Escenarios costeros en el Caribe (CCS): un análisis integrado de las conexiones tierra-costa para guiar el uso sustentable y la protección de los ecosistemas costeros

This executive summary describes a project aimed at quantifying how inland activities and climate change impact coastal resources in several Caribbean island nations. The project utilizes hydrological modeling of 84 catchments to analyze the flow of water, sediments, and contaminants to coastal ecosystems to support sustainable management and restoration.

• The project focuses on quantifying the effects of inland activities and climate change on coastal resources for Cuba, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico by modeling potential future scenarios.
• Hydrological modeling was conducted for 84 catchments across the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico, including mapping of soils and land-cover.
• Human interventions such as sewage discharge, channeling, and dam construction have degraded river water quality and increased sedimentation, nutrient export, and algal biomass.
• In Puerto Rico, approximately 80% of the population resides in urban areas, and only about 50% of wastewater is treated, leading to river contamination by phosphates and nitrates from sewage.
• The upper Haina River watershed in the Dominican Republic experiences deforestation, overgrazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture, which leads to high peak runoff causing infrastructure destruction, flooding, and occasional loss of life.
• Water-intensive rice cultivation is increasing in Cuba and the Dominican Republic, creating competition for water resources among growing populations.

APA

Melesse, A., Webber, D., Vicioso, F., Nunez, F., Ortiz, J., McClain, M. E., & Fu, Z. J. (2024). Escenarios costeros en el Caribe (CCS): un análisis integrado de las conexiones tierra-costa para guiar el uso sustentable y la protección de los ecosistemas costeros. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. https://iai.int/en/escenarios-costeros-en-el-caribe-ccs-un-analisis-integrado-de-las-conexiones-tierra-costa-para-guiar-el-uso-sustentable-y-la-proteccion-de-los-ecosistemas-costeros-crn-2061/

Chicago

Melesse, Assefa, Dale Webber, Felipe Vicioso, Francisco Nunez, Jorge Ortiz, Michael E. McClain, and Zhaohui Jennifer Fu. Escenarios costeros en el Caribe (CCS): un análisis integrado de las conexiones tierra-costa para guiar el uso sustentable y la protección de los ecosistemas costeros. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, 2024. https://iai.int/en/escenarios-costeros-en-el-caribe-ccs-un-analisis-integrado-de-las-conexiones-tierra-costa-para-guiar-el-uso-sustentable-y-la-proteccion-de-los-ecosistemas-costeros-crn-2061/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{melesse2024escenarios, author = {Melesse, Assefa and Webber, Dale and Vicioso, Felipe and Nunez, Francisco and Ortiz, Jorge and McClain, Michael E. and Fu, Zhaohui Jennifer}, title = {{Escenarios costeros en el Caribe (CCS): un análisis integrado de las conexiones tierra-costa para guiar el uso sustentable y la protección de los ecosistemas costeros}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2024}, month = sep, url = {https://iai.int/en/escenarios-costeros-en-el-caribe-ccs-un-analisis-integrado-de-las-conexiones-tierra-costa-para-guiar-el-uso-sustentable-y-la-proteccion-de-los-ecosistemas-costeros-crn-2061/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }