The Power System in the Eye of the Storm : The Call for Energy Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Belize

The Power System in the Eye of the Storm : The Call for Energy Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Belize

This paper analyzes the impact of two hurricanes and a tropical storm that affected Belize in order to identify some key vulnerabilities in the power system to extreme weather, which is likely to be exacerbated due to climate change. By addressing...

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Main Authors: Jayawardena, Migara S., Garcia Serna, Borja, Han, jace Jeesun
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
climate change
resilient infrastructure
power system
tropical storm
hurricane
climate change adaptation
building resilience
natural disaster
disaster risk management
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26792965/power-system-eye-storm-call-energy-resilience-climate-adaptation-belize
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25104

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26792965/power-system-eye-storm-call-energy-resilience-climate-adaptation-belize
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25104

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