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Understanding Vulnerability to Poverty and Natural Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean

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dc.contributor.authorCanavire Bacarreza, Gustavo J.
dc.contributor.authorConconi, Adriana
dc.contributor.authorOlivieri, Sergio
dc.contributor.authorSerio, Monserrat
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-28T18:28:24Z
dc.date.available2024-06-28T18:28:24Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-28
dc.description.abstractThis paper provides the first measures of vulnerability to poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean at the household level looking at natural hazards such as floods, landslides, cyclones, earthquakes, and droughts. It considers seven countries in the region: Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, and Peru. The paper constructs a unique data base that links household surveys from the Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean database to data on natural hazards from the ThinkHazard database and Emergency Events Database, which permits the first estimates of how household exposure to natural events raises the probability of being poor. The results suggest that vulnerability to poverty is related to households' coping and adaptation strategies, and there is great heterogeneity depending on the natural hazard assumed. The evidence generated by this approach helps in understanding the lack of coping mechanisms and adaptation strategies among vulnerable households. This understanding can be used to mitigate the effects of natural disasters. The evidence-based approach is useful for identifying specific vulnerable communities in disaster-prone areas. Furthermore, the information can be presented in the most disaggregated representative unit that the data allow so that policy makers can build more efficient management policies in their location.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099440506262440046/IDU110d1ad9d1f13e14dfd1b67518cbfbad225f6
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10826
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41798
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10825
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectLAC
dc.subjectNO POVERTY
dc.subjectSDG 1
dc.titleUnderstanding Vulnerability to Poverty and Natural Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbeanen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.date.disclosure2024-06-28
okr.date.lastmodified2024-06-26T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099440506262440046/IDU110d1ad9d1f13e14dfd1b67518cbfbad225f6
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10825
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34350877
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okr.identifier.reportWPS10825
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okr.region.geographicalCaribbean
okr.region.geographicalLatin America
okr.sectorCentral Government (Central Agencies)
okr.themeInclusive Growth,Mitigation,Data Development and Capacity Building,Economic Policy,Economic Growth and Planning,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Public Sector Management,Climate change,Adaptation,Data production, accessibility and use
okr.topicEnvironment::Natural Disasters
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Reduction Strategies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Monitoring & Analysis
okr.unitEFI-LCR-POV-Poverty and Equity (ELCPV)
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