"Risk, Natural Disasters and Poverty in Latin America: Case Study - Ecuador"
Carla Calero, Rosario Maldonado y Andrea Molina

This paper seeks to explore the empirical relationship between natural disasters and poverty in Latin American. In this sense, the main objective of this paper is to contribute to the empirical debate and knowledge about this theme, and to provide some relevant policy recommendations.

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"Patrones de manifestaciones de riesgo extensivo en la región Andina: Los casos de Colombia, Ecuador y Bolivia"
Fernando Ramírez

La configuración del riesgo en el territorio de los países analizados tiene que ver con un conjunto de factores variados que van desde la existencia de fenómenos amenazantes que, en caso de manifestarse pueden poner en peligro bienes y personas, como de factores asociados a la vulnerabilidad, manifestados en condiciones y procesos complejos que históricamente han ido creando, consolidando y acumulando condiciones de riesgo.

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"Marco general de riesgo en México"
Elizabeth Mansilla

En México los elevados niveles de riesgo parecen estar asociados directamente al acelerado crecimiento de los asentamientos humanos y las formas de urbanización, tendiendo a concentrarse en ciudades donde prevalecen altos y muy altos niveles de marginación urbana.

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"Marco general de riesgo en El Salvador"
Elizabeth Mansilla

Desde mediados de la década de los ochenta, la tendencia principal en el tema de la intervención relacionada con los desastres, ha sido a favor de visiones más amplias sobre el problema y con tendencias a la formulación de políticas, estrategias e instrumentos de intervención sobre lo que hoy en día se conoce como la gestión del riesgo.

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"The Impact of Natural Disasters on Human Development and Poverty at the Municipal Level in Mexico"
Eduardo Rodríguez-Oreggia, Alejandro de la Fuente and Rodolfo de la Torre

This paper seeks to analyze the impact of natural events on social indicators at the municipal level in Mexico. We focus on the impact of such events on indicators such as the human development index and different poverty levels.

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"Disaster Risk and Poverty in Latin America: The Peruvian Case Study"
Manuel Glave, Ricardo Fort and Cristina Rosemberg

Peru is well known to have a high incidence of natural hazards and disasters, and the probability of households constantly falling into poverty traps due to the lack of formal insurance mechanisms for natural disasters in many areas of the country, particularly in the poorest, as well as the tendency to establish new settlements in high-risk areas.

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"Analysis on Relation between Natural Disaster Risks and Living Conditions: The Case of Bolivia"
Ernesto Pérez de Rada and Daniel Paz Fernandez

The starting point of this document has been recognition of natural hazards importance and their risk on development processes. Research faces an outlook that goes beyond improving response capacities and designing mechanisms to deal with human aid or for emergency assistance in case of disaster.

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"On Shaky Ground: The Effects of Earthquakes on Household Income and Poverty"
Javier E. Baez and Indhira V. Santos

The devastating consequences of large natural disasters on socioeconomic systems are evident to all. Yet, little is really known about the magnitude of such negative effects on human development.

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"Evidence and Policy Lessons on the Links between Disaster Risk and Poverty in Latin America: Methodology and Summary of Country Studies"
Luis Felipe López-Calva y Eduardo Ortíz Juárez

Extreme climate-related events have a direct impact on the welfare of households. The frequency and magnitude of those shocks appear to be closely linked to increasing vulnerability of households and communities in developing countries.

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