Analysis of extreme events in the Caribbean 1990-2008

This study presents an analysis of extreme events in the Caribbean subregion for the period 1990 to 2008, and forms part of a similar, wider study focused on the Latin America and the Caribbean region (Central America and South America being the other two subregional components). It explores the...

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Otros Autores:	NU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe
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Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean 2015
Materias:	CEPAL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE DESASTRES NATURALES POLITICA AMBIENTAL ASPECTOS AMBIENTALES POLITICA ECONOMICA ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS PREVENCION DE DESASTRES CAMBIO CLIMATICO ADAPTACION AL CAMBIO CLIMATICO ECLAC SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NATURAL DISASTERS ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC ASPECTS DISASTER PREVENTION CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
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spelling	oai-11362-386602021-09-07T20:35:56Z Analysis of extreme events in the Caribbean 1990-2008 NU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe CEPAL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE DESASTRES NATURALES POLITICA AMBIENTAL ASPECTOS AMBIENTALES POLITICA ECONOMICA ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS PREVENCION DE DESASTRES CAMBIO CLIMATICO ADAPTACION AL CAMBIO CLIMATICO ECLAC SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NATURAL DISASTERS ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC ASPECTS DISASTER PREVENTION CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION This study presents an analysis of extreme events in the Caribbean subregion for the period 1990 to 2008, and forms part of a similar, wider study focused on the Latin America and the Caribbean region (Central America and South America being the other two subregional components). It explores the economic costs of climate change through an examination of adaptation costs to extreme events. ECLAC, through its Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, is pleased to have been able to undertake this study with the financial support of DFID and to have ensured its successful execution in collaboration with technical expertise from the University of the West Indies. .-- Chapter I. Historical analysis of the impact of natural disastrs on Craibeban economies from 1990 to 2008.-- Chapter II. Projectiions of frequency and intensity of extreme events.--Chapter III. Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Caribbean countries.-- Conclusion and policy recomendatins 2015-07-22T11:20:48Z 2015-07-22T11:20:48Z 2010-03-05 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/38660 LC/CAR/L.254 en .pdf application/pdf CARIBE CARIBBEAN REGION ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
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spellingShingle	CEPAL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE DESASTRES NATURALES POLITICA AMBIENTAL ASPECTOS AMBIENTALES POLITICA ECONOMICA ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS PREVENCION DE DESASTRES CAMBIO CLIMATICO ADAPTACION AL CAMBIO CLIMATICO ECLAC SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NATURAL DISASTERS ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC ASPECTS DISASTER PREVENTION CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION Analysis of extreme events in the Caribbean 1990-2008
description	This study presents an analysis of extreme events in the Caribbean subregion for the period 1990 to 2008, and forms part of a similar, wider study focused on the Latin America and the Caribbean region (Central America and South America being the other two subregional components). It explores the economic costs of climate change through an examination of adaptation costs to extreme events. ECLAC, through its Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, is pleased to have been able to undertake this study with the financial support of DFID and to have ensured its successful execution in collaboration with technical expertise from the University of the West Indies.
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title	Analysis of extreme events in the Caribbean 1990-2008
title_short	Analysis of extreme events in the Caribbean 1990-2008
title_full	Analysis of extreme events in the Caribbean 1990-2008
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Analysis of extreme events in the Caribbean 1990-2008

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