Socio-economic vulnerability to natural disasters in Mexico : rural poor, trade and public response

Socio-economic vulnerability to natural disasters in Mexico : rural poor, trade and public response Saldaña-Zorrilla, Sergio O. creator text MexicoMX CEPAL 2007 monographic 64 p. Assesses public response to natural disasters in Mexico, including risk sharing and loss-transfer instruments. Concludes with a set of policy suggestions to the public sector in order to maximize benefits from the existing governmental programmes for adaptation to the increasing natural hazard exposure of the the country. 4/4/08 JOYD 16.03.02 S162