Resilient educational and health infrastructure is essential for the development of the Caribbean, a region highly vulnerable to disasters such as hurricanes, which cause severe damage to infrastructure, services, and communities. This vulnerability compounds the region’s significant infrastructure gap: in sectors like water, transportation, and electricity, the shortfall … [Read more...] about Three Actions to Build Resilient Schools and Hospitals in the Caribbean
Livia Minoja
Livia Minoja is a specialist in Social Infrastructure in that the Infrastructure and Energy Sector at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), where she leads the knowledge agenda for the Social Infrastructure Group. Her work centers on systematizing best practices to enhance the design and execution of social infrastructure, with a focus on innovation, sustainability, and resilience in building design. She has supported IDB operations across regions, integrating sustainability and high-quality, innovative design into social infrastructure projects. Livia has authored multiple publications on sustainable social infrastructure. Prior to her current role, she served as a consultant at IDB and held positions with UN-Habitat, UNRWA, and El Colegio de México. She holds both a Master and Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Politecnico di Milano, awarded with highest honors, and has earned certificates from MIT and Universidad Iberoamericana.
3 Ways to Decarbonize a Resilient Building in the Caribbean
The Caribbean countries are highly exposed to climate events, and buildings, especially housing, are particularly vulnerable. Those countries with a higher use of resilient materials perform better against climate impact and have smaller overall economic losses. Cement and steel are among the most important resilient building materials in the Caribbean, but also require … [Read more...] about 3 Ways to Decarbonize a Resilient Building in the Caribbean
3 keys to Increase Nature-Based Solutions in Caribbean Construction Industry
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean are among the most highly vulnerable countries to climate change hazards which include sea level rise, hurricanes, flooding, droughts, changing rainfall patterns, increased temperatures, and coastal erosion. Investing in Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) is critical for the Caribbean owing to the region’s heightened … [Read more...] about 3 keys to Increase Nature-Based Solutions in Caribbean Construction Industry
Building resilience comes at a higher initial cost. How can we better finance it?
The economic impact of climate events in the Caribbean is among the highest in the world. Improving the resilience of buildings is vital to increase preparedness to the impacts of climate change and is economically viable for many building typologies in high-risk Caribbean countries. Although resilient buildings generate long-term savings, in most cases, they come with … [Read more...] about Building resilience comes at a higher initial cost. How can we better finance it?
The cost of (not) building resilient infrastructure in the Caribbean
We all know that to build more resilient infrastructure, we need to invest more; but how much more is enough? Our last blog showed that the Caribbean islands lose an average 2% of their capital stock in infrastructure because of climate-related events every year. This would be equivalent to having all the infrastructure capital stock in the Caribbean islands … [Read more...] about The cost of (not) building resilient infrastructure in the Caribbean