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Towards a social vulnerability index in the Caribbean

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St. Bernard, Godfrey

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: ECLAC Port of SpainTT 2003Description: 62 pAction note:

3/31/04 JOYD

Summary: Looks at vulnerability status as an attribute that is critical to determining the survival of sustainable development processes. Notes that there has been a dearth of contributions focusing primarily on social vulnerability. Attempts to highlight alternative approaches that have been proposed in recent times and stimulates debate towards the establishment of a mechanism for which there ought to be concensus.

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Looks at vulnerability status as an attribute that is critical to determining the survival of sustainable development processes. Notes that there has been a dearth of contributions focusing primarily on social vulnerability. Attempts to highlight alternative approaches that have been proposed in recent times and stimulates debate towards the establishment of a mechanism for which there ought to be concensus.

3/31/04 JOYD

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