Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change: A SOURCEBOOK FOR THE CARIBBEAN WATER SECTOR

The document describes CCORAL, a Caribbean-specific tool used to screen policies, legislation, plans, budgets, and projects for climate risks. It outlines a three-step process involving basic screening questions, a detailed vulnerability workbook, and risk management analyses. The briefing specifically details how CCORAL applies to the water sector, including water policies, legislation, supply plans, financial budgeting, and infrastructure projects, noting that the tool is designed for use by both climate specialists and non-specialists.

• CCORAL is a web-based platform specifically for the Caribbean used to screen various development activities—including policies, legislation, plans, budgets, and projects—to identify climate risks and identify options for enhancing resilience.
• The CCORAL application process consists of three core stages: an initial set of 10 basic questions to determine if climate variability influences the process, a detailed workbook to understand vulnerabilities and resilience options, and optional detailed risk management analyses using a Toolbox of methods.
• In the water sector, CCORAL is applied to five primary areas: water policies and strategies (integration with other policies), legislation and regulations (legal tools for resource management), management and supply plans (long-term climate and demand changes), financial planning and budgeting (financing sustainability), and projects or operational activities (considering risks like droughts, floods, sea level rise, and storm damage).
• The tool is designed to be accessible to water sector professionals who are not climate change experts and is most effective when used in participatory environments with various stakeholders during the development of projects or review of plans.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (n.d.). Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change: A SOURCEBOOK FOR THE CARIBBEAN WATER SECTOR. http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Information-Brief-2-WV-1.pdf

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change: A SOURCEBOOK FOR THE CARIBBEAN WATER SECTOR. n.d. http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Information-Brief-2-WV-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetworkndachieving, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change: A SOURCEBOOK FOR THE CARIBBEAN WATER SECTOR}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, url = {http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Information-Brief-2-WV-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }