SIDS 4: Now or never for small island survival

Un enfoque secuencial y espacial a las precipitaciones extremas y las condiciones sociodemográficas relacionadas con los desastres naturales en la región semiárida del Brasil

La región semiárida del Brasil ha sido tradicionalmente una zona homogénea en lo referido a su escaso desarrollo socioeconómico y déficits de precipitaciones. Sin embargo, la distribución temporal y espacial de los desastres, de los fenómenos meteorológicos extremos y de los atributos demográficos presenta varios matices. En este artículo se examina la interrelación entre estas tres dimensiones en la región semiárida del Brasil. Definimos cuatro perfiles: 1) zonas empobrecidas altas propensas a las sequías y a las inundaciones repentinas, 2) zonas empobrecidas propensas a las sequías, 3) zonas…

The Hummingbird Vol. 11 No. 6

Resilient growth, development and structural change in the Caribbean

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Report of the Twenty-First Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

Artificial Intelligence for Caribbean Sustainable Development

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Addressing Water Security in the Caribbean

Addressing Key Challenges to Sustainable Growth and Development in the Caribbean

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Report of the twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Caribbean Outlook 3: Economic recovery and repositioning in the era of COVID-19. Policy Brief

The economies of the subregion were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those dependent on tourism. As a result, the Caribbean has seen a reversal of the hard-won gains achieved in growing their economies and reducing unemployment and inequality. The inflation stemming from pandemic supply chain disruption, which has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, has made the sustained uptick in economic performance beyond pre-pandemic levels unlikely, notwithstanding strong growth estimates for 2021 and 2022. The last two years have taught the region that continued ‘business as usual’ is…