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dc.titleAssessment of the Effects and Impacts of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica
dc.contributor.authorBello, Omar
dc.contributor.authorHori, Tsuneki
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Monique Therese Marie
dc.contributor.authorSuarez, Ginés
dc.contributor.orgunitDisaster Risk Management Unit
dc.coverageJamaica
dc.date.available2026-05-27T00:05:00
dc.date.issue2026-05-27T00:05:00
dc.description.abstractHurricane Melissa caused unprecedented devastation in Jamaica, with total estimated costs exceeding JMD 1,451,577 millionover three times the expense of Hurricane Gilbert, the country's previous costliest storm. The private sector bore the brunt of the disaster, accounting for the majority of damages and losses, especially in tourism, housing, and environmental subsectors. Tourism was particularly hard-hit, suffering the highest shares of damages, losses, and additional costs among productive sectors. Social and infrastructure sectors were also significantly affected, with housing incurring most additional costs and the power and transport sectors together comprising the bulk of infrastructure losses. This study summarizes the results of the hurricanes damage and loss assessment.
dc.format.extent324
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0014053
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Assessment-of-the-Effects-and-Impacts-of-Hurricane-Melissa-in-Jamaica.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectHurricane
dc.subjectNatural Disaster Risk Management
dc.subject.jelcodeQ50 - Environmental Economics: General
dc.subject.jelcodeQ54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming
dc.subject.jelcodeQ58 - Government Policy
dc.subject.keywordsTropical storm
dc.typeTechnical Notes
dc.typeCo-Publications
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-TN-03347
idb.operationRG-T4778
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