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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) ...
Meteorological, agricultural and hydrological drought in the Dominican Republic : a review
(2018)
In Dominican Republic, the impacts of the meteorological, agricultural and hydrological drought have been intensified in recent years due to the effect of ENSO and climate change, putting at risk agricultural and livestock ...
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 ...
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) : gaps, challenges and constraints in means of implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
(2022)
Small Island Developing States currently suffer the highest frequency of disasters in the world, ranging from severe flooding to violent storms, hurricanes and cyclones. Due to inherent vulnerabilities and the persistent ...
Editorial : Copenhague, acuerdo de mínimos
(2011)
No hubo acuerdos vinculantes ni consenso sobre la ruta a seguir para paliar los impactos de los cambios del clima mundial. Decepcionado e impotente por las perspectivas sombrías que se cernían sobre Copenhague, la Capital ...
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 ...
Documento del programa para la República Dominicana (2023-2027)
(2022)
Este programa de trabajo del PNUD para la República Dominicana contempla impactar de forma directa la calidad de vida de casi dos millones de personas; acompañando más de 445 entidades públicas y privadas; desarrollar más ...
Informe Planeta Vivo 2022 : hacia una sociedad con la naturaleza en positivo
(2020)
Los indicadores de biodiversidad nos ayudan a comprender cómo va cambiando nuestro mundo natural con el paso del tiempo. El Índice Planeta Vivo, después de casi cincuenta años vigilando la salud de la naturaleza, constituye ...
Source water protection & climate adaptation : the role of water funds
(2020)
Ecosystem based adaptation, implemented through water funds, can help build more resilient communities and cities in the face of climate change. This document offers an introduction to ecosystem-based adaptation as an ...
Using the past to contextualize anthropogenic impacts on the present and future distribution of an endemic Caribbean mammal
(2019)
Island species are difficult to conserve because they face the synergy of climate change, invasive species, deforestation, and increasing human population densities in areas where land mass is shrinking. The Caribbean ...