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Análisis elemental prospectivo de la biomasa algal acumulada en las costas de la República Dominicana durante 2015
(2017)
La acumulación y descomposición de cantidades masivas de las algas pardas Sargassum natans y Sargassum fluitans en las costas antillanas se ha convertido en un problema importante de Centroamérica y el Caribe, afectando ...
Estimating the economic damages of climate change in the Dominican Republic
(2023)
This report outlines the process of estimating the economic damages of climate change for the Dominican Republic, with these damage estimates subsequently informing a Climate Change Development Report (CCDR) for the Dominican ...
Climate change impacts on terrestrial biodiversity
(2008)
This report, prepared by a group of Caribbean experts, focused on the insular Caribbean terrestrial biodiversity. The report has been produced in the framework of the project Climate Change and Biodiversity in the Insular ...
Influence of climatic phenomena on sedimentation and increase of Lake Enriquillo in Dominican Republic, 1900-2014
(2017)
From 2003 to 2013, Enriquillo Lake, Dominican Republic, showed an increase in water level of 13 meters, with its level changing from 42 to 29 meters below sea level (BSL). In 2003, its maximum depth was approximately 24 ...
An overview of urban vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change in Central America & the Caribbean region
(2013)
Central America and the Caribbean is one of the most hazard-prone regions in the world. In addition, the region is heavily affected by poverty, unemployment, critical management of natural resources, and urban conglomeration ...
Climate variability and its effects on the increased level of Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic
(2016)
During this century, the island of Hispaniola has been affected by climate changes that have directly impacted two major bodies of water on the island: Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic and Lake Étang Saumâtre ...
Marco para el Desarrollo de las Estadísticas Ambientales (MDEA 2013)
(2021)
Esta publicación presenta el Marco para el Desarrollo de Estadísticas Ambientales (MDEA 2013), que es la versión revisada del MDEA original publicado en 1984 por la División de Estadística de las Naciones Unidas (DENU). ...
An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the energy sector in the Caribbean
(2013)
The present report assesses the economic and social impacts of climate change on the energy sector in Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Grenada, Guyana, ...
Methods proposed to evaluate the potential impact of climate change on food and nutrition security in Central America and the Dominican Republic
(2017)
The purpose of this report is to examine the interconnectedness between climate change and food and nutrition security in Latin America and to offer a suite of methods for measuring how they affect one another. This first ...
Caribbean climate change vulnerability : lessons from an aggregate index approach
(2019)
The study examines the potential influence of sub-regional variations in climate, and specifically heavy rain events, in determining relative vulnerabilities of locations in twelve Caribbean countries. An aggregate ...