## Samoa: Technical Assistance Report—Climate Macroeconomic Assessment Program

_IMF Staff Country Reports, March 21, 2022_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: March 21, 2022
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400205569.002

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### Major findings on climate exposure and economic impact
- 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.
- Increasing frequency and intensity of coastal storms are likely to amplify damage to infrastructure and livelihoods.
- 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.

### Thematic scope and subjects covered
- Subject: Climate change, Climate finance, Climate policy, Environment, International organization, Monetary policy, Natural disasters
- Keywords: Adaptation investment, adaptation Policy gap assessment, Asia and Pacific, C. meeting emission reduction, Climate change, Climate finance, Climate policy, Global, Natural disasters, risk financing initiative, Samoa climate change policy

### Publication and document specifics
- Publication title: Samoa: Technical Assistance Report—Climate Macroeconomic Assessment Program
- Publication date: March 21, 2022
- Series: Country Report No. 2022/083
- Issue: 083
- Volume: 2022
- Pages: 62
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400205569.002
- Stock No: 1WSMEA2022001
- ISBN: 9798400205569
- ISSN: 1934-7685

*International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept. "Samoa: Technical Assistance Report—Climate Macroeconomic Assessment Program", IMF Staff Country Reports 2022, 083 (2022).*

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