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dc.titleClimate Change and Extreme Weather Events in Latin America: An Exposure Index
dc.contributor.authorGarlati, Adrian
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.date.available2013-01-24T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2013-01-24T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractClimate change is changing the frequency and intensity of Extreme Weather Events (EWEs), particularly in poor developing countries, and the international community is increasingly suggesting the design of adaptation funds to resolve this situation. Measures of vulnerability and exposure to EWEs are a critical instrument in guaranteeing a transparent, efficient and equitable allocation process in these funds. Latin American countries, which contribute little to climate change but are hard-hit by EWEs, urgently need new indicators to back up their claims for financial and technical assistance. Using DesInventar data, the paper develops an innovative Disaster Exposure Index (DEI) that encompasses many disasters' impacts. DEI calculations indicate an unexpected scenario where some regions usually considered resilient are found to be exposed. The results call for further development of regional indicators to facilitate the international, national and sub- national allocation of adaptation funds.
dc.format.extent45
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0009074
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Climate-Change-and-Extreme-Weather-Events-in-Latin-America-An-Exposure-Index.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subject.jelcodeH12 - Crisis Management
dc.subject.jelcodeH84 - Disaster Aid
dc.subject.keywordsIDB-TN-490
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberTechnical Notes
idb.operationRG-K1219
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