OPINIÓN PÚBLICA SOBRE EL DESEMPEÑO GUBERNAMENTAL TRAS UN DESASTRE NATURAL: ALGUNAS REFLEXIONES PARA AMÉRICA LATINA.

This essay uses the EM-DAT database and individual-level data from AmericasBarometer survey to characterize the citizen assessment on government performance after a natural disaster in Latin America. The analysis shows that the death toll and damages due to natural disasters occurred in the last six decades have been mainly provoked by earthquakes, floods, droughts, and hurricanes. In turn, the likelihood of vulnerability in the aftermath of natural disasters is higher than 60%, exhibits a downward trend, and is heterogenous among Latin American countries. Finally, Latin American public opinion assigns itself a larger responsibility regarding government for the occurrence of climatological- and hydrological-related disasters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]