Can the COVID-19 pandemic help us prepare to respond to climate-related crises? Yes, it does. Crises often offer lessons for the future. While COVID-19 had enormous negative repercussions in many ways, it also left us good learnings, in this case, lessons that will be useful to prepare us to respond to shocks caused by climate change. We know that our region is one of the … [Read more...] about Lessons from COVID-19 to provide effective shock responses to climate change
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Using informational nudges to slow the spread of Covid-19 becomes more challenging over time
Until vaccines or effective treatments are widely available, face masks, social distancing, and other nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) will continue to be Latin American and Caribbean’s frontline defense against Covid-19. Many countries in the region have used strategically formulated information campaigns to try to boost compliance with NPI recommendations. According … [Read more...] about Using informational nudges to slow the spread of Covid-19 becomes more challenging over time
Cash to indigenous families hit by COVID-19
I have been assigned to work on a cash transfers program for Belize. The objective of the project is to provide US$150 per month, during three months, to formal and informal workers who had lost their income because of the pandemic. Tourism is an important sector in Belize’s economy, and with the decrease in travel, much of the country is struggling to buy food and meet basic … [Read more...] about Cash to indigenous families hit by COVID-19
How to Strengthen Hurricane-Response and Recovery in a Global Pandemic
A 2019 Regional Hurricane Risk Analysis financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and undertaken by the firm Ingeniería Técnica y Científica S.A.S de Colombia found that Caribbean island states are indicatively at risk of suffering probable maximum losses of US$56 billion dollars for a probable 100-year cyclone. Typically, Caribbean disaster managers simulate and … [Read more...] about How to Strengthen Hurricane-Response and Recovery in a Global Pandemic