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Climate-related disasters in Asia and the Pacific
Thomas, Vinod; Albert, Jose Ramon G.; Perez, Rosa T. - 2013
Natural disasters are on the rise worldwide. There are more and more intense natural disasters - which are defined to cause at least 100 deaths or to affect the basic survival needs of at least 1,000 people - resulting from floods and storms as well as droughts and heat waves. The Asia and the...
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Enhancing Macroeconomic Resilience to Natural Disasters and Climate Change in the Small States of the Pacific
Cabezon, Ezequiel R. - 2015
varying degrees. In addition to their devastating human costs, these events damage growth prospects and worsen countries …' fiscal positions. This is the first cross-country IMF study assessing the impact of natural disasters on growth in the … Pacific islands as a group. A panel VAR analysis suggests that, for damage and losses equivalent to 1 percent of GDP, growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013019987
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Small Island States in the Pacific : The Tyranny of Distance
Becker, Chris - 2012
have little arable land. There is empirical evidence to suggest that these factors are related to income growth …
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Effectiveness of foreign development assistance in mitigating natural disasters' impact : case study of Pacific island countries
Chen, Hong; Singh, Baljeet - 2020
assesses the effectiveness of foreign development assistance in mitigating natural disasters' impact on Pacific economic growth … non-spurious and consistent empirical estimation of a growth model. It is found that while natural disasters greatly … hinder economic growth in the region, official development assistance significantly mitigates such adverse effects. …
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The Economic Impact of Natural Disasters in Pacific Island Countries : Adaptation and Preparedness
Lee, Dongyeol - 2018
estimates the impact of disasters on economic growth and international trade using a panel regression. The results show that … 'severe' disasters have a significant and negative impact on economic growth and lead to a deterioration of the fiscal and … trade balance. We also find that the negative impact on growth is stronger for more intense disasters. Going further this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012913925
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The Economic and Fiscal Burdens of Disasters in the Pacific
Noy, Ilan - 2017
The Pacific Islands face the highest disaster risk, in per capita terms, globally. Examples of catastrophic events in the region include the 2009 tsunami in Samoa, the 2014 floods in the Solomon Islands, and the 2015 cyclone Pam in Vanuatu. Even without these catastrophic events, countries in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012964696
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Building back better in small Island developing states in the pacific: initial insights from the bind model of disaster risk management policy options in Fiji
Dunz, Nepomuk; Tanaka, Hajime; Shiiba, Nagisa; … - 2021
Building resilience to disasters continues to pose challenges for developing countries. Historically, small island developing states (SIDS) bordering the Pacific Ocean have suffered from multiple hazards, such as earthquakes, coastal erosion, floods, and cyclones. Population increase, uneven...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012698357
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Climate-Related Disasters in Asia and the Pacific
Thomas, Vinod; Albert, Jose Ramon; Perez, Rosa - 2013
Natural disasters are on the rise worldwide. There are more and more intense natural disasters — which are defined to cause at least 100 deaths or to affect the basic survival needs of at least 1,000 people — resulting from floods and storms as well as droughts and heat waves. The Asia and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014155476
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Contribution of agriculture to climate change and low-emission agricultural development in Asia and the Pacific
Aryal, Jeetendra Prakash - 2022
The agriculture sector in Asia and the Pacific region contributes massively to climate change, as the region has the largest share of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture. The region is the largest producer of rice, a major source of methane emissions. Further, to achieve food...
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Asia's transition to net zero : opportunities and challenges in agriculture
Panda, Architesh; Yamano, Takashi - 2023
Asia is home to 60% of the world's population, 52% of global agricultural production, and 43% of agriculture-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. While a large portion of the Asian population depends on agriculture for their livelihood and food security, the agriculture sector is one of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014368405