This paper aims to analyze health system resilience (HSR) capacities in the Caribbean and suggests priority actions for strengthening. As there has been limited guidance to date on assessing HSR in the...
Macroeconomic shocks refer to any unpredicted disturbance to the economy through internal or external factors. The external shocks lead to volatilities and impose high risks on the economies. They may...
Caribbean countries, a set of mostly Small Island Developing States (SIDS), have a history of dealing with large shocks. The region is threatened by both economic and natural hazards. Nations have specialized...
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...
Natural disasters and pandemics present as external shocks to Caribbean economies and affect provision of education and learning outcomes through multiple channels. This paper analyzes resilience in the...
Sustainable management of environment and natural resources is essential for the long-term and sustainable growth of key economic sectors, such as fisheries, forestry or tourism, across the Caribbean...
Caribbean small island developing states (SIDS) depend heavily on their limited natural resources, with the largest sectors generally being agriculture, fisheries, and tourism. Many losses in the region’s...
The 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...
First, the report finds that Caribbean countries have built relatively high levels of resilience to date, which has supported economic development despite frequent natural hazards and other external shocks...