Climate Change Adaptation in Small Island Developing States

Climate Change Adaptation in Small Island Developing States

Bush, Martin J.

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

01/2018

240

Dura

Inglês

9781119132844

15 a 20 dias

666

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Preface xi

Abbreviations and Symbols xiii

1 The Changing Climate 1

Introduction 1

Recent Impacts of Climate Change 6

Reports From the Front Line 8

Future Shock 10

Warming the Oceans 12

Multidimensional Threats 14

References 17

2 Small Island Developing States 19

Meet the SIDS 20

Demography 23

Social Development 24

Economic Vulnerability 24

Climate Change Impacts on Small Islands 27

Coastal Zones: A Clear and Present Danger 28

Coastal Zones: Terrestrial and Intertidal Impacts 30

Coastal Marine Ecosystems 32

Low Elevation Coastal Zones 40

Agriculture 48

Fisheries 49

Food Insecurity 52

Undernourishment in the SIDS 54

Poverty and Climate Change 54

Tourism 56

Freshwater Resources 58

Human Health 59

Climate?]driven Migration 60

References 61

3 Adapting to a Changing Climate 65

Ecosystem?]based Adaptation 66

Adaptation in Coastal and Marine Environments 67

Marine Protected Areas 72

Three Bays Protected Area in Haiti 75

Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture 90

Conservation Agriculture 92

Rice Production 97

Irrigation 100

Adaptation Technologies for Agriculture 100

Water Resources Management 102

Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) 103

Agricultural Water Management (AWM) 105

Rainwater Harvesting and Management 106

Wastewater Treatment and Recycling 108

Reclaimed Water for Agricultural Use 110

Fisheries and Aquaculture 112

Disaster Risk Management 115

Adaptation and Mitigation Synergies 116

References 117

4 Adapting Energy Systems 121

Depending on Energy 122

Access to Electricity 123

Renewable Energy 124

Photovoltaic (PV) Electricity 127

Minigrid Systems 129

Distributed PV Systems 132

Wind Power 134

Solar Water Heaters 136

Hydropower 138

Geothermal Energy 139

Solar Thermal Power 139

Energy Efficiency 140

References 142

5 Managing Adaptation 145

The Key Climate Hazards 145

The Regulatory Framework 150

National Adaptation Programs of Action 151

Financing Adaptation 152

The Green Climate Fund 154

The Adaptation Fund 156

Programme Development 158

Geographical Information Systems 162

References 163

6 Country Profiles 165

American Samoa 165

Anguilla 167

Antigua and Barbuda 168

Aruba 170

Contents ix

The Bahamas 171

Bahrain 173

Barbados 174

Belize 175

British Virgin Islands 176

Cabo Verde 178

Comoros 179

Cook Islands 180

Cuba 181

Dominica 182

Dominican Republic 183

Fiji 184

French Polynesia 186

Grenada 187

Guam 188

Guinea?]Bissau 189

Guyana 189

Haiti 190

Jamaica 192

Kiribati 193

Maldives 194

Marshall Islands 195

Mauritius 196

Micronesia, Federated States 197

Montserrat 198

Nauru 199

New Caledonia 200

Niue 201

Northern Mariana Islands 202

Palau 202

Papua New Guinea 203

Puerto Rico 204

Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 205

Samoa 206

Sao Tome and Principe 206

Seychelles 207

Singapore 209

Solomon Islands 210

Suriname 211

Timor?]Leste 212

Tonga 213

Trinidad and Tobago 214

Tuvalu 214

US Virgin Islands 215

Vanuatu 216

References 216

Index 219
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climate change; impacts of climate change; impacts of climate change on islands; impacts of climate change on developing countries; impacts of climate change on small island developing states; small island developing states; SIDS; rising sea levels; dealing with rising sea levels; impacts of rising sea levels; rising sea levels in small island states; climate change adaptation strategies; small island state climate change adaptation strategies; climate change and increased storm frequency; climate change impacts on agriculture; climate change impacts on aquaculture systems; SIDS economic vulnerability; impact of climate change on coastal marine ecosystems; climate change and food insecurity; poverty and climate change