Population, poverty and vulnerability : Mitigating the effects of natural disasters

ABSTRACT

Contains an analysis of the relationship between demographic dynamic and Hurricane Mitch in Central America. It focuses three aspects How did demographic processes condition the area's vulnerability prior to Mitch? What are Mitchïs consequences for demographic dynamics in the short and long term? What changes must be introduced in demographic dynamics if the effects of future natural disasters are to be mitigated? The concluding section reflects on specific contributions that United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) could make to the mitigation of disasters in the future