An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the Coastal and Marine Sector in the Caribbean

Climate change poses special challenges for Caribbean decision makers related to the uncertainties inherent in future climate projections and the complex linkages between climate change, physical and biological systems, and socioeconomic sectors. At present, however, the Caribbean subregion lacks t...

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Autores principales: Lorde, Troy, Gomes, Charmaine, Alleyne, Dillon, Phillips, Willard
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spelling oai-11362-382792021-09-06T19:20:39Z An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the Coastal and Marine Sector in the Caribbean Lorde, Troy Gomes, Charmaine Alleyne, Dillon Phillips, Willard Australian AID ZONAS COSTERAS ZONAS MARINAS CAMBIO CLIMATICO INVESTIGACION ECONOMICA INVESTIGACION GEOFISICA ANALISIS COSTO-BENEFICIO CONDICIONES ATMOSFERICAS PREVENCION DE DESASTRES DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE SERVICIOS ECOSISTEMICOS COASTAL AREAS MARINE AREAS CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMIC RESEARCH GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS WEATHER DISASTER PREVENTION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ECOSYSTEM SERVICES Climate change poses special challenges for Caribbean decision makers related to the uncertainties inherent in future climate projections and the complex linkages between climate change, physical and biological systems, and socioeconomic sectors. At present, however, the Caribbean subregion lacks the adaptive capacity needed to address these challenges. The present report assesses the economic and social impacts of climate change on the coastal and marine sector in the Caribbean until 2050. It aims both to provide Caribbean decision makers with cutting edge information on the vulnerability to climate change of the subregion, and to facilitate the development of adaptation strategies informed by both local experience and expert knowledge. .--I. Introduction.--II. Literature review.--III. Methodology.--IV. Results.--V. Conclusions and recommendations 2015-06-15T13:48:35Z 2015-06-15T13:48:35Z 2013-02 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/38279 LC/CAR.395 en .pdf application/pdf CARIBE CARIBBEAN REGION ECLAC
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topic ZONAS COSTERAS
ZONAS MARINAS
CAMBIO CLIMATICO
INVESTIGACION ECONOMICA
INVESTIGACION GEOFISICA
ANALISIS COSTO-BENEFICIO
CONDICIONES ATMOSFERICAS
PREVENCION DE DESASTRES
DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
SERVICIOS ECOSISTEMICOS
COASTAL AREAS
MARINE AREAS
CLIMATE CHANGE
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
WEATHER
DISASTER PREVENTION
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
spellingShingle ZONAS COSTERAS
ZONAS MARINAS
CAMBIO CLIMATICO
INVESTIGACION ECONOMICA
INVESTIGACION GEOFISICA
ANALISIS COSTO-BENEFICIO
CONDICIONES ATMOSFERICAS
PREVENCION DE DESASTRES
DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
SERVICIOS ECOSISTEMICOS
COASTAL AREAS
MARINE AREAS
CLIMATE CHANGE
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
WEATHER
DISASTER PREVENTION
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
Lorde, Troy
Gomes, Charmaine
Alleyne, Dillon
Phillips, Willard
An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the Coastal and Marine Sector in the Caribbean
description Climate change poses special challenges for Caribbean decision makers related to the uncertainties inherent in future climate projections and the complex linkages between climate change, physical and biological systems, and socioeconomic sectors. At present, however, the Caribbean subregion lacks the adaptive capacity needed to address these challenges. The present report assesses the economic and social impacts of climate change on the coastal and marine sector in the Caribbean until 2050. It aims both to provide Caribbean decision makers with cutting edge information on the vulnerability to climate change of the subregion, and to facilitate the development of adaptation strategies informed by both local experience and expert knowledge.
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Lorde, Troy
Gomes, Charmaine
Alleyne, Dillon
Phillips, Willard
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Gomes, Charmaine
Alleyne, Dillon
Phillips, Willard
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title An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the Coastal and Marine Sector in the Caribbean
title_short An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the Coastal and Marine Sector in the Caribbean
title_full An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the Coastal and Marine Sector in the Caribbean
title_fullStr An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the Coastal and Marine Sector in the Caribbean
title_full_unstemmed An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the Coastal and Marine Sector in the Caribbean
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