Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
courtney
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20 Jun 2011
Haiti submitted its First National Report to the Conference of Parties (COP) in 1998, and its Initial National Communication to the UNFCCC in 2001. Haiti is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the North and by the Caribbean Sea to the West and the South. Due to high sensitivity to climatic stress, the agricultural sector is vulnerable to climate changes, with soils and water resources, along with coastal zones likely to be adversely affected by climate change. The dramatic reduction of...
courtney
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17 Jun 2011
In 2001, Dominica submitted its Initial National Communication to the UNFCCC. Dominica also has a National Environmental Management Strategy and Action Plan (NEMP). Consequences of climate change have become more apparent in Dominica. Because most of the population centers are along the coast, a rise in sea level related to the climate change will result in the displacement of a large proportion of the population. Impacts from climate change are considered the main threats to biodiversity in...
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...
elena
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02 May 2011
In 2000, the Seychelles submitted its National Adaptation Programme of Action to the UNFCCC.
About 85% of human settlement and infrastructure in the Seychelles is located along the coast. A rise in sea level would result in the displacement of a large proportion of the population. This is complicated by the granatic slopes of the Seychelles being prone to landslides and erosion due to coastal flooding that is projected to increase with the effects of climate change. Coastline recession will...
admin
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27 Apr 2011
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United Nations...
Small island states may be the least responsible for global rising temperatures, but they are suffering the most from its adverse effects, according to the UN's climate body. The Pacific island nation of Kiribati is on the front line of climate change and might soon become inhabitable. But the youth is working hard to raise awareness on their plight within their communities, and in the world. The fate of Kirabati is in the hands of global polluters and the nation is counting on global...
