The Caribbean region suffers from a high
degree of economic volatility. A history of repeated
external and domestic shocks has made economic insecurity a
major concern across the region. Of particular concern to
all households, especially the poorest segments of the
population, is the exposure to shocks that are generated by
catastrophic events or natural disasters. The author
develops a conceptual framework for risk management and

A major objective of this report is to provide a deeper, more policy relevant understanding of the welfare impacts of the coffee crisis - including the effects of the crisis on household income, consumption, poverty, as well as on basic human development outcomes, such as education and child nutrition. To do this, the study has generated a body of new empirical evidence, drawing from an unusually rich collection of household survey data from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

As the second book in a three-part
series entitled Voices of the Poor, "Crying out for
Change" accounts for the voices from comparative
fieldwork among twenty three countries. Through
participatory, and qualitative research methods, the book
presents very directly, poor people's own voices, and
the realities of their lives. It outlines the
multidimensional aspects of well-being, and how poor people
see it, highlighting that in material terms,

This report is intended as an input into
the Philippine Government's poverty eradication
strategy. The report aims to update our understanding of the
nature of poverty and the recent progress in poverty
reduction in the Philippines. It examines the extent to
which growth in the nineties has translated into poverty
reduction and analyzes how well publicly-provided social
services reach the poor and whether redistributive policies

Since its recovery of macroeconomic
stability in 1991, the Dominican Republic has experienced a
period of notable economic growth. Poverty has declined in
the 1990s. Nevertheless, a segment of the population-mainly
in rural areas-does not seem to have benefited from this
growth. Poverty in this country in 1998 is less than that of
other countries if one adjusts for the level of economic
development. The principal poverty characteristics are the

Human welfare and development are
heavily influenced by climatic factors. As many as 95
percent of all disaster-related casualties occur in
developing countries, and after an event the recovery often
takes years. Natural disasters can significantly derail the
process of social and economic development. The Bank has
always supported reconstruction in countries affected by
natural disasters. A forward-looking approach to disaster

This report is intended as an input into
the Philippine Government's poverty eradication
strategy. The report aims to update our understanding of the
nature of poverty and the recent progress in poverty
reduction in the Philippines. It examines the extent to
which growth in the nineties has translated into poverty
reduction and analyzes how well publicly-provided social
services reach the poor and whether redistributive policies

This publication is the result of the workshop on “Responding to Climate Change and Tenure Insecurity in Small Island Developing States – The Role of Land Professionals” held in Christchurch, New Zealand 30 April – 1 May 2016 in connection with the FIG Working Week 2016. It includes a report of the seminar and a FIG Christchurch Declaration as the main outcome of the workshop.

La experiencia del matrimonio de Narciso Raya y Segundina Poma es un acceso a tierras de tipo familiar, en su condición de comuneros son usufructurarios de las tierras colectivas dentro de la comunidad Huancalle que fue beneficiada con la entrega de tierras perteneciente a una hacienda. En 2010, hubo una reubicación de la comunidad en otros terrenos a raíz de los desastres naturales en la región.

Exposición de William Ibarra del Instituto Nacional de Seguro Agrario (INSA) para el seminario "Mecanismos de financiación a la actividad agropecuaria de Bolivia: aporte desde tarija" realizado el 25 de mayo de 2012 en el salón de reuniones del Hotel Viña del Sur de la ciudad de Tarija , Bolivia. 

El texto describe el impacto del terremoto de febrero de 2010 sobre la dinámica del mundo rural chileno, analizando el impacto económico por el daño a la infraestructura productiva, el impacto en la definición y orientación de las políticas agrarias y el impacto asociado a las transformaciones en los asentamientos humanos y las relaciones sociales subyacentes.

El texto describe el impacto del terremoto de febrero de 2010 sobre la dinámica del mundo rural chileno, analizando el impacto económico por el daño a la infraestructura productiva, el impacto en la definición y orientación de las políticas agrarias y el impacto asociado a las transformaciones en los asentamientos humanos y las relaciones sociales subyacentes.