This report looks into the application of CLIMADA (CLIMate ADAptation), a natural catastrophe model that calculates climate risk and potential of adaptation in the Caribbean. The study marks a starting point to determine economic losses and damages as well as adaptation measures for the region which is commonly exposed to natural disasters. Across the globe impacts from climate-related events are increasing, particularly in ocean and coastal zones. According to the IPCC’s Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, limits to adaptation will be reached at small island states and low-lying coastal zones by the end of this century – including under low-emission scenarios. [2]
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/assessment-adaptation-potentials-context-climate-change-case-tropical-cyclones-0
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Assessment of adaptation potentials.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/climate-analytics
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-adaptation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cyclones
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/caribbean