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Efectos del cambio climático en la costa de América Latina y el Caribe: guía metodológica
Este documento auxiliar es parte de una serie de textos que se han elaborado en el marco del Estudio regional de los efectos del cambio climático en la costa de América Latina y el Caribe. La zona de estudio comprende una longitud total de costa de aproximadamente 72.182 km distribuidos en cuatro zonas geográficas: Norteamérica, Centroamérica, Sudamérica y las Islas del Caribe. En el dominio de estudio se han analizado los cambios detectados en las dinámicas costeras, la influencia de la variabilidad climática, información diversa sobre la vulnerabilidad presente en las costas de la región, ab…
Estudio sectorial regional sobre energía y cambio climático en Centroamérica
Este documento presenta una prospectiva de muy largo plazo del sector energía de los países centroamericanos la cual sirve de base para analizar los potenciales impactos del cambio climático en el sector en mención. Los escenarios de desarrollo energético se extiende al año 2100 y han tomado en cuenta factores relacionados con la seguridad energética, la dotación de recursos naturales, la diversificación de la matriz energética, una mayor participación de las energías renovables, el acceso universal a los servicios modernos de energía, el uso sostenible de la leña, los usos intensivos de energ…
An Economic Impact Assessment of Climate Change in Guyana-Agriculture, Coastal and Human Settlements and Health sectors
Segundo Seminario Regional "Agricultura y cambio climático: del diagnóstico a la práctica"
Inauguración de la Semana del Cambio Climático
Inauguración IAME 2011 - América Latina
Desafíos e implicancias fiscales de la inversión en infraestructura baja en carbono
El presente trabajo ofrece un panorama preliminar sobre la necesidad y las posibilidades de invertir en infraestructura baja en emisiones y en infraestructura necesaria para la adaptación al cambio climático en la región de América Latina y el Caribe, sus desafíos asociados, y propone algunos elementos para delinear un enfoque que permita abordar sus implicancias fiscales. Específicamente, el presente estudio busca responder tres preguntas clave: i) ¿Qué tipo de inversión en infraestructura debería priorizar la región?, ii) ¿Cómo podría financiarse? y ¿Cuáles serían sus impactos fiscales?, iii…
An assessment of the economic impact of Climate Change on the Macroeconomy in the Caribbean
Between 2008 and 2011, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) worked on a project to assess the economic impact of climate change in the Caribbean. The overall aim is to prepare the Caribbean region to better respond to climate change, while fostering a regional approach to reducing carbon emissions by 2050. This study updates the report on the impact of climate change on the macroeconomy at the regional level and will focus on 9 countries: Aruba, the Bahamas, Barbados, Curacao, the Dominican Republic, Montserrat, Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Trinidad an…
An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the agriculture sector in Saint Lucia
An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the water sector in Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
Water security which is essential to life and livelihood, health and sanitation, is determined not only by the water resource, but also by the quality of water, the ability to store surplus from precipitation and runoff, as well as access to and affordability of supply. All of these measures have financial implications for national budgets. The water sector in the context of the assessment and discussion on the impact of climate change in this paper includes consideration of the existing as well as the projected available water resource and the demand in terms of: quantity and quality of surfa…
An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the water sector in Grenada
Changing precipitation patterns and temperature relate directly to water resources and water security. This report presents the findings of an assessment of the water sector in Grenada with respect to the projected impact of climate change. Grenada‘s water resources comprise primarily surface water, with an estimated groundwater potential to satisfy about 10%-15% of the present potable requirement. On the smaller islands Carriacou and Petite Martinique, domestic water is derived exclusively from rainwater catchments. Rainfall seasonality is marked and the available surface water during the dry…
An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the water sector in the Turks and Caicos Islands
The best description of water resources for Grand Turk was offered by Pérez Monteagudo (2000) who suggested that rain water was insufficient to ensure a regular water supply although water catchment was being practised and water catchment possibilities had been analysed. Limestone islands, mostly flat and low lying, have few possibilities for large scale surface storage, and groundwater lenses exist in very delicate equilibrium with saline seawater, and are highly likely to collapse due to sea level rise, improper extraction, drought, tidal waves or other extreme event. A study on the impact o…
An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Coastal and Human Settlements Sector in Guyana
An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the coastal and human settlements Sector in Barbados
This study assesses the potential economic impact of climate change on coastal human settlements in the Caribbean, with specific reference to Barbados, and evaluates the costs and benefits of undertaking various adaptation strategies. The aim is to assist Caribbean territories in developing the strategies and capacity needed to deal with the potential impact of severe weather events that are anticipated to occur with increased frequency and intensity as a result of climate change. Some of the key anticipated manifestations of climate change for the Caribbean include elevated air and sea-surfac…
An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Energy Sector in Trinidad and Tobago
The energy sector is a dominant one in Trinidad and Tobago and it plays an important role in the twin-island republic‟s economy. In 2008, the share of the energy sector in gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to approximately 48% while contributing 57% to total Government revenue. In that same year, the sector‟s share of merchandise exports was 88%, made up mainly of refined oil products including petroleum, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and natural gas liquids (Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, 2009). Trinidad and Tobago is the main exporter of oil in the Caribbean region and the main prod…
An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Agriculture Sector in Jamaica
The agricultural sector‟s contribution to GDP and to exports in Jamaica has been declining with the post-war development process that has led to the differentiation of the economy. In 2010, the sector contributed 5.8% of GDP, and 3% to the exports (of goods), but with 36% of employment, it continues to be a major employer. With a little less than half of the population living in rural communities, agricultural activities, and their linkages with other economic activities, continue to play an important role as a source of livelihoods, and by extension, the economic development of the country. S…
An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Agriculture Sector in Guyana
Climate change is anticipated to have potentially disastrous impacts on the economic viability of the agricultural sector, insomuch as traditional agricultural practices render the agricultural sector climate-dependent. Increased temperatures and increased intensity, timing and occurrence of hydro events are expected to challenge plant and animal viability. Under such circumstances, vector control is expected to become more difficult, which may further prejudice the prosperity of plant, livestock and fisheries growth. The impact is expected to be on the quality of agricultural produce and ther…
An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the agriculture sector in Trinidad And Tobago
The economic impact of climate change on root crop, fisheries and vegetable production for Trinidad and Tobago under the A2 and B2 scenarios were modeled, relative to a baseline ―no climate change‖ case, where the mean temperature and rainfall for a base period of 1980 – 2000 was assumed for the years up to 2050. Production functions were used, using ARMA specifications to correct for serial autocorrelation. For the A2 scenarios, rainfall is expected to fall by approximately 10% relative to the baseline case in the 2020s, but is expected to rise thereafter, until by the 2040s rainfall rises sl…
An economic assessment of the impact of climate change on the health sector in Montserrat
Climate change has the potential to impact on global, regional, and national disease burdens both directly and indirectly. Projecting and valuing these health impacts is important not only in terms of assessing the overall impact of climate change on various parts of the world, but also in terms of ensuring that national and regional decision-making institutions have access to the data necessary to guide investment decisions and future policy design. This report contributes to the research focusing on projecting and valuing the impacts of climate change in the Caribbean by projecting the clima…