Assessing climate change impacts on coastal infrastructure in the Eastern Caribbean |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Food Production, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago;2. The University of the West Indies, Open Campus, Belize;3. Global Water Partnership – Caribbean (GWP-C), Grenada;4. Marine Ecosystems Protected Areas (MEPA) Trust, Antigua and Barbuda;5. Ministry of Environment and Cooperatives, Department of Environment, Saint Kitts and Nevis;6. United Nations Development Programme, Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines;7. National Agricultural Marketing and Development Corporation, Trinidad and Tobago;1. Colgate University, Environmental Studies Program, United States;2. Department of Geography and Geology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica;1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Silver Spring, MD 20910, United States;2. University of Maryland, Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center and National Ocean Service, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD 20910, United States;3. Consultant, Silver Spring, MD 20910, United States;1. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore;2. Maritime Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore;1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University, London, ON, Canada;2. RiskLogik, Almonte, ON, Canada;3. Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto, ON, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Expected effects of changes in global climate include warmer temperatures, rising sea levels, and potentially more frequent and severe extreme weather events such as hurricanes and tropical storms. Low-lying states in the Caribbean are especially vulnerable to these effects, posing significant risks to public safety and natural resources.This paper highlights expected trends in the Eastern Caribbean and examines the impacts of urbanization and supporting infrastructure, siting of major structures in high-hazard areas, and negative land-use practices on fragile coastal ecosystems. It focuses on the need to reduce the vulnerability of coastal infrastructure and land uses, arguing for effective linkages between climate change issues and development planning. The paper also provides general recommendations and identifies challenges for the incorporation of climate change impacts and risk assessment into long-term land-use national development plans and strategies. |
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