An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the coastal and marine sector in the Caribbean

This brief provides a synthesis of the assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the coastal and marine sector in the Caribbean. It provides Caribbean policymakers with cutting-edge information on the region's vulnerability and encourages the development of adaptation strategies informed by both local experience and expert knowledge.

The brief proceeds from an acknowledgement that the unique combination of natural resources, ecosystems, economic activities, and human population settlements of the Caribbean will not be immune to the impacts of climate change, and local communities, countries and the subregion as a whole need to plan for, and adapt to, these effects.