Same Caribbean, Different Disaster: Climate Change and COVID-19

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Melissa Marchand - Caribbean Economist

Release Date

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

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COVID-19 is an unprecedented crisis; but climate change brings us challenges that we do know how to build resilience for.

Ahead of the next Atlantic Hurricane season, the IDB discusses with Marla the economics of climate change, how to minimize impacts when disasters hit, why climate-adaptive infrastructure is cheaper in the long-run, and the impacts of climate change on inequality. 

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