Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Year:
2018
Publication Place
Japan
Physical Description:
35 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Tuvalu
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
44200
ISSN:
1432-847X
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Climatic changes - Frontline
Abstract
This paper investigates the vulnerability of households to climatic disasters in the low-lying atoll nation of Tuvalu. Small Island Developing States, particularly the atoll nations, are the most vulnerable to climatic change, and in particular to sea-level rise and its associated risks. Using the most recent household surveys available, we construct poverty and hardship profiles for households on the different islands of Tuvalu, and combine these with geographic and topographic information to assess the exposure differentials among different groups using spatial econometric models. Besides the observation that poor households are more vulnerable to negative shocks because they lack the resources to respond, we also find that they are also more likely to reside in areas highly exposed to disasters (closer to the coasts and at lower elevation) and have less ability to migrate (between and within the islands).
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Year:
2018
Publication Place
Japan
Physical Description:
35 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Tuvalu
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
44200 Record Created: 13-Sep-2021
Record Modified: 20-Sep-2022