Making adaptation work: An institutional analysis of climate change adaptation in Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Lucia

The document analyzes the institutional frameworks for climate change adaptation in Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Lucia, emphasizing that effective adaptation depends on governance processes, national-level policymaking, and civil society engagement. While both nations have developed adaptation policies and contributed to the UNFCCC, the analysis finds a need for more thorough vulnerability assessments and the creation of adaptation activity inventories to improve transparency and reduce duplication.

• Effective climate change adaptation is influenced by governance processes such as coordination, political leadership, inclusive decision-making, and accountability, with 'soft adaptations' like institutional arrangements often being more equitable than physical infrastructure.
• The implementation of adaptation plans is frequently piecemeal due to factors including insufficient financing, poor coordination, weak accountability, lack of public engagement, and a failure to integrate adaptation into sectoral policies.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2017). Making adaptation work: An institutional analysis of climate change adaptation in Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Lucia. https://cdkn.org/resource/technical-paper-making-adaptation-work-institutional-analysis-climate-change-adaptation-trinidad-tobago-saint-lucia

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Making adaptation work: An institutional analysis of climate change adaptation in Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Lucia. 2017. https://cdkn.org/resource/technical-paper-making-adaptation-work-institutional-analysis-climate-change-adaptation-trinidad-tobago-saint-lucia.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2017making, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Making adaptation work: An institutional analysis of climate change adaptation in Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Lucia}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2017}, month = jan, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/technical-paper-making-adaptation-work-institutional-analysis-climate-change-adaptation-trinidad-tobago-saint-lucia}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }