysis as “anecdot...


McLean, SheldonMetzgen, YdahliaSingh, RanjitSkerrette, NyashaEconomic impact of de-risking on the Caribbean: Case studies of Antigua and Barbuda, Belize and Saint Kitts and Nevis

The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Accelerated Modalities of Action Pathway (hereafter referred to as the SAMOA Pathway) was adopted in 2014 at the United Nations Third International Conference on SIDS. The SAMOA Pathway builds on the 1994 Barbados Programme of Action for SIDS (BPOA) and ...


Dubrie, ArtieThorne, ElizabethFontes de Meira, LucianaBello, OmarPhillips, WillardSynthesis of the Caribbean subregion midterm review report of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway

Martínez Castilla, ZoilaGuías prácticas para situaciones específicas: manejo de riesgos y preparación para respuestas a emergencias mineras

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