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Changes in Extremes Based on Multimodel Simulations from Nine Global Coupled Climate Models Map of Mexico Map of Central America Map of the Caribbean Map of South America Multimodel Projections of Sea Level Change Sustainable Livelihoods Framework
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Definition of Livelihood Assets 14 Supply and Demand for Renewable Freshwater Resources in the LAC Region 23 Water Scarcity Levels 28 Climate Change Impact on Selected Major Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean with Severe Existing Water Problems 30 Rural Poverty in Countries with Arid and Semiarid Regions 32 Frequency of Weather-Related Disasters (Floods, Droughts, and Storms) in the LAC Region, 1970–2008 70 Impact of Weather-Related Disasters (Floods, Droughts, Storms, and Extreme Temperatures) on People in the LAC Region, by Subregion, 1970–2008 71 Weather-Related Disaster Exposure Indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean, by Subregion, 1970–2008 71 People Killed or Affected by Weather-Related Disasters in the LAC Region, 1970–2008 72 People Injured by Weather-Related Disasters in the LAC Region, 1970–2008 73 Principal Production Systems among Agrarian Rural Poor 96 Status of Coral Reefs in Latin America and the Caribbean 126 Overview of the Fishing Industry in Select LAC Countries 132 Sensitivity to Climate Change Based on Poverty Level and Number of Fishermen 133