Assessing the Impact of Sea Level Rise and Resilience Potential in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper

Assessing the Impact of Sea Level Rise and Resilience Potential in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper

The Caribbean region suffers major economic losses from natural hazards such as flooding due to storms, cyclones, extreme waves, winds and precipitation, coastal erosion, volcanic eruptions and landslides. Consequently, as typical at most small coastal states, when a disaster strikes, a large par...

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Main Authors: Giardino, Alessio, Leijnse, Tim, Torres Duenas, Luisa, Athanasiou, Panos, Haasnoot, Marjolijn
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
SEA LEVEL RISE
CLIMATE RESILIENCE
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
FLOOD RISK
HAZARD RISK
NATURAL DISASTER
BEACH EROSION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/599791635297691305/360-Resilience-A-Guide-to-Prepare-the-Caribbean-for-a-New-Generation-of-Shocks-Assessing-the-Impact-of-Sea-Level-Rise-and-Resilience-Potential-in-the-Caribbean
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36417

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/599791635297691305/360-Resilience-A-Guide-to-Prepare-the-Caribbean-for-a-New-Generation-of-Shocks-Assessing-the-Impact-of-Sea-Level-Rise-and-Resilience-Potential-in-the-Caribbean
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36417

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