Climate Related Instability
Why is it difficult to track changes and identify the causes of spikes in socioeconomic problems in the region?
the lack of data
What are the two types of climate events that people react to?
sudden-onset and slow-onset disasters
What country worsened its own vulnerability to Climate Change in means of supporting its thriving indigo industry during the Spanish Colonial Era?
El Salvador
Nicaragua's Ortega Administration
What is one of the suggested recommendations for Central America?
Improve the capacity to study and diagnose the problem, even on a small scale using aquariums or universities; Implement hazard monitoring systems, early warning systems especially; Implement programs for citizens to prevent climate disasters from developing into humanitarian disasters; survival skills; Fund national programs for adaptation and form local adaptation plans; Create and revamp laws to adapt to climate change: building codes, zoning, etc.
Food insecurity increases the rate of malnutrition and leads to what condition in children?
stunting
What is a main contributor to international migration?
Deforestation in effort to produce goods in Guatemala and Honduras have accelerated....
soil erosion
Wjat country historically rarely saw flows of Nicaraguan immigrants, but now has seen a 44% rise between 2006-2020?
Costa Rica
What is one of the suggested recommendations for Industrialized Nations?
Increase asylum and refugee accommodations; increase temporary worker programs; Work together to accommodate human migration to reduce the strain on individual states; Work with regional disaster response organizations and increase intraregional cooperation (FEMA and USAID); Support reorganization of economies to allow for more job opportunities and climate resilience; Important to remember that the wealthiest nations and also the highest carbon emitters
Which combination of climate effects amplifies diseases like malaria and the Zika virus?
flooding and dehydration
What happens to internally displaced people who move from the country into urban areas?
Persistent marginalization
Warming seas contribute to increased frequency and intensity of dry spells, what is this this phenomenon known as regionally?
El Niño Southern Oscillation
How do droughts and water shortages in Panama disturb the economic potential and international market for the country?
They limit the amount of cargo weight that can be transferred through the Panama Canals Locks
What is one of the suggested recommendations for multilateral organizations and the private sector?
Offer asylum and migrant resettlement; Forgive debt to allow countries to invest in future; Establish national and regional trusts