An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Coastal and Human Settlements Sector in Guyana

22 de Outubro de 2011 | Publicação

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Coastal and Human Settlements Sector in Guyana

- Publicação autor corporativo (Autor institucional): NU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe
- Descrição física: 84 páginas.
- Editora: ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
- Símbolo da ONU (Assinatura): LC/CAR/L.327
- Data: 22 de Outubro de 2011

Índice

  • I. Introduction
  • II. The Impacts of Climate Change
  • III. Population and Economy of Guyana
  • IV. Low elevation Coastal Zones and Climate Change
  • V. Methodology
  • VI. IPCC Scenarios
  • VII.Vulnerability Projections
  • VIII. Climate Change Adaptation
  • IX. The Net Benefit from Adaptation
  • X. Policy Recommendations
  • XI. Summary Conclusions.