Small developing island states (SDIS) are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. For this reason, some island states of the Caribbean region such as Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados can serve as laboratories where different adaptation measures to meet the challenges of climate change can be tested, assessing their cost-effectiveness.
With Colombia leading the way on climate change adaptation in agriculture, can other countries in Latin America follow?
Investing in the future is always a challenging decision, for example planning for retirement will often seem to be less urgent when we have pressing daily financial issues that have to be addressed now (unless you are near to retirement age of course). Not tomorrow, not in 10 years, but today.Climate change is something that will impact all of us in some way or another. Moreover, this environmental problem is cumulative by nature, which means that even if we cut all emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) today, we will still continue to feel its negative effects for a long time. Since the industrial revolution, human activities have led to the accumulation of large quantities of these gases in both the atmosphere and the oceans.
List of the most polluted city in each country in Latin America and the CaribbeanIf it was not enough knowing that burning fossil fuels contribute to climate change, now we have another reason to worry.
Pirates of the Caribbean: the treasure is in the coral reefs!Everybody would agree that coral reefs are beautiful, that they attract tourists that want to snorkel and dive to sneak a peek at an unknown world of colors and fishes.