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Assessing the Potential Consequences of Climate Destabilization in Latin America

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dc.contributor.authorVergara, Walter
dc.contributor.editorVergara, Walter
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-17T16:39:51Z
dc.date.available2014-09-17T16:39:51Z
dc.date.issued2009-01
dc.description.abstractEstimating the potential costs of climate destabilization is not a trivial matter. Potential climate impacts have multiple consequences, some of which can be monetized while others are beyond the reach of standard economic tools. A full assessment of the implications of climate impacts often cannot be completed because many of the consequences are only partly known. This report summarizes data recently made available, through the portfolio of adaptation activities in the region, on some of the damages induced by climate destabilization. These include impacts from hurricane intensification, glacier retreat, and increased exposure to tropical vector diseases, coral bleaching, and composite costs of climate change in the particularly vulnerable Caribbean Basin. Other costs are becoming evident but they still cannot be estimated. Most worrisome among these are the potential implications from Amazon dieback which, if realized, will drastically affect the water cycle in the region as well as environmental services essential to economic activity in the region, with wider global implications. The report refers to destabilization in the title as recognition, that the region is now facing impacts from major, destabilizing changes in its climate.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/19943297/assessing-potential-consequences-climate-destabilization-latin-america
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/20194
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20194
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesLatin America and Caribbean Region sustainable development working paper;no. 32
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABRUPT CLIMATE
dc.subjectABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectACCESS TO INSURANCE
dc.subjectAEROSOL POLLUTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALLOCATION
dc.subjectALTITUDE
dc.subjectAMAZON RAINFOREST
dc.subjectANNUAL COST
dc.subjectANNUAL COSTS
dc.subjectANNUAL LOSS
dc.subjectANOMALIES
dc.subjectANOMALY
dc.subjectASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE IMPACTS
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION
dc.subjectBASINS
dc.subjectBEACH
dc.subjectBEACHES
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBIOSPHERE
dc.subjectCA
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS
dc.subjectCARBON SINKS
dc.subjectCARBONATES
dc.subjectCL
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE ACTION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIO
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE DISASTERS
dc.subjectCLIMATE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE MODEL
dc.subjectCLIMATE MODEL SIMULATIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE MODELS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SIGNALS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SYSTEM
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCLOUDS
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOAST
dc.subjectCOAST WETLANDS
dc.subjectCOASTAL AREAS
dc.subjectCOASTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectCOASTAL REGION
dc.subjectCOASTAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCOASTAL WETLANDS
dc.subjectCOASTAL ZONES
dc.subjectCOASTS
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL FISHING
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectCORAL
dc.subjectCORAL COVER
dc.subjectCORAL REEFS
dc.subjectCORALS
dc.subjectCOST ESTIMATES
dc.subjectCOSTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCUMULATIVE LOSS
dc.subjectCYCLONE ACTIVITY
dc.subjectCYCLONE INTENSITY
dc.subjectCYCLONE TRACKS
dc.subjectDAMAGES
dc.subjectDATA SOURCES
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDESERTIFICATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEW
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECOLOGY
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DATA
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION SCENARIOS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS SCENARIOS
dc.subjectENDEMIC SPECIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectEROSION
dc.subjectEXTINCTION RISK FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER
dc.subjectFAUNA
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL TERMS
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFLOOD CONTROL
dc.subjectFLOOD DAMAGE
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFLORA
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFOREST DIEBACK
dc.subjectFOREST ECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectGLACIER RETREAT
dc.subjectGLACIERS
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE SYSTEM
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER TABLES
dc.subjectGULF
dc.subjectHABITATS
dc.subjectHIGH-RESOLUTION CLIMATE
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHURRICANE
dc.subjectHURRICANE CENTER
dc.subjectHURRICANE DAMAGE
dc.subjectHURRICANE FREQUENCY
dc.subjectHURRICANE INTENSITY
dc.subjectHURRICANE RISK
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL CYCLE
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL REGIME
dc.subjectHYDROMETEOROLOGY
dc.subjectICE
dc.subjectICE COVER
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE
dc.subjectIMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF HURRICANES
dc.subjectINCREASE IN TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectMAJOR HURRICANES
dc.subjectMANGROVE
dc.subjectMARINE ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectMARINE SPECIES
dc.subjectMAXIMUM TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectMITIGATION
dc.subjectMOUNTAINS
dc.subjectNUTRIENTS
dc.subjectOYSTERS
dc.subjectPAINTS
dc.subjectPHOTOSYNTHESIS
dc.subjectPLAINS
dc.subjectPLANT LIFE
dc.subjectPOLLUTANTS
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER SUPPLY
dc.subjectPP
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRELIMINARY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPRESENT COST
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRANGES
dc.subjectREEF
dc.subjectREGIONAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectREGIONAL CLIMATE PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectRESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRIVER
dc.subjectSEA
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL RISES
dc.subjectSEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectSEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectSEAS
dc.subjectSEASON
dc.subjectSEDIMENTS
dc.subjectSENSITIVITY ANALYSES
dc.subjectSHRIMP
dc.subjectSINK
dc.subjectSST
dc.subjectSTORM SURGE
dc.subjectSTORM SURGES
dc.subjectSTORMS
dc.subjectSURFACE TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectSURFACE TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE CHANGES
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE INCREASE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE INCREASES
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE RANGE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE RECORD
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE RESPONSE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE RISE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURES
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONE
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONE INTENSITY
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONES
dc.subjectTROPICAL DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectTROPICAL RAINFORESTS
dc.subjectTROPICAL STORM
dc.subjectTROPICS
dc.subjectTROPOSPHERE
dc.subjectUNCERTAINTIES
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE IMPACTS
dc.subjectWATER CYCLE
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATER VAPOR
dc.subjectWAVES
dc.subjectWEATHER PATTERNS
dc.subjectWETLAND
dc.subjectWETLANDS
dc.subjectWILDLIFE
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND DAMAGE
dc.subjectWIND SPEED
dc.subjectWIND SPEEDS
dc.subjectWINDS
dc.subjectWORST-CASE
dc.titleAssessing the Potential Consequences of Climate Destabilization in Latin Americaen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.date.disclosure2014-08-11
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:51:37.053973Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/19943297/assessing-potential-consequences-climate-destabilization-latin-america
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid898351468242097991
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20140811104221
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19943297
okr.identifier.report89922
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America and Caribbean
okr.region.geographicalCaribbean
okr.region.geographicalCentral America
okr.region.geographicalSouth America
okr.region.geographicalLatin America
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicWater Resources::Wetlands
okr.topicEnvironment::Coastal and Marine Environment
okr.topicScience and Technology Development::Science of Climate Change
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Climate Change Economics
okr.unitLCR Regional Vice President (LCRVP)
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