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Quantitative Analysis of the Impact of Floods in Bolivia

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dc.contributor.authorIshizawa, Oscar A.
dc.contributor.authorMiranda, Juan José
dc.contributor.authorJiménez, Luis Felipe
dc.contributor.authorVillamil, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorLv, Xijie
dc.contributor.authorJardillier, Remy Paul Jean
dc.contributor.authorde Haro López, Itzel
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-19T18:20:47Z
dc.date.available2017-12-19T18:20:47Z
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.description.abstractBolivia’s primary natural hazards - such as droughts, frost, severe rains, and hailstorms - are largely hydrometeorological in nature, and include phenomena derived from these, such as floods and landslides. Given their frequency and the proportion of the population exposed to them, floods cause significant economic losses primarily affecting infrastructure, agricultural, and livestock production. Given this context, disaster risk management has been a priority in the agenda of the Government of Bolivia, which has achieved significant progress in establishing a regulatory and institutional framework for this purpose. This study analyzes various indexes commonly used in economic literature to represent flood impacts. The results show that different indexes are consistent across the different characterizations, and point to a significant negative effect of excessive precipitation, intense rainfall, and river overflow, on both per capita income and household poverty. The study is divided into four sections. The first section describes the three indexes used in the study, the information used to calibrate them, and how their values are calculated. The second section describes the methodology used to assess floods imparts on household income and poverty. The third section describes the results for different variants of the indexes and includes a comparison of the predictions of each in different scenarios. The last section shows the main conclusions of the study.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/111981513149194767/Quantitative-analysis-of-the-impact-of-floods-in-Bolivia
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/29043
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION INDEX
dc.subjectINTENSITY INDEX
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectCLIMATE SHOCKS
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.titleQuantitative Analysis of the Impact of Floods in Boliviaen
dc.title.alternativeAnálisis cuantitativo del impacto de las inundaciones en Boliviaen
dc.typeReporten
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okr.crossref.titleQuantitative Analysis of the Impact of Floods in BoliviaAnálisis cuantitativo del impacto de las inundaciones en Bolivia
okr.date.disclosure2017-12-12
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/111981513149194767/Quantitative-analysis-of-the-impact-of-floods-in-Bolivia
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okr.guid111981513149194767
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/29043
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b085431c1b_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum29266170
okr.identifier.report122043
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/111981513149194767/pdf/122043-WP-P150751-PUBLIC-Bolivia-Quant-Analysis-of-Flood-Impacts-English-Final-Dec-2017.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryBolivia
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Natural disaster management
okr.topicConflict and Development::Disaster Management
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Impacts
okr.topicEnvironment::Natural Disasters
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty, Environment and Development
okr.topicWater Resources::Flood Control
okr.topicWater Resources::Hydrology
okr.topicUrban Development::Hazard Risk Management
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