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Communicating climate change : a toolbox for local organisations in the Caribbean
(2009)
This toolbox has been developed to help local (non-governmental, community-based, and grassroots) organisations become more effective in telling their climate change stories and making their voices heard in lobbying and ...
El Caribe y el cambio climático : los costos de la inacción [resumen ejecutivo]
(2008)
Este informe expone una investigación preliminar de los costos potenciales que las naciones insulares del Caribe deberán afrontar si las emisiones de los gases de efecto invernadero continúan sin restricciones.
Climate change in the Caribbean and the challenge of adaptation
(2008)
In the Caribbean region climate change involves a symbiosis of threats, risks, challenges and opportunities. The Region faces impacts of climate change, a problem to whose making it has had little to contribute. With this ...
Dominican Republic : country note on climate change aspects in agriculture
(2009)
This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in the Dominican Republic, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. ...
Global change and Caribbean vulnerability : environment, economy and society at risk
(2009)
This collection highlights how current research is addressing rapid change in the Caribbean region, both that being forced by global warming and by population growth. Among the areas covered are climate change, sustainable ...
Identifying critical areas for conservation : biodiversity and climate change in Central America, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic
(2008)
Given the rapidity and intensity of anthropogenic impacts on natural systems, assessing the effectiveness of current protected areas in preserving biodiversity is especially important in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean, which ...
Status of Caribbean coral reefs after bleaching and hurricanes in 2005
(2008)
The most extreme coral bleaching and mortality event to hit the Wider Caribbean (including Atlantic) coral reefs occurred in 2005. This was during the warmest year ever recorded, eclipsing the 9 warmest years that had ...
Verdor : revista especializada en ecología y medio ambiente, año 3, núm. 6
(2007)
Edición dedicada a Sophie Jakowska. El artículo central es "El impacto de la tormenta Noel en la República Dominicana". -- Este recurso no está disponible en texto completo. El documento solo contiene la portada y la tabla ...
Enhancing gender visibility in disaster risk management and climate change in the Caribbean : country assessment report for the Dominican Republic
(2009)
This report presents the results of the country assessment of the Dominican Republic. It is based on data collected from a field visit and consultations with eight institutions as well as a review of relevant literature. ...
Climate change aspects in agriculture : Dominican Republic country note
(2008)
This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in the Dominican Republic, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up.