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Analysing the impact of natural hazards in small economies: The Caribbean case
Heger, Martin; Julca, Alex; Paddison, Oliver - 2008
This paper analyses the impact of natural disasters in the Caribbean. The economic impact of natural disasters in the … the interruption of production of goods and services can be particularly devastating in an environment where few large …
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Grenada : disaster resilience strategy
Internationaler Währungsfonds - 2022
Natural disasters and climate change are existential threats to Grenada, with annual losses from these events estimated at 1.7 percent of GDP. Grenada has proactively pursued resilience-building, with its Climate Change Policy and National Adaptation Plan providing detailed roadmaps for...
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The impact of tropical storms on international trade : evidence from Eastern Caribbean Small Island Developing States
Mohan, Preeya - 2023
Eastern Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have a high dependence on international trade for income … storms. The objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of tropical storms on international trade for eight Eastern … Caribbean SIDS over the period 2000-2019, as well as the mediating role of the Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER). The results …
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The impact of tropical storms on international trade: Evidence from Eastern Caribbean Small Island Developing States
Mohan, Preeya - 2023
Eastern Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have a high dependence on international trade for income … storms. The objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of tropical storms on international trade for eight Eastern … Caribbean SIDS over the period 2000-2019, as well as the mediating role of the Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER). The results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014518271
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Relative vulnerability of selected Caribbean states to changes in food security due to tropical storms and hurricanes
Pemberton, Carlisle A.; Patterson-Andrews, Hazel; … - In: International journal of food and agricultural … 4 (2016) 1, pp. 125-136
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Dominica : 2021 Article IV consultation : press release; staff report; and statement by the Executive Director for Dominica
Internationaler Währungsfonds - 2022
Dominica has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, with an estimated decline in GDP of 11 percent in 2020 underpinned by a sharp reduction in tourism receipts that affected connected sectors and by lockdown measures to limit virus contagion. The output decline was contained by health spending,...
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Barbados : 2021 Article IV consultation, sixth review under the extended arrangement under the extended fund facility, and request for modification of performance criteria : press...
Internationaler Währungsfonds - 2021
While Barbados has been making good progress in implementing its Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) plan to restore fiscal and debt sustainability, rebuild reserves, and increase growth, it continues to face major challenges owing to the global pandemic. International reserves have...
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines : request for disbursement under the rapid credit facility : press release; staff report; and statement by the Executive Director for St. Vincent and...
Internationaler Währungsfonds - 2021
An explosive volcanic eruption that began on April 9 is hitting St. Vincent and the Grenadines hard, creating an urgent balance of payments need and a humanitarian crisis as the country continues to deal with the fallout from the global pandemic. The economy is estimated to have contracted in...
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Associations between hurricane exposure, food insecurity, and microfinance : a cross-sectional study in Haiti
Kianersi, Sina; Jules, Reginal; Zhang, Yijia; Luetke, Maya - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 145 (2021), pp. 1-9
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Indice globale della fame: La sfida della fame 2013: Sviluppare la resilienza delle comunita per la sicurezza alimentare e nutrizionale
von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
L Indice Globale della Fame 2013 (GHI), relativo ai dati del periodo 2008-2012, mostra che la fame mondiale e diminuita di un terzo rispetto al 1990. Nonostante i progressi, il livello della fame nel mondo rimane "grave", con 870 milioni di persone a soffrirne, secondo le stime...
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