Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
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26 Apr 2011
The GEF Council functions as the main governing body of the GEF. Its 32 members meet twice a year, with each representing a group of countries (‘constituency’) including both donors and recipients of GEF funding. GEF funding is channeled to several focal areas, namely: biological diversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, ozone layer depletion and persistent organic pollutants.
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26 Apr 2011
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20 Apr 2011
The Commonwealth of The Bahamas submitted its first National Communication on Climate Change to the UNFCCC in 2001. The Bahamas established the National Policy for the Adaptation to Climate Change (NPACC) in March 2005. The National Environmental Management Action Plan (NEMAP) for The Bahamas was established in August 2005, addressing environmental policy and climate change.
The Bahamas comprises an archipelago of over 700 low-lying islands plus more than 200 cays, islets and rocks. It is...
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15 Apr 2011
Small island developing States are prone to extremely damaging natural disasters, primarily in the form of hurricanes, cyclones, volcanic eruptions, floods, droughts and earthquakes. In some islands, the range of these disasters includes storm surges, landslides, extended droughts and extensive floods. Due to climate change, some natural disasters, including drought, are perceived to be occurring with increasing frequency and intensity. Natural disasters are of special concern to small...
elena
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15 Apr 2011
Small island developing States are particularly vulnerable to climate change, climate variability and sea-level rise. As their population, agricultural land and infrastructure tend to be concentrated in the coastal zone, any rise in sea-level will have significant and profound effects on their economies and living conditions. For some low-lying SIDS, their very survival is threatened. Global climate change may damage coral reefs, alter the distribution of zones of upwelling and affect...
