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  "title": "Samoa: Technical Assistance Report—Climate Macroeconomic Assessment Program",
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  "summary": "Samoa is highly exposed to natural hazards such as tropical cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis, droughts, and floods. These damage economic growth and impact debt sustainability adversely.",
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      "heading": "Major findings on climate exposure and economic impact",
      "content": "- Samoa is highly exposed to natural hazards such as tropical cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis, droughts, and floods.\n- These natural hazards damage economic growth and impact debt sustainability adversely.\n- Increasing frequency and intensity of coastal storms are likely to amplify damage to infrastructure and livelihoods.\n- Slow-moving climate stresses such as sea level rise and increasing heat hazard are likely to impact potential growth in the main economic sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, and tourism."
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400205569.002",
    "Samoa is highly exposed to natural hazards such as tropical cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis, droughts, and floods.",
    "These natural hazards damage economic growth and impact debt sustainability adversely.",
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    "Subject: Climate change, Climate finance, Climate policy, Environment, International organization, Monetary policy, Natural disasters",
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