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Displaying 135 of about 306 resultsThis map illustrates population density within and outside of a 10m Low Elevation Coastal Zone: Guyana and Suriname.
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. (2007).
Country-level estimates of urban, rural and total population and land area in a low elevation coastal zone (LECZ) were generated globally u…
This map illustrates population density within and outside of a 10m Low Elevation Coastal Zone: Belize.
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. (2007).
Country-level estimates of urban, rural and total population and land area in a low elevation coastal zone (LECZ) were generated globally using Global R…
This report provides an overview for all CARICOM member states of the risks from climate change and includes a section on the common threats of climate change for Pacific island countries. It focuses on: (i) climate change projections for the Caribbean region under +1.5°and +2°C global warming scenarios; (ii) the implications of ice sheet melt for globa…
This WHO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Grenada provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards, health vulnerabilities, health impacts and progress to date in health sector efforts to realize a climate-resilient health system.
The WHO and UNFCCC Health and Climate Change Country Profile Project…
This review provides an inventory of country-level adaptation activities and a summary of key adaptation priorities, based on documents like the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s National Adaptation Programs of Action and National Communications. It also identifies gaps and opportunities for scaling up and enhancing collaboration.
The Adaptat…
Acclimatise was commissioned to implement aspects of readiness support projects in Belize (2018 – 2019), The Bahamas (2018 – 2019) and Guyana (2016 – 2017), and prepare their country strategic frameworks. This support, as seen had three main objectives:
To strengthen the institutional capacities of the NDA to access and deliver Green Climate Fund (GC…
Background
The Objectives of the GoG-UNDP Project Initiation Plan were to
- Identify the baseline of current disaster risk management in Guyana and support provided by the various development Agencies, including but not limited to emergency response capabilities.
- Address most pressing issues related to disaster response and risk reduction that builds…
Background on Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative (SECCI)
Established in 1959, the IDB is today the main source of multilateral financing for economic, social and institutional development in LAC. It provides loans, grants, guarantees, policy advice and technical assistance to the public and private sectors of its borrowing member countr…
Small island developing states have long managed to respond nimbly in the face of continual change — a challenge that will be magnified by climate change. In this study, the authors present a model that can help inform responses to future climate impacts.
Small island developing states (SIDS), such as Barbados, must continually adapt in the face of unc…
When Hurricane Ian hit Florida, it was one of the United States’ most powerful hurricanes on record, and it followed a two-week string of massive, devastating storms around the world.
A few days earlier in the Philippines, Typhoon Noru gave new meaning to rapid intensification when it blew up from a tropical storm with 50 mph winds…
This paper uses a situational analysis to seek a correlation between the observed impacts of climate change and disaster events on the development levels of a Sahelian archipelagic country —Cabo Verde —in recent decades (1970 to present). It seeks to demonstrate policymakers and civil society the crucial role of combined disaster risk management (DRM) m…
This note explains how the Canada-Caribbean Resilience Facility (CRF) Program has been key to ensuring the resilience of infrastructure investments in Grenada.Grenada, like its neighbors in the Caribbean, faces escalating threats from climate change, such as more frequent hurricanes, rising sea levels, coastal erosion, and drought. The risk is compounde…
Charting the Course Toward Resilient ProsperitySmall Island Developing States (SIDS) are in the crossfires of multiple crises: climate change, the economic and social repercussions of COVID-19, and a crisis of debt. The pandemic hugely impacted all island nations, especially those dependent on tourism. Global lockdowns left large holes in islands’ coffe…
By Megan Rowling
Paris - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that climate-related disasters are taking an ever greater toll on the poor and can wipe out decades of development gains, as he launched a global partnership to boost the resilience of vulnerable communities.
The impacts of climate change - from intensifying droughts and floods to…
Press release:
Washington – Belizeans will manage natural resources more sustainably in Key Biodiversity Areas, and alternative livelihoods opportunities will be provided to local communities as a result of a US$6 million Global Environment Facility (GEF) project approved by the Board of Directors.
“Like the rest of the Caribbean, Belize is most vulne…