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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spelling	okr-10986-251042021-05-25T08:51:54Z The Power System in the Eye of the Storm : The Call for Energy Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Belize Jayawardena, Migara S. Garcia Serna, Borja Han, jace Jeesun climate change resilient infrastructure power system tropical storm hurricane climate change adaptation building resilience natural disaster disaster risk management 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 these weaknesses, Belize can significantly enhance its energy resilience and adaptive capacity. The authors carried out the analyses and wrote the paper during the preparation of the Energy Resilience for Climate Adaptation Project (ERCAP), which is an initiative by the Government of Belize (GoB) that is being supported by the World Bank with funding from the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The ERCAP is designed to assist the GoB undertake demonstrative measures and targeted pilot investments that would enhance energy resilience in the country, and could subsequently be mainstreamed and scaled-up for greater impact. 2016-10-03T19:35:58Z 2016-10-03T19:35:58Z 2016-09 Working Paper 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 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Belize
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spellingShingle	climate change resilient infrastructure power system tropical storm hurricane climate change adaptation building resilience natural disaster disaster risk management Jayawardena, Migara S. Garcia Serna, Borja Han, jace Jeesun The Power System in the Eye of the Storm : The Call for Energy Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Belize
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description	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 these weaknesses, Belize can significantly enhance its energy resilience and adaptive capacity. The authors carried out the analyses and wrote the paper during the preparation of the Energy Resilience for Climate Adaptation Project (ERCAP), which is an initiative by the Government of Belize (GoB) that is being supported by the World Bank with funding from the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The ERCAP is designed to assist the GoB undertake demonstrative measures and targeted pilot investments that would enhance energy resilience in the country, and could subsequently be mainstreamed and scaled-up for greater impact.
format	Working Paper
author	Jayawardena, Migara S. Garcia Serna, Borja Han, jace Jeesun
author_facet	Jayawardena, Migara S. Garcia Serna, Borja Han, jace Jeesun
author_sort	Jayawardena, Migara S.
title	The Power System in the Eye of the Storm : The Call for Energy Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Belize
title_short	The Power System in the Eye of the Storm : The Call for Energy Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Belize
title_full	The Power System in the Eye of the Storm : The Call for Energy Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Belize
title_fullStr	The Power System in the Eye of the Storm : The Call for Energy Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Belize
title_full_unstemmed	The Power System in the Eye of the Storm : The Call for Energy Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Belize
title_sort	power system in the eye of the storm : the call for energy resilience and climate adaptation in belize
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
url	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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The Power System in the Eye of the Storm : The Call for Energy Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Belize

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