Economic impact of disasters : evidence from DALA assessments by ECLAC in Latin America and the Caribbean
- SantiagoCL UN ECLAC 2009
- 51 p.
Assesses the economic impact of disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean, via the evidence-based approach. Sheds light on the link between economic performance, development dynamics and how disasters, as "external" shocks generate lingering effects of different relative importance.