The well-known heterogeneity of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries is reflected in their vulnerability to climate change and in the distribution of its impact which is specific to the different sub-regions. This helps to account for the fact that the agenda to face this phenomenon changes from one country to another with regard to the urgency and balance between mitigation and adaptation. With a view to bringing together and comparing the variety of perceptions and positions, this section sets forth the outcomes of the interviews held with a group of experts. The outlined questionnaire aims at highlighting the visible impacts of climate change and the expectations for forthcoming decades; the perceptions that national players have of the climate change agenda negotiations; the evaluation process and the outcomes of the Copenhagen Conference; the potential incidence on the review of the national strategy; and the prospects for regional cooperation in future mitigation and adaptation efforts. The panel of experts was selected on the basis of its sub-regional representation. Therefore, this issue of Integration & Trade includes the opinion of experts from North, Central and South America as well as from the Caribbean.
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Climate Change in LAC