Vínculos entre desastres naturales, desarrollo económico y desigualdad de género: evidencia para América Latina y el Caribe

  1. María del Mar Llorente Marrón 1
  2. M. Montserrat Díaz Fernández 1
  3. Jorge Álvaro Alonso Mogollón 1
  4. Carolina Cosculluela Martínez 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

    ROR https://ror.org/006gksa02

  2. 2 Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
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    Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01v5cv687

Journal:
Anales de ASEPUMA

ISSN: 2171-892X

Year of publication: 2024

Issue: 32

Type: Article

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Abstract

Este trabajo explora la relación existente entre género y desastres de origen natural (ND) considerando cómo el nivel de desarrollo económico y la desigualdad de género influyen en las pérdidas ocasionadas por estos eventos, y cómo los desastres también contribuyen a la desigualdad de género. Para ello se analizan los efectos de los desastres naturales ocurridos durante el periodo 2000-2021 en 20 países de Latinoamérica y el Caribe, utilizando un enfoque de ecuaciones estructurales con datos panel de efectos fijos, SEM-FE, como herramienta de análisis. Los resultados obtenidos son acordes con la literatura previa que identifica el desarrollo económico como variable que determina las pérdidas de vidas humanas derivadas de los ND. Muestran evidencia de los efectos atenuantes de la igualdad de género sobre el impacto del ND medido en términos de vidas humanas y de los efectos negativos del impacto del ND sobre la igualdad de género. Las conclusiones obtenidas refuerzan la igualdad de género como elemento fundamental para prevenir los desastres y reconstruir un entorno sostenible después de ellos.

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