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Climate change, armed conflicts and resilience
D'Angeli, Mariagrazia; Marin, Giovanni; Paglialunga, Elena - 2022
In recent years, there has been rapid development of the literature linking climate change and armed conflicts. Although no conclusionary evidence has been found of a direct link between climate change and armed conflicts, still climate change has been addressed as an important trigger,...
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The Indian energy divide: dissecting inequalities in the energy transition towards LPG
Patel, Utkarsh; Kumar, Deepak - 2020
Indoor air pollution in Indian households due to traditional biomass burning is a significant health burden. Clean fuels, such as liquified petroleum gas (LPG), offer sustainable alternatives. Over the years, the LPG adoption rate in India has increased; however, it is not enough to meet the UN...
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Infrastructure services and early childhood development in Latin America and the Caribbean : water, sanitation, and garbage collection
Balza, Lenin H.; Cuartas, Jorge; Gomez-Parra, Nicolas; … - 2024
Access to essential infrastructure services such as water, sanitation, and garbage collection can considerably affect children's environment and may play a significant role in shaping early childhood developmental and health outcomes. Using data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)...
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Modeling tropical cyclone risk while accounting for climate change and natural infrastructure in the Caribbean
Reguero, Borja G.; Menéndez Fernández, Pelayo; … - 2023
This chapter describes tools and a methodology to model wind and flood risks from tropical storms under present and future climate accounting for natural infrastructure. Wind forcing provide a crucial link to hydrodynamic models that can be used in risk assessments to estimate extent of and...
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The impact of tropical storms on international trade : evidence from Eastern Caribbean Small Island Developing States
Mohan, Preeya - 2023
indicate that hurricanes have a more long-term impact on exports, reducing exports of goods by 20 percent in the month of a …
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Climate change, hurricanes, and sovereign debt in the Caribbean basin
Cavallo, Eduardo A.; Flórez Gómez, Santiago; Noy, Ilan; … - 2024
Caribbean Islands are exposed to hurricanes, the damages of which are projected to intensify due to anthropogenic … climate change. The region is also highly indebted. We focus on the interaction between climate change, hurricanes, and public … debt. We investigate what the typical impact of Caribbean hurricanes on public debt in the region has been and how …
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The migration response to increasing temperatures
Cattaneo, Cristina; Peri, Giovanni - 2015
Climate change, especially the warming trend experienced by several countries, could affect agricultural productivity. As a consequence, rural incomes will change, and with them the incentives for people to remain in rural areas. Using data from 116 countries between 1960 and 2000, we analyze...
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Health systems and health inequalities in Latin America
Bancalari, Antonella; Berlinski, Samuel G.; Buitrago, … - 2023
The present paper outlines measures of disparity in healthcare access and health outcomes, drawing from the standardized metrics introduced in one related study (Bancalari et al., 2023). Beveridge countries seem to be less unequal than Bismarckian countries. Yet, there is no strong pattern in...
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Health inequalities in Latin American and the Caribbean : child, adolescent, reproductive, metabolic syndrome and mental health
Bancalari, Antonella; Berlinski, Samuel G.; Buitrago, … - 2023
Health constitutes a fundamental aspect of our well-being. It is also a key factor in determining our contribution to market and non-market output. Health inequality refers to the unequal realization of health outcomes between different groups in the population. Systematic disparities in health...
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Gone with the wind : demographic transitions and domestic saving
Cavallo, Eduardo A.; Sánchez, Gabriel; Valenzuela, Patricio - 2016
This study explores the relationship between demographic factors and saving rates using a panel dataset covering 110 countries between 1963 and 2012. In line with predictions from theory, this paper finds that lower dependency rates and greater longevity increase domestic saving rates. However,...
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