Saint Lucia’s Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan for the Agriculture Sector (Agriculture SASAP) 2018-2028

The Agriculture Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan (SASAP) 2018-2028 is a component of Saint Lucia's National Adaptation Planning (NAP) process. It addresses the high vulnerability of the island's small-scale, rain-fed agriculture to extreme weather, including hurricanes, droughts, and sea-level rise. The plan outlines 45 adaptation measures organized under four major outcomes: enhancing the enabling environment, improving nutrition and food security, strengthening partnerships, and building adaptive capacity to climate extremes. The document includes 11 project concept notes to attract international and national funding for initiatives such as biological pesticide production, climate-resilient livestock centers, and agro-meteorological mobile applications.

• Saint Lucia's agriculture sector is highly vulnerable to climate change, with historical losses such as those from Hurricane Tomas in 2010 causing agricultural damages of approximately XCD 151.8 million (USD 56.9 million).
• Climate projections for Saint Lucia indicate a trend of increasing mean annual temperatures and decreasing precipitation, with mean annual temperature increases potentially reaching 1.8 to 3.1 ˚C by 2080 according to Global Circulation Models.
• The cost of inaction on climate change is projected to be severe, potentially costing Saint Lucia 12.1% of its GDP by 2025, 24.5% by 2050, and 49.1% by 2100.
• The Agriculture SASAP identifies 45 critical adaptation measures grouped under 14 strategic objectives to overcome policy, regulatory, institutional, technical, financial, business, and social barriers.
• A primary goal of the strategy is to promote Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA) through the use of drought and salt-tolerant crop varieties, organic inputs, and improved water-use efficiency.
• The plan emphasizes the need for improved water management, including the construction of dams and storage tanks and the scaling up of high-efficiency irrigation systems to combat frequent droughts.
• Livestock production is specifically targeted for resilience through the proposed establishment of the Beausejour Agriculture Station as a National Centre of Excellence for Climate Resilient Livestock Production.
• The strategy seeks to leverage private sector resources and forge public-private partnerships, including the development of agriculture insurance and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs.
• To improve decision-making for farmers, the plan proposes a free agro-meteorological mobile app to provide real-time weather forecasts and agronomic guidance.
• The plan highlights the importance of integrating sea-level rise (SLR) and land-use strategies into national agricultural policy to protect quality lands and relocate farms at risk.

APA

NAP Global Network (2018). Saint Lucia’s Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan for the Agriculture Sector (Agriculture SASAP) 2018-2028. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2018-05-23-SLU-SASAP-for-Agriculture.pdf

Chicago

NAP Global Network. Saint Lucia’s Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan for the Agriculture Sector (Agriculture SASAP) 2018-2028. 2018. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2018-05-23-SLU-SASAP-for-Agriculture.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{napglobalnetwork2018saint, author = {{NAP Global Network}}, title = {{Saint Lucia’s Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan for the Agriculture Sector (Agriculture SASAP) 2018-2028}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2018}, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2018-05-23-SLU-SASAP-for-Agriculture.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }