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Assessing the Impact of Sea Level Rise and Resilience Potential in the Caribbean: 360° Resilience Background Paper

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dc.contributor.authorGiardino, Alessio
dc.contributor.authorLeijnse, Tim
dc.contributor.authorTorres Duenas, Luisa
dc.contributor.authorAthanasiou, Panos
dc.contributor.authorHaasnoot, Marjolijn
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-27T20:02:26Z
dc.date.available2021-10-27T20:02:26Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-22
dc.description.abstractThe Caribbean region suffers major economic losses from natural hazards such as flooding due to storms, cyclones, extreme waves, winds and precipitation, coastal erosion, volcanic eruptions and landslides. Consequently, as typical at most small coastal states, when a disaster strikes, a large part of the population, infrastructure and businesses, generally concentrated in the coastal areas, are directly or indirectly affected. Climate change and sea level rise (SLR), in combination with socio-economic growth, are likely to exacerbate this situation, which is already critical for many of these countries. In particular, the effect of SLR will lead to more frequent and intense flooding events and chronical coastal erosion, with a direct effect on the local and regional economies. In this study, a regional estimation of the effects of SLR in terms of coastal flooding and erosion of sandy beaches was carried out for 18 countries in the Caribbean with the aim of deriving proxies to evaluate the resilient potential of each country and their potential to adaptation. The (change in) risk resulting from SLR was estimated until 2100 under different SLR scenarios and socio-economic pathways.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/599791635297691305/360-Resilience-A-Guide-to-Prepare-the-Caribbean-for-a-New-Generation-of-Shocks-Assessing-the-Impact-of-Sea-Level-Rise-and-Resilience-Potential-in-the-Caribbean
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/36417
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/36417
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.subjectSEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESILIENCE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
dc.subjectFLOOD RISK
dc.subjectHAZARD RISK
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTER
dc.subjectBEACH EROSION
dc.titleAssessing the Impact of Sea Level Rise and Resilience Potential in the Caribbeanen
dc.title.subtitle360° Resilience Background Paperen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleAssessing the Impact of Sea Level Rise and Resilience Potential in the Caribbean
okr.date.disclosure2021-10-26
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:34:38.634737Z
okr.date.lastmodified2021-10-26T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/599791635297691305/360-Resilience-A-Guide-to-Prepare-the-Caribbean-for-a-New-Generation-of-Shocks-Assessing-the-Impact-of-Sea-Level-Rise-and-Resilience-Potential-in-the-Caribbean
okr.guid599791635297691305
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b088ada603_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum33542945
okr.identifier.report165605
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/599791635297691305/pdf/360-Resilience-A-Guide-to-Prepare-the-Caribbean-for-a-New-Generation-of-Shocks-Assessing-the-Impact-of-Sea-Level-Rise-and-Resilience-Potential-in-the-Caribbean.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.geographicalCaribbean
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Impacts
okr.topicEnvironment::Natural Disasters
okr.topicUrban Development::Hazard Risk Management
okr.topicWater Resources::Flood Control
okr.topicWater Resources::Hydrology
okr.unitSLCUR Urban LCR
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