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Climate change is anticipated to have potentially disastrous impacts on the economic viability of the agricultural sector, insomuch as traditional agricultural practices render the agricultural sector climate-dependent. Increased temperatures and increased intensity, timing and occurrence of hydr...


In this study, an attempt is made to assess the economic impact of climate change on Aruba. This study has three main objectives. The first is to examine the factors that influence the demand and supply of tourism in Aruba. The second is to forecast the cost of climate change to the tourism secto...


In this study, an attempt is made to estimate the economic impact of climate change on the tourism sector in the (former) Netherlands Antilles. There are three main objectives in this study. The first is to examine the factors that influence the demand and supply of tourism in Netherlands Antille...


Climate change is a continuous process that began centuries ago. Today the pace of change has increased with greater rapidity because of global warming induced by anthropogenically generated greenhouse gases (GHG). Failure to effectively deal with the adverse outcomes can easily disrupt plans for...


The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean presents its fourth edition of the Women in Development Bibliography. The online bibliography provides references on women, gender and development for Caribbean and non-Caribbean publica...


The agricultural sector‟s contribution to GDP and to exports in Jamaica has been declining with the post-war development process that has led to the differentiation of the economy. In 2010, the sector contributed 5.8% of GDP, and 3% to the exports (of goods), but with 36% of employment, it contin...


The energy sector is a dominant one in Trinidad and Tobago and it plays an important role in the twin-island republic‟s economy. In 2008, the share of the energy sector in gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to approximately 48% while contributing 57% to total Government revenue. In that same y...


Quantifying the resources mobilized to tackle climate change makes it possible to ascertain the region’s status in this area and the opportunities it offers. It provides countries with the detailed information they need to move forward and prepare to meet the objectives of the United Nations Fram...


Samaniego, JoseluisSchneider, HeloísaFinancing for climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2014

En este documento de síntesis se presenta el Resumen para Gestores del proyecto “Generación e integración de bases de datos climáticos históricos y de proyecciones de cambio climático para la gestión de riesgos costeros en el estado de Santa Catarina (Brasil)”, financiado por el acuerdo de cooper...


Losada Rodríguez, Íñigo J.Izaguirre Lasa, CristinaEfectos del Cambio Climático en la costa de América Latina y el Caribe: generación de bases de datos climáticos para el análisis de riesgos en las costas de Santa Catarina (Brasil). Resumen para gestores

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