The Adaptive Capacity of Soufriere, St Lucia to Climate Change

The document examines the vulnerability and adaptive capacity of Soufriere, St Lucia, as part of the Global Islands’ Vulnerability Research Adaptation Policy Development (GIVRAPD) project. It utilizes the Local Adaptive Capacity (LAC) framework, which evaluates five elements: asset base, institutions and entitlements, knowledge and information, innovation, and flexible forward-looking decision-making and governance. The paper aims to align the LAC framework with an evolutionary perspective on adaptive capacity and test the tool's applicability across different geographical contexts.

• The Caribbean islands are projected to face rising temperatures and altered wind and rainfall patterns, leading to secondary impacts such as sea level rise, ocean warming, coral bleaching, loss of marine biodiversity, increased coastal erosion, landslides, shifted growing seasons, and a higher prevalence of pests, invasive species, and contagious diseases.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2017). The Adaptive Capacity of Soufriere, St Lucia to Climate Change. https://cdkn.org/resource/working-paper-adaptive-capacity-soufriere-st-lucia-climate-change

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. The Adaptive Capacity of Soufriere, St Lucia to Climate Change. 2017. https://cdkn.org/resource/working-paper-adaptive-capacity-soufriere-st-lucia-climate-change.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2017adaptive, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{The Adaptive Capacity of Soufriere, St Lucia to Climate Change}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2017}, month = feb, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/working-paper-adaptive-capacity-soufriere-st-lucia-climate-change}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }