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Rainchecks and Risk: Climate Shocks, Policy Transitions and SME Credit Dynamics
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Small and medium enterprises rely heavily on bank credit. They also have the fewest tools to deal with climate risk. Using a panel of 45 countries from 2007 to 2022, we study how climate risk and the Paris Agreement shape SME bank lending. Climate‐related disasters are associated with lower SME credit, with post‐event estimates indicating a ...
Swapnanil SenGupta, Anshita Sachan
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IDB News: Vol. 2, no. 6, July 1975
, 1975 IDB News is a monthly publication of the Inter-American Development Bank and appears in English and Spanish ...
Inter-American Development Bank
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Does Japanʼs Aid Promote the Economic Growth of Pacific Island Countries?
Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT Pacific Island countries (PICs) are among the worldʼs most aid‐dependent nations. This study examines relations between Japanʼs aid and the economic growth of 13 PICs during 2000–2023. After evaluating overall effects of Japanʼs aid, specific types are analysed: economic, social, production, and multi‐sector aid.
Wesley Steve Aru
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People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 359-377, February 2026.Abstract Nature‐based solutions (NbS), such as reconnecting floodplains and restoring riparian wetlands, can reduce flood risk as well as provide benefits like carbon storage, habitat support, and recreation. However, wetlands and floodplains are increasingly replaced with urban development and flooding is primarily addressed with grey infrastructure ...
Jessica A. Balerna +8 more
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IDB News: Vol. 1, no. 7, August 1974
, 1974 IDB News is a monthly publication of the Inter-American Development Bank and appears in English and Spanish ...
Inter-American Development Bank
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Campbell Systematic Reviews, Volume 21, Issue 4, December 2025.ABSTRACT Background: Climate change and widespread environmental degradation have increased the risk of natural hazards in recent decades. Hydrological, meteorological, and climatological disasters have become more frequent globally (Parry et al. 2007; Cavallo and Noy 2009; CRED 2022), affecting over 3.9 billion people since 2000 and causing losses ...
Suchi Kapoor Malhotra +7 more
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IDB News: Vol. 2, no. 12, January 1976
, 1976 IDB News is a monthly publication of the Inter-American Development Bank and appears in English and Spanish ...
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Economic activity during extreme events
Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, Volume 58, Issue 4, Page 1214-1235, November 2025.Abstract Although extreme weather events, natural disasters or infrastructure failures potentially have important economic effects, quantifying these effects over small areas and fine time intervals has been difficult because of the fairly coarse scales available in most data sources. This paper surveys the use of relatively new and finely grained data
John W. Galbraith
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IDB News: Vol. 1, no. 6, July 1974
, 1974 IDB News is a monthly publication of the Inter-American Development Bank and appears in English and Spanish ...
Inter-American Development Bank
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IDB News: Vol. 3, no. 11, December 1976
, 1976 IDB News is a monthly publication of the Inter-American Development Bank and appears in English and Spanish ...
Inter-American Development Bank
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