Central America suffered from many natural disasters

The report of the United Nations Commission on Regional Economy of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) announced on March 12 said that the number of natural disasters in the past three decades in Central America has increased by an average of 5%. each year.

During the period from 1930 to 2009, the area was heavily impacted by nearly 260 extreme weather events and a huge number of other small-scale weather events.

The ECLAC stresses that with climate change becoming more complex due to global warming, monoculture agricultural production and dependence on fossil fuels make Central America's economies vulnerable to natural disasters. ears such as droughts, floods and hurricanes.

Greenhouse gas emissions make the Earth hot
This caused damage to the entire Central American region of 73 billion USD

The most recent natural disaster is a tropical storm in October 2011 that affected 2.6 million people in five poor countries such as Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, causing more than $ 2 billion in damage.

The ECLAC report affirmed that due to the heavy impact of natural disasters, along with the loss of infrastructure and production and rising fuel import prices, Central America's only option is to promote distribution. Sustainable development, which attaches importance to responsible economic integration, farmers and businessmen implement environmentally friendly development directions, protect agricultural production, use clean fuels as High-efficient production tools, increased organic food production, renewable energy and sustainable tourism.

ECLAC warns that if Central American countries do not look for alternative production models, the region's future will be a constant economic and social crisis.

By the end of 2010, greenhouse gas emissions caused global warming, causing damage to the Central American region of $ 73 billion, equivalent to 54% of the region's gross domestic product (GDP). .

ECLAC also called to overcome the impact of climate change, Central American countries should focus on small-scale household agricultural economy to ensure year-round food production, utilize natural gas resources. study, comply with energy efficiency and environmental standards, promote cleaner production policies.