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Localized governance of carbon dioxide removal in Small Island Developing States
(2022)
Highlights:
● Small Island Developing States are particularly at risk from climate change impacts
● Participatory frameworks are key for societal appraisal of carbon dioxide removal
● Localized governance may positively ...
Soluciones basadas en la naturaleza para ciudades de América Latina y el Caribe : guía metodológica
(2021)
El proyecto CityAdapt, implementado por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente, en el marco de EUROCLIMA+, promueve la resiliencia climática en áreas urbanas a través de la implementación de Soluciones ...
Global significance of mangrove blue carbon in climate change mitigation
(2020)
Mangrove forests store and sequester large area-specific quantities of blue carbon (Corg). Except for tundra and peatlands, mangroves store more Corg per unit area than any other ecosystem. Mean mangrove Corg stock is 738.9 ...
Tropical montane vegetation dynamics near the upper cloud belt strongly associated with a shifting ITCZ and fire
(2022)
Tropical montane forests house unusual and diverse biota and are considered highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly near the trade wind inversion (TWI) – the upper end of the cloud belt that defines tropical ...
Smallholder farmer resilience to extreme weather events in global food value chains
(2023)
Extreme weather events have severe impacts on food systems, especially for smallholders in global food value chains (GFVCs). There is an urgent need to understand (a) how climate shocks manifest in food systems, and (b) ...
The state of the Caribbean climate
(2020)
In the Caribbean, weather and climate events recurrently impact economic performance, productivity, livelihoods and quality of life. The record-breaking 2017 hurricane season stands as one of several recent examples that ...
Public engagement and collaboration for carbon dioxide removal : lessons from a project in the Dominican Republic
(2024)
Despite an increase in literature on public perceptions of carbon dioxide removal (CDR), there remains a paucity of evidence describing the social and developmental processes involved in the implementation of projects ...
Projected hydroclimate changes on Hispaniola Island through the 21st century in CMIP6 models
(2021)
Climate change might increase the frequency and severity of longer-lasting drought in the Caribbean, including in Hispaniola Island. Nevertheless, the hydroclimate changes projected by the state-of-the-art earth system ...
Diagnóstico biofísico, socioeconómico y análisis de vulnerabilidad de los municipios Villa Los Almácigos, El Pino y Loma de Cabrera
(2023)
El análisis detallado de los riesgos climáticos y la vulnerabilidad que una zona determinada, sus paisajes y sus habitantes, tienen frente a los efectos actuales y futuros del cambio climático sirve para establecer claridad. ...
Climate migrants : Dominican Republic : Country Report
(2024)
The Dominican Republic (DR) is vulnerable to climate change and has a high rate of natural degradation. The DR shows evidence of significant human mobility flows of (i) internal migration, mainly rural to urban; and (ii) ...