Proposal on debt for climate adaptation swaps: a strategy for growth and economic transformation of Caribbean economies

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cepal.bibLevelDocumento Completo
cepal.callNumberLC/CAR/L.492
cepal.cityOfEventBasseterre
cepal.countryOfEventSaint Kitts and Nevis
cepal.dateOfEvent21 April 2016
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de reuniones y conferencias
cepal.eventCaribbean Development Roundtable. Meeting
cepal.jobNumberLCCARL492_en
cepal.noEvent4
cepal.regionalOfficePuerto España
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cepal.topicEng2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
cepal.topicEngCLIMATE CHANGE
cepal.topicEngDISASTERS
cepal.topicEngECONOMIC GROWTH
cepal.topicEngFINANCING AND EXTERNAL DEBT
cepal.topicEngFISCAL AFFAIRS
cepal.topicEngINNOVATION AND EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
cepal.topicEngPOVERTY
cepal.topicEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
cepal.topicEngTOURISM
cepal.topicSpaAGENDA 2030 PARA EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
cepal.topicSpaASUNTOS FISCALES
cepal.topicSpaCAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
cepal.topicSpaCRECIMIENTO ECONÓMICO
cepal.topicSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
cepal.topicSpaDESASTRES
cepal.topicSpaFINANCIAMIENTO Y DEUDA EXTERNA
cepal.topicSpaINNOVACIÓN Y DIVERSIFICACIÓN EXPORTADORA
cepal.topicSpaPOBREZA
cepal.topicSpaTURISMO
cepal.typeOfEventReuniones organizadas por las subsedes en oficinas de la CEPAL
cepal.workareaEngECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
cepal.workareaEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO ECONÓMICO
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE Y ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS
dc.contributor.entityNU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe
dc.coverage.spatialEngCARIBBEAN REGION
dc.coverage.spatialSpaCARIBE
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-28T20:50:03Z
dc.date.available2016-06-28T20:50:03Z
dc.date.issued2016-04-12
dc.description.abstractECLAC advocates that the Caribbean’s high debt dilemma was not principally driven by policy missteps, or the international financial crisis. Rather, it finds its roots in external shocks, compounded by the inherent structural weaknesses and vulnerabilities confronting Caribbean SIDS and their limited capacity to respond. A major factor has been the underperformance of the export sector, partly due to a decline in competitiveness and a slowdown in economic activity especially among the tourism-dependent economies. Caribbean countries have also accumulated debt as a consequence of increased expenditures to address the impact of extreme events and climate change attendant difficulties. Most Caribbean countries are located in the hurricane belt and are also prone to earthquakes and other hazards. Indeed, a disaster resulting in damage and losses in excess of 5 per cent of GDP can be expected to hit any Caribbean country every few years. Moreover, over the period 2000-2014, it is estimated that the economic cost of natural disasters in Caribbean countries was in excess of US$30.7 billion. The English Speaking Caribbean countries are extremely vulnerable to natural disasters.
dc.description.tableOfContentsExecutive Summary. -- Introduction.-- I. The debt situation in the Caribbean. -- A. The level and composition of external debt. -- B. Debt decomposition and sustainability in the Caribbean. -- C. The genesis and impact of debt in the Caribbean. -- II. Size and vulnerability: critical factors affecting Caribbean growth and development. -- A. Prospects for achieving sustainable development in the Caribbean’s current reality. -- B. Addressing structural gaps: the role of improving fiscal performance, consolidation and debt management. -- III. The role of green industries in inducing structural change. -- A. Building the case for the development of green industries in the Caribbean. -- IV. Essential elements of a framework for the operationalization of a debt for climate adaptation swap mechanism.
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dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/CAR/L.492
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/40253
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription33 p.
dc.publisherECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
dc.publisher.placePort-of-Spain
dc.rights.coarDisponible
dc.subject.unbisEngDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subject.unbisEngDEBT
dc.subject.unbisEngDEBT RELIEF
dc.subject.unbisEngCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject.unbisEngNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject.unbisEngFISCAL POLICY
dc.subject.unbisEngRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subject.unbisEngRENEWABLE RESOURCES
dc.subject.unbisEngAGRICULTURE
dc.subject.unbisEngECOTOURISM
dc.subject.unbisEngENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subject.unbisEngSMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES
dc.subject.unbisEngSMALL STATES
dc.subject.unbisEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subject.unbisEngPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject.unbisEngCONFERENCES
dc.subject.unbisEngCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subject.unbisSpaESTRATEGIAS DEL DESARROLLO
dc.subject.unbisSpaDEUDA
dc.subject.unbisSpaALIVIO DE LA DEUDA
dc.subject.unbisSpaCAMBIO CLIMATICO
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESASTRES NATURALES
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO ECONOMICO
dc.subject.unbisSpaCRECIMIENTO ECONOMICO
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA FISCAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaFUENTES DE ENERGIA RENOVABLES
dc.subject.unbisSpaRECURSOS RENOVABLES
dc.subject.unbisSpaAGRICULTURA
dc.subject.unbisSpaECOTURISMO
dc.subject.unbisSpaPROTECCION AMBIENTAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaPEQUEÑOS ESTADOS INSULARES EN DESARROLLO
dc.subject.unbisSpaESTADOS PEQUEÑOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
dc.subject.unbisSpaOBJETIVOS DE DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
dc.subject.unbisSpaSECTOR PRIVADO
dc.subject.unbisSpaCONFERENCIAS
dc.subject.unbisSpaADAPTACION AL CAMBIO CLIMATICO
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