Caribbean
courtney
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17 Jun 2011
A national water resources management plan exists in Antigua and Barbuda. In addition, an irrigation policy and a programme to reduce water loss in distribution systems have been established. Antigua and Barbuda has also ratified the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Coastal aquifers and watersheds contribute to the water resources of Antigua and Barbuda. Whereas Antigua is heavily dependent upon desalinated water, Barbuda depends greatly on its ground water resources....
courtney
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17 Jun 2011
Antigua and Barbuda has established coastal zone, EEZ and watershed management institutions. The relevant management legislation has also been strengthened.The marine and coastal environment is particularly important to Antigua and Barbuda. However, population increases and tourism-based developments are putting pressure on coastal resources. More than 60% of the population lives within the coastal zone. Antigua and Barbuda’s coastal resources include mangroves and wetlands, coral reefs, sea...
courtney
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17 Jun 2011
Antigua and Barbuda has established a strategy to incorporate biodiversity conservation issues into disease control and waste management practices. There are no centralized sewage or wastewater treatment facilities in Antigua and Barbuda. Waste management and disposal is already beyond the handling capacity of the country’s responsible agencies. Existing legislation and funds are inadequate to implement and manage national waste treatment and disposal. Most residences, especially in urban...
courtney
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17 Jun 2011
Antigua and Barbuda has been developing its national disaster preparedness and management capacity. Cooperation with other states is also undertaken at the regional level through the Caribbean Meteorological Organization and the Caribbean Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology.Antigua and Barbuda’s natural climate is punctuated by the occurrence of a range of extreme climatic events such as tropical storms, hurricanes, sea surges, floods and droughts. In recent years, the country has seen a...
courtney
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17 Jun 2011
In May 2001, Antigua and Barbuda submitted its initial National Communication to the UNFCCC. Additionally, a National Environmental Management Strategies (NEMS) was submitted to the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Antigua and Barbuda has conducted a Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Study aimed at enabling the country to identify those sectors likely to be most vulnerable to climate change and to devise appropriate adaptation response measures. Potential impacts of...
