The Tsunami of September 1992 in Nicaragua and its effects on development.

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TextPublication details: Mexico : The Commission, 1992Description: iv, 37 p. : mapReport number: 92-9-1417DDC classification:

551.47024 TSU

Subject: On 1 September 1992 an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale unleashed a tsunami with waves of between 8 and 15 metres high that struck more than 250 kilometres of Nicaragua's Pacific coast. Infrastructure was damaged or destroyed in 26 towns located along the coast, home to some 40,000 people who were directly or indirectly affected by either losing or having their homes and means of production or income damaged. The disaster affected a very vast geographical area and a population with very limited resources was the hardest hit. Even though the extent of the damage is relatively limited, this latest disaster comes after the eruption of the Cerro Negro volcano, just when the country is emerging from a more than decade-long economic crisis, and in the midst of government efforts to stabilize and adjust the economy. This report was prepared at the explicit request of the Government of Nicaragua. Its purpose is to present an objective assessment of the damage caused by the disaster and to provide guidelines for action by both the Nicaraguan Government and the international community in the rehabilitation and reconstruction stages now that the emergency stage is practically over. Includes a quantitative assessment of the damage to different sectors and geographical areas and its impact on national macroeconomic variables, using an ad hoc methodology developed by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) for this kind of analysis. The assessment identifies the social and economic sectors hardest hit by the disaster, which therefore require preferential attention during the rehabilitation and reconstruction phases. The report ends by presenting concrete proposals for rehabilitation and reconstruction programmes and projects, which, once prepared in great detail, can be presented to the international community for its consideration in order to channel its support

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On 1 September 1992 an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale unleashed a tsunami with waves of between 8 and 15 metres high that struck more than 250 kilometres of Nicaragua's Pacific coast. Infrastructure was damaged or destroyed in 26 towns located along the coast, home to some 40,000 people who were directly or indirectly affected by either losing or having their homes and means of production or income damaged. The disaster affected a very vast geographical area and a population with very limited resources was the hardest hit. Even though the extent of the damage is relatively limited, this latest disaster comes after the eruption of the Cerro Negro volcano, just when the country is emerging from a more than decade-long economic crisis, and in the midst of government efforts to stabilize and adjust the economy. This report was prepared at the explicit request of the Government of Nicaragua. Its purpose is to present an objective assessment of the damage caused by the disaster and to provide guidelines for action by both the Nicaraguan Government and the international community in the rehabilitation and reconstruction stages now that the emergency stage is practically over. Includes a quantitative assessment of the damage to different sectors and geographical areas and its impact on national macroeconomic variables, using an ad hoc methodology developed by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) for this kind of analysis. The assessment identifies the social and economic sectors hardest hit by the disaster, which therefore require preferential attention during the rehabilitation and reconstruction phases. The report ends by presenting concrete proposals for rehabilitation and reconstruction programmes and projects, which, once prepared in great detail, can be presented to the international community for its consideration in order to channel its support

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