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dc.titleBuilding a more Resilient and Low-Carbon Caribbean - Report 1: Climate Resiliency and Building Materials in the Caribbean
dc.contributor.authorBailey, Jed
dc.contributor.authorCarvajal, Paola
dc.contributor.authorGarcía Fernández, Javier
dc.contributor.authorGischler, Christiaan
dc.contributor.authorHenriquez, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorMinoja, Livia
dc.contributor.orgunitInfrastructure and Energy Sector
dc.contributor.orgunitEnergy Division
dc.date.available2021-12-03T13:02:00
dc.date.issue2021-12-03T00:02:00
dc.description.abstractThe Caribbean islands are among the 25 most-vulnerable nations in terms of disasters per-capita or land area, and climate change is only expected to intensify these vulnerabilities. The loss caused by climate events drags the ability of the Caribbean countries to invest in infrastructure and social programs, contributing to slower productivity growth, poorer health outcomes, and lower standards of living. Within this context, building resiliency should become a priority for the Caribbean countries. The series “Building a more resilient and low-carbon Caribbean”, focuses on improving the resiliency, sustainability and decarbonization of the construction industry in the Caribbean. The results show that increasing building resiliency is economically viable for the high-risk islands of the Caribbean, generating long term savings and increasing the infrastructure preparedness to the impacts of CC. Report 1 - Climate Resiliency and Building Materials in the Caribbean, presents a quantification of the economic losses caused by climate impact events in the Caribbean Region and correlate these figures with the most common construction materials, typically used in each of the countries building typologies. The losses caused by hurricanes concentrate mostly in the residential infrastructure and are mainly caused by weaknesses in roofs and their connection to the walls. The analysis suggests that improving the resiliency of outer walls and roofs in the Caribbean could significantly reduce the regions vulnerability to hurricanes and other climate impacts.
dc.format.extent59
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003842
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Building-a-more-Resilient-and-Low-Carbon-Caribbean---Report-1-Climate-Resiliency-and-Building-Materials-in-the-Caribbean.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectEconomy
dc.subjectClimate Resilience
dc.subjectHurricane
dc.subjectConstruction Industry
dc.subjectGDP Growth
dc.subjectGross Domestic Product
dc.subjectDecarbonization
dc.subjectHousing
dc.subjectSustainable Infrastructure
dc.subjectHousing Market
dc.subjectIncome Distribution
dc.subject.jelcodeI00 - Health, Education, and Welfare: General: General
dc.subject.jelcodeI1 - Health
dc.subject.jelcodeI2 - Education and Research Institutions
dc.subject.keywordsConstruction Industry;Construction Materials;Sustainable Infrastructure
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-TN-02368
idb.operationRG-T3367
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