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…
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…
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 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 climate change…
This research paper assesses the likely economic impact of climate change on the health sector in Trinidad and Tobago. The analysis, however, was limited to the economic impact of only a few climate-related diseases1 for which data were available. The approach utilized in this paper makes for easy extrapolation once the data on the other climate-related illnesses become available so that a full impact assessment can be carried out.…
Climate change is considered to be the most pervasive and truly global of all issues affecting humanity. It poses a serious threat to the environment, as well as to economies and societies. Whilst it is clear that the impacts of climate change are varied, scientists have agreed that its effects will not be evenly distributed and that developing countries and small island developing States (SIDS) will be the first and hardest hit. Small island developing States, many of whom have fewer resources to adapt socially, technologically and financially to climate change, are considered to be the most …
Climate change is a naturally occurring phenomenon in which the earth‘s climate goes through cycles of warming and cooling; these changes usually take place incrementally over millennia. Over the past century, there has been an anomalous increase in global temperature, giving rise to accelerated climate change. It is widely accepted that greenhouse gas emissions from human activities such as industries have contributed significantly to the increase in global temperatures.
The existence and survival of all living organisms is predicated on the ability of the environment in which they live not o…
(14 de octubre, 2011) La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, participó en Abu Dhabi, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, en la Cumbre sobre la Agenda Global 2011, que reúne a representantes del sector académico, empresarial, gubernamental y de la sociedad civil de todo el mundo.
Este espacio de debate, creado en 2008 por el Foro Económico Mundial, congrega anualmente a los miembros de la Red de Consejos de la Agenda Global (Network of Global Agenda Councils) para intercambiar ideas sobre temas clave como la estabilidad financiera, la segur…
This report analyses the agriculture, energy, and health sectors in Trinidad and Tobago to assess the potential economic impacts of climate change on the sectors. The fundamental aim of this report is to assist with the development of strategies to deal with the potential impact of climate change on Trinidad and Tobago. It also has the potential to provide essential input for identifying and preparing policies and strategies to help advance the Caribbean subregion closer to solving problems associated with climate change and attaining individual and regional sustainable development goals. Some…
This report analyses the agriculture, health and tourism sectors in Saint Lucia to assess the potential economic impacts of climate change on the sectors. The fundamental aim of this report is to assist with the development of strategies to deal with the potential impact of climate change in Saint Lucia. It also has the potential to provide essential input for identifying and preparing policies and strategies to help advance the Caribbean subregion closer to solving problems associated with climate change and attaining individual and regional sustainable development goals. Some of the key anti…
This report analyses the agriculture, health and tourism sectors in Jamaica to assess the potential economic impacts of climate change on the sectors. The fundamental aim of this report is to assist with the development of strategies to deal with the potential impact of climate change on Jamaica. It also has the potential to provide essential input for identifying and preparing policies and strategies to help move the Region closer to solving problems associated with climate change and attaining individual and regional sustainable development goals. Some of the key anticipated manifestations o…
This report analyses the agriculture, coastal and human settlements and health sectors in Guyana to assess the potential economic impacts of climate change. The fundamental aim of this report is to assist with the development of strategies to deal with the potential impact of climate change on Guyana. It also has the potential to provide essential input for identifying and preparing policies and strategies to help bring the Caribbean sub-region closer to solving problems associated with climate change and attaining national and regional sustainable development goals. Some of the key anticipate…
This report analyses the coastal and human settlements, tourism and transport sectors in Barbados to assess the potential economic impact of climate change on the sectors. The fundamental aim of this report is to assist with the development of strategies to deal with the potential impact of climate change on Barbados. Some of the key anticipated manifestations of climate change for the Caribbean include elevated air and sea-surface temperatures, sea-level rise, possible changes in extreme events and a reduction in freshwater resources.
The economic impact of climate change on the three sectors…
Este año, el Día Mundial del Hábitat cae en el mes en que, según las predicciones demográficas, nuestro planeta ha de alcanzar los siete mil millones de habitantes. El futuro que heredarán las nuevas generaciones dependerá en gran medida de cómo manejemos las presiones contrapuestas del crecimiento demográfico cada vez mayor, la urbanización y el cambio climático.
Los expertos prevén que para el año 2050 la población mundial habrá aumentado un 50% desde 1999. Para entonces, dicen además los científicos que las emisiones mundiales de gases de efecto invernadero deben disminuir un 50% respecto a…
(26 September 2011) Climate change is estimated to cost countries in the Caribbean subregion up to 5% of annual GDP between 2011 and 2050, if actions for mitigating and adaptation are not pursued, according to the ECLAC report The Economics of Climate Change in the Caribbean Summary Report.
The report, which was launched by ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean on Monday 26 September 2011, concludes two years of research on the potential impact of climate change.
Assessments were conducted in eight sectors identified as vulnerable by Caribbean stakeholders, across 14 countries…
(26 de Septiembre de 2011) Se estima que el cambio climático costará a los países del Caribe hasta un 5% del PIB anual, si acciones de mitigación y adaptación no son implementadas, según el Resumen del Informe sobre la Economía del Cambio Climático en el Caribe.
El Informe, lanzado el lunes 26 de septiembre de 2011 por la Sede Subregional de la CEPAL en el Caribe, es la conclusión de dos años de investigaciones sobre el potencial impacto del cambio climático.
Las evaluaciones se llevaron a cabo en ocho sectores, identificados como vulnerables por las contrapartes de 14 países en …
(10 September 2011) At the closure of the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Meeting Preparatory to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the ministers and representatives of the Governments in Latin America and the Caribbean, gathered at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, agreed that it is necessary to achieve a global institutional framework for sustainable development "which is efficient and flexible and ensures the effective integration of its three pillars (social, economic and environmental)".
The delegates stated that, on the road to the United Nation…
(10 de septiembre, 2011) Los ministros y representantes de los gobiernos de América Latina y el Caribe reunidos en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago, Chile, señalaron que es necesario crear una institucionalidad global para el desarrollo sostenible "que sea eficiente y flexible y alcance una efectiva integración de sus tres pilares (la dimensión económica, la social y la ambiental)", al término de la Reunión Regional Preparatoria para América Latina y el Caribe de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible (Río+20).
Los delegados señalaron que, de cara a la Conferencia …
(10 de setembro de 2011) Os ministros e representantes dos governos da América Latina e do Caribe, reunidos na sede da CEPAL em Santiago do Chile, assinalaram que é necessário criar uma institucionalidade global para o desenvolvimento sustentável que seja eficiente e flexível e alcance uma efetiva integração de seus três pilares (as dimensões econômica, social e ambiental), ao término da Reunião Regional Preparatória para a América Latina e o Caribe da Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (Rio+20).
Os delegados apontaram, frente à próxima Conferên…
(7 September 2011) Today, at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, authorities and representatives of 28 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, international experts and members of the civil society initiated discussions to agree on a joint stance for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012.
The Latin American and Caribbean Regional Meeting Preparatory to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, which is taking place until Friday 9 September, was opened by Alicia Bárcena, Exec…