In Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS), electrical power outages are frequent in the aftermath of major weather events. While local service disruptions often last a few days after these events, nationwide power grid failures lasting several weeks, or months have resulted in enormous social and economic impacts. In 2017, Hurricane Maria left 90 per cent of the population of Dominica without access to electricity for over four months (Commonwealth of Dominica, 2020) and caused a systemwide collapse of Puerto Rico's power grid that took 11 months to be entirely restored (Campbell…
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La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, instó hoy a los países de la región a impulsar nuevas estrategias fiscales y una mayor cooperación internacional ante las asimetrías crecientes para financiar un gran impulso para la sostenibilidad, durante el Foro de Ministros de Medio Ambiente que se realiza en Costa Rica.
Alicia Bárcena fue la ponente principal del Diálogo de Alto Nivel “Acelerando las Finanzas”, que contó con las ponencias de Sonia Muñoz, Jefa de la División del Caribe del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI); Andrew St…
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world’s economic order and global public health. Social distancing measures to curb the spread of the virus created significant challenges for global economic activity. Sectors such as tourism virtually shut down. The economy of The Bahamas is heavily reliant on tourism, which accounts for approximately 50% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The pandemic also highlighted the country’s socio-economic vulnerability as businesses and citizens felt the crunch. These impacts highlighted the need for comprehensive Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and…