Central America is known for its high risk of disasters due to various physical, economic, and sociocultural factors. The region sits on the following tectonic plates: North America, Cocos, Caribbean, Nazca, and Panama, ...

Early in the year, Peru suffered from heavy rains mainly due to the El Niño and La Niña phenomena. As a result of these heavy rains, several cities were affected by floods and landslides. One of the most affected cities ...

We study the enduring impact of disasters onsocial integrity by examining the after effects of the 2010 earthquake and tsunami on interpersonal trust, a common proxy for social capital

We study the enduring impact of disasters onsocial integrity by examining the after effects of the 2010 earthquake and tsunami on interpersonal trust, a common proxy for social capital

The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching impacts on every aspect of human life since the first confirmed case in December 2019. Costa Rica reported its first case of COVID-19 in March 2020, coinciding with a notable ...

Central America is affected by geological and hydrometeorological hazards that, together with its high exposure and vulnerability, comprise risky scenarios for disasters. This region presents a significant number of ...

Tropical countries are subjected to natural disasters which cause substantial human and economic losses. Coping with disasters in tropics requires to improve our understanding of the frequency and distribution of ...

This study advances the emerging stream of research on micro-level consequences of exogenous shocks, and how they shape individual functioning. Borrowing from the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1991), our study explores ...