scholarly journals Hurricane damage risk assessment in the Caribbean: An analysis using synthetic hurricane events and nightlight imagery

2016 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 135-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luisito Bertinelli ◽  
Preeya Mohan ◽  
Eric Strobl
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Hurricane Damage ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Damage Risk

scholarly journals The Suitability of BEPS in Developing Countries (Emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean)

2021 ◽  
pp. 47-59
Author(s):  
Isaác Gonzalo Arias Esteban ◽  
Anarella Calderoni
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Technological Infrastructure ◽  
General Overview ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Assessment Procedures ◽  
Competing Priorities ◽  
Mass Information

AbstractIn developing countries, where competing priorities often overwhelm capacity, the sweeping BEPS initiative can serve to motivate and justify the devotion of limited resources to the international tax field. It is hard to say whether all of the BEPS Actions are “suitable” for developing countries as their size, level of maturity, and many other factors that influence taxation vary drastically. An evaluation of domestic circumstances will help to determine the tax regime’s compatibility with the BEPS recommendations. This initiative represents a minimum level of commitment that is necessary to ascertain sustainable BEPS implementation. Certain attributes will influence the feasibility of this implementation such as the adaptability of the juridical system to enforce new regulations, the technological infrastructure, the capacity to process and protect mass information, efficient risk assessment procedures and analysis tools, and continual training and development workshops, among others. The BEPS project is still quite young; however, thanks to contributions from CIAT member countries, the BEPS Monitoring database was created. This can provide us with a general overview of how extensively each BEPS Action has been implemented in these countries so far.

Caribbean outlook improves but challenges persist

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
Business Climate ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hurricane Damage ◽  
Competing Interests ◽  
Us Economy ◽  
Revenue Streams ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Economic Outlook

Subject Improving Caribbean economic outlook. Significance There is growing evidence from across the Caribbean that the business climate is improving. Property and tourist markets are doing well, driven by a strong US economy and increased investments from Asia. Domestic economic policy has become more effective, perhaps seen most clearly in Jamaica; supported by rising revenue streams from citizenship by investment programmes and oil production (in Guyana). Many governments have also navigated successfully the impacts of recent hurricane damage and high rates of crime. Impacts Despite significant improvements, underlying problems and geopolitical tensions remain. Continued dependence on tourism renders the region vulnerable to concerns such as the spread of coronavirus. Balancing the competing interests of Washington, Beijing and Caracas will challenge investment-hungry Caribbean states.

scholarly journals Reliability of Existing Climate Indices in Assessing the Freeze-Thaw Damage Risk of Internally Insulated Masonry Walls

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 482
Author(s):  
Sahar Sahyoun ◽  
Hua Ge ◽  
Michael A. Lacasse ◽  
Maurice Defo
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Climate Scenario ◽  
Evaluation Methodology ◽  
Climate Indices ◽  
Moisture Index ◽  
Climatic Index ◽  
Actual Performance ◽  
Freeze Thaw ◽  
Damage Risk

This paper evaluates the reliability of the currently used climate-based indices in selecting a moisture reference year (MRY) for the freeze-thaw (FT) damage risk assessment of internally insulated solid brick walls. The evaluation methodology compares the ranking of the years determined by the climate-based indices and response-based indices from simulations, regarded as actual performance. The hygrothermal response of an old brick masonry wall assembly, before and after retrofit, was investigated in two Canadian cities under historical and projected future climates. Results indicated that climate-based indices failed to represent the actual performance. However, among the response-based indices, the freeze-thaw damage risk index (FTDR) showed a better correlation with the climate-based indices. Additionally, results indicated a better correlation between the climatic index (CI), the moisture index (MI), and FTDR in Ottawa; however, in Vancouver, a better fit was found between MI and FTDR. Moreover, the risk of freeze-thaw increased considerably after interior insulation was added under both historical and projected future climates. The risk of FT damage would increase for Ottawa but decrease for Vancouver under a warming climate projected in the future, based on the climate scenario used in this study. Further research is needed to develop a more reliable method for the ranking and the selection of MRYs on the basis of climate-based indices that is suitable for freeze-thaw damage risk assessment.

Storm damage risk assessment for offshore cage culture

2021 ◽  
pp. 102198
Author(s):  
Yao Zhang ◽  
Jing Guo ◽  
Qiang Liu ◽  
Wanru Huang ◽  
Chunwei Bi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Storm Damage ◽  
Cage Culture ◽  
Damage Risk

Integral method for evaluating the activity results of main offices of EMERCOM of Russia for the subjects of the Russian Federation

2021 ◽  
pp. 40-54
Author(s):  
Александр Васильевич Матюшин ◽  
Юрий Александрович Матюшин ◽  
Александр Георгиевич Фирсов ◽  
Валентина Сергеевна Гончаренко
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Fire Safety ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Safety Level ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Object Of Control ◽  
Damage Risk

Предложена математическая модель и рассчитаны значения риска причинения вреда (ущерба) в результате пожаров в субъекте Российской Федерации. Субъекты Российской Федерации распределены по категориям уровня обеспечения пожарной безопасности в зависимости от расчетного значения риска причинения вреда (ущерба) в результате пожаров в субъекте Российской Федерации. Предложены оценки результатов деятельности ГУ МЧС России в зависимости от риска причинения вреда (ущерба) и категории уровня обеспечения пожарной безопасности, к которому отнесены субъекты Российской Федерации. The regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation establish that the criteria for assigning objects of control to the categories of damage risk should be formed based on the results of the damage risk assessment. In the developed countries of the world, as a rule, the distribution of objects of control by risk categories is used to justify the frequency of their inspections and is carried out depending either on the point risk assessment or on the number and seriousness of violations of mandatory fire safety requirements identified during the inspection of the object of control. In the literature sources there are no mathematical models for determining the damage risk as a result of a fire in buildings for evaluating the activity results of fire authorities (Main offices of EMERCOM of Russia). The purpose of this work was to develop and test a mathematical model for evaluating the activity and rating of the Main offices of EMERCOM of Russia for the subjects of the Russian Federation based on the category of fire safety level. As a criterion for assigning the subjects of the Russian Federation to different categories of fire safety level it is proposed to use the damage risk as a result of a fire in buildings located on the territory of the corresponding subject of the Russian Federation. The mathematical model has been developed to determine the damage risk of causing harm (damage) as a result of a fire in a building and there is given its assessment for buildings on the territory of each subject of the Russian Federation. There was carried out the distribution of the subjects of the Russian Federation according to the categories of fire safety based on the calculated value of damage risk. It is shown that such distribution significantly depends on the objectivity of statistical information on fires and the number of buildings on the territory of each subject of the Russian Federation. The assessment of the activity results for each of 86 EMERCOM of Russia Main offices was made and they were rated based on the category of fire safety level of the corresponding subject of the Russian Federation.

Damage risk assessment of breakwaters under tsunami attack

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayşen Ergin ◽  
Can Elmar Balas
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Damage Risk
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