Environmental Big Push in the Caribbean

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Planning for disaster risk reduction within the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

A disaster can cause countries to lose the economic and social ground that they have worked for decades to gain and can have even more severe impacts on the most vulnerable groups in their populations. The extent of its impacts will depend on the countries’ ability to identify and address their vulnerabilities. This study, which is intended for use by policymakers, in particular, explores the ways in which development planning can lay the foundation for a comprehensive transition from disaster management to disaster risk management. It advocates the adoption of system-based approaches, in keep…

The Hummingbird Vol. 8 No. 2

Evaluación de los efectos e impactos de la pandemia de COVID-19 sobre el turismo en América Latina y el Caribe: aplicación de la metodología para la evaluación de desastres (DaLA)

En este documento se estiman los efectos e impactos de la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) en el sector del turismo receptor de los países del Caribe, Centroamérica y México y América del Sur, utilizando la metodología DaLA. Debido a la incertidumbre sobre la duración de la pandemia, se esperan pérdidas por varios años. Entre 2020 y 2023 las pérdidas acumuladas de estas subregiones oscilarán entre 53.000 millones y 75.400 millones de dólares en el Caribe; entre 69.100 millones y 89.200 millones de dólares en Centroamérica y México, y entre 53.000 millones y 72.400 millones de …

The Hummingbird Vol. 8 No. 1

Caribbean in Brief: an information document for Caribbean Small Island Developing States

This brief is intended to provide general information on the upcoming United Nations Ocean Conference on scaling up ocean actions based on science and innovation for the implementation of Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14), with a view to stimulating more active, engaged participation of the Caribbean in the discussions. The United Nations Ocean Conference will be co-chaired by Kenya and Portugal, and hosted by the Government of Portugal in Lisbon, during 2021. The objective of this conference is consistent with the 2017 UN General Assembly proclamation on the Decade of Oce…

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Report of the twenty-eighth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

Planificación para la reducción del riesgo de desastres en el marco de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible

Un desastre puede suponer retrocesos en los avances económicos y sociales logrados por los países a lo largo de las décadas, y sus efectos pueden verse exacerbados en el caso de los grupos más vulnerables. La gravedad del impacto dependerá de la capacidad de los países para detectar y superar sus vulnerabilidades. Este documento, especialmente dirigido a los encargados de la formulación de políticas, pone de manifiesto cómo, a través de la planificación para el desarrollo, pueden sentarse las bases para un abordaje integral, transitando de la gestión de los desastres a la gestión del riesgo de…

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A Blue Path for the Caribbean: Ocean Sustainability for Prosperity and Resilience

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Policy Brief: Planning for resilience: an integrated approach to tackle climate change in the Caribbean

The Caribbean subregion is exceptionally vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. Vulnerability is a key multidimensional concept at the heart of resilience building, relating to each country’s multiple spatial and socioeconomic risks and conditions. In fact, due to its geographical location and concentration of population and activities in low-lying coastal areas, the Caribbean is the second most hazard-prone region in the world...Moreover, impacts of extreme weather events on Caribbean small economies are of national proportions. For example, in the hurricane s…

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Advancing the Decade of Action for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean

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Caribbean Technology Partnerships for the SDGs