Natural disasters and their economic and social impact

Includes bibliography

Informe de actividades de la Comisión desde mayo de 1981: actividades de la CEPAL en relación con los desastres naturales ocurridos en América Latina = Report on the work of the Commission since May 1981: ECLA activities in connection with natural disasters in Latin America = Rapport d'activités de la Commission depuis mai 1981: activités de la CEPAL en ce qui concerne les catastrophes naturelles intervenues en Amérique latine

Informe sobre las actividades de la CEPAL en relacion a la asistencia prestada a los paises para evaluar los efectos economicos y sociales que han sufrido a causa de desastres naturales.

Desastres naturales en el área del Gran Caribe: un estudio general = Natural disasters overview

Incluye Bibliografía

A matter of development: how to reduce vulnerability in the face of natural disasters

Includes bibliography

El Salvador: los desastres naturales de 1982 y sus repercusiones sobre el desarrollo económico y social = El Salvador: the natural disasters of 1982 and their effects on economic and social development

Incluye Bibliografía

Comparison of the socio-economic impacts of natural disasters on Caribbean societies in 2004

Includes bibliography

Desastres naturales de 1982-1983 en Bolivia, Ecuador y Perú = Natural disasters of 1982-1983 in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru

Incluye Bibliografía

Report of the training workshop on the ECLAC methodology for assessing the macroeconomic, social and environmental impacts of natural disasters

.--Attendance.--Opening.--Agenda.--Special aspects of disasters in the context of small island States in the Caribbean.--Methodological and conceptual aspects of assessment.--Sector evaluation.--Infrastructure.--Economic (productive) sectors.--Information systems.--Effects of damages.--Institutional capacity.--Definition of the reconstruction strategy.--Closing remarks by presenters of the methodology.--Feedback, critique and comments on the ECLAC methodology.--Disaster assessment experiences.--Policy implications.--Follow-up.