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There are significant, fundamental changes taking place in global air and sea surface temperatures and sea levels. The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change noted that many of the warmest years on the instrumental record of global surface temperatures have occu...


Moore, WinstonGomes, CharmaineAlleyne, DillonPhillips, WillardAn assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the tourism sector in the Caribbean

The main aim of this study is to estimate the economic impact of climate change on nine countries in the Caribbean basin: Aruba, Barbados, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. A typical tourism demand function, with tourist ar...


The project comprises three phases of which Phase I would be implemented over the period September to December 2008. The major objectives of Phase I are, firstly, to establish the scope and feasibility of carrying out a study on the costs/benefits of taking action on climate change adaptation and...


The information here represents a compilation of existing and ongoing regional and national climate modelling studies that could be useful in the execution of the regional project The Economics of Climate Change in Caribbean. The report is mainly focused on the sustainable regional efforts that r...


In this study, an attempt is made to assess the economic impact of climate change on nine countries in the Caribbean basin: Aruba, Barbados, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. A methodological approach proposed by Dell et al...


Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the twentyfirst century given its global causes and consequences and the scale of the coordinated efforts that will be needed to alleviate its negative impacts, adapt to new climate conditions and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. The primary ...


Climate change poses a serious threat to Central American societies due to its foreseeable and multiple impacts on the population and productive sectors. In fiscal terms it constitutes a contingent public liability that will affect the public finance of governments for generations to come. It is ...


Ordaz, Juan LuisMora, JorgeAcosta, AliciaSerna Hidalgo, BraulioRamírez, DianaBelize: effects of climate change on agriculture

Aunque se estima que Centroamérica seguirá produciendo una mínima parte de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) del planeta, ya es una de las regiones más vulnerables a sus consecuencias negativas. Sus vulnerabilidades socioeconómicas históricas se exacerban por su ubicación geoclim...


Anque se estima que Centroamérica seguirá emitiendo niveles mínimos de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI), ya es una de las regiones más expuestas a sus consecuencias. Sus vulnerabilidades socioeconómicas históricas están siendo amplificadas por sus características de istmo estrecho entre dos cont...


Las sociedades centroamericanas están dotadas de una gran diversidad de culturas y ambientes naturales. Esta abundancia de conocimientos, producción, modos de vida, tradiciones y biodiversidad es una herencia invaluable para nuestras hijas e hijos. Pero al mismo tiempo, estamos desafiados por la ...


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