Weather-related shocks and climate variability contribute to hampering progress toward poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa. Droughts have a direct impact on weather-dependent livelihood means and the...
The Caribbean disaster risk financing (DRF) framework of the World Bank has been collaboratively designed in partnerships with Caribbean Governments and local and international stakeholders. The framework...
Countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region are highly exposed to frequent natural hazards leading to disasters. Usually, poor and vulnerable populations are adversely affected by the...
Countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region are highly exposed to frequent natural hazards leading to disasters. Usually, poor and vulnerable populations are adversely affected by the...
Jamaica is highly exposed to natural disasters of varying intensity and severity. Several types of disasters frequently occur including hurricanes, tropical storms, earthquakes, droughts, floods and landslides...
Grenada is highly exposed to natural disasters of varying intensity and severity. Several types of disasters, such as hurricanes, tropical storms, earthquakes, droughts, floods, and landslides, frequently...
Saint Lucia is highly exposed to natural disasters of varying intensity and severity, including hurricanes, tropical storms, earthquakes, droughts, floods and landslides. Between 1980 and 2014, many hurricanes...
Belize is highly exposed to natural disasters of varying intensity and severity, including hurricanes, tropical storms, earthquakes, droughts, floods and landslides. Between 2000 and 2016, nine storms...