adapt Caribbean

The document outlines the high cost of natural disasters in the Caribbean, noting $33bn in damages from 2000-2009. It identifies sea-level rise, coastal erosion, and changing rainfall patterns as primary threats to the tourism and agriculture sectors, while suggesting micro-insurance, irrigation, and spatial planning as adaptation strategies.

• Natural disasters and extreme weather events caused $33bn in damages to the Caribbean between 2000 and 2009, representing 61% of the regional Gross Domestic Product in 2014.
• The tourism and agriculture sectors face significant climate risks: 94% of tourist accommodation in Belize is vulnerable to flooding and sea-level rise, and 90% of Caribbean agricultural land is rain-fed and exposed to rainfall changes.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (n.d.). adapt Caribbean. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Awareness_tourism_agri_low_res_print_updated280417.pdf

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. adapt Caribbean. n.d. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Awareness_tourism_agri_low_res_print_updated280417.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetworkndadapt, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{adapt Caribbean}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Awareness_tourism_agri_low_res_print_updated280417.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }