Hydrometeorological events in Latin America and the Caribbean 35
30 25 20 15 10 5 0 45 40 35
1999
Floods, South America Tropical Cyclones
Mortalities Thousands of people Fifi, Honduras 1974 1970
2004 Floods, Central America Tropical Cyclones
1998
1980
2005 2000
1990
2010
Affected people Millions of people
Latin America GHG emitters by sector Thousands of metric tons of CO2 equivalent
30 25 20 15
-100 0
10 5
900 800 700 600 500 400 300
Events Extreme temperatures Wildfires Droughts Storms
Argentina
Floods Each square represents 10 events
200
0
Agriculture Energy Industrial processes
W aste management
Mexico
Brazil
Sou rce: ECLAC, Climate Change and Developement in Latin America and the Caribbean. Overview, 2009.
100 0
1500 Land-use change and forestry
Chile Uruguay Panama Ecuador Bolivia Peru Jamaica Colombia Paraguay
0 1 000
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
1 970-197 9
1980-1989
1990 -1999
2 0 0 0- 2 0 0 9
10 20 30 40
50
Estimated cost of damage Billions of US dollars
Source: The International DisastersDatabase, accessed in August 2010.
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