Disaster risk reduction in the education sector among selected Caribbean small island developing states

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cepal.callNumberLC/CAR/L.235
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de Organos Subsidiarios
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de proyectos e investigación
cepal.jobNumberLCCARL235_en
cepal.regionalOfficePuerto España
cepal.topicEngCLIMATE CHANGE
cepal.topicSpaCAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
cepal.workareaEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE Y ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS
dc.contributor.entityNU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe
dc.coverage.spatialEngCARIBBEAN REGION
dc.coverage.spatialSpaCARIBE
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-24T11:36:34Z
dc.date.available2015-07-24T11:36:34Z
dc.date.issued2009-12-09
dc.description.abstractCaribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), by their very nature, are vulnerable to external shocks. Research shows that the Caribbean subregion experienced 165 natural disasters between 1990 and 2008 and the total impact of natural disasters on the subregion was estimated at US$136 billion. The impact on the social sectors was estimated at US$57 billion, or 42% of the total effect. As small open economies, the Caribbean SIDS are also vulnerable to the vagaries of the international economic system and have experienced declines in tourism, merchandise exports receipts, remittances and capital flows throughout the financial crisis. The negative impact of natural hazards exacerbates the capacity of Caribbean SIDS to overcome the development challenges, such as those posed by the current global economic and financial crisis. Disaster risk reduction (DRR), therefore, is of critical concern to subregional governments and their people. For the purpose of this study, six Caribbean SIDS were selected for detailed analyses on the macro socio-economic impact of extreme events to the education sector. They are the Cayman Islands, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, and Montserrat. This paper proposes that better integration of DRR in the education sector cannot be easily achieved if policymakers do not recognize the social nature of risk perception and acceptance in Caribbean SIDS, which necessitates that risk reduction be treated as a negotiated process which engages all stakeholders.
dc.description.tableOfContents.--I. The context.--II. Disaster risk reduction and the education sector.--III. The effects of natural disasters on the education sector in selected Caribbean SIDS.--IV. The way forward.--
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dc.format.extent38 páginas.
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dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/CAR/L.235
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/38676
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription38 p.
dc.publisherECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
dc.publisher.placePort-of-Spain
dc.rights.coarDisponible
dc.subject.unbisEngEDUCATION
dc.subject.unbisEngEDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngDISASTER PREVENTION
dc.subject.unbisEngDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject.unbisEngSMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES
dc.subject.unbisSpaEDUCACION
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO DE LA EDUCACION
dc.subject.unbisSpaPREVENCION DE DESASTRES
dc.subject.unbisSpaPAISES EN DESARROLLO
dc.subject.unbisSpaPEQUEÑOS ESTADOS INSULARES EN DESARROLLO
dc.titleDisaster risk reduction in the education sector among selected Caribbean small island developing states
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