An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the water sector in Saint Vincent and The Grenadines

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cepal.callNumberLC/CAR/L .330
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de Organos Subsidiarios
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de proyectos e investigación
cepal.jobNumberLCCARL 330_en
cepal.physicalDescriptiontablas
cepal.regionalOfficePuerto España
cepal.topicEngCLIMATE CHANGE
cepal.topicSpaCAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
cepal.workareaEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE Y ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS
dc.contributor.entityNU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe
dc.coverage.spatialEngSAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
dc.coverage.spatialSpaSAN VICENTE Y LAS GRANADINAS
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-13T14:01:54Z
dc.date.available2015-07-13T14:01:54Z
dc.date.issued2011-10-22
dc.description.abstractWater security which is essential to life and livelihood, health and sanitation, is determined not only by the water resource, but also by the quality of water, the ability to store surplus from precipitation and runoff, as well as access to and affordability of supply. All of these measures have financial implications for national budgets. The water sector in the context of the assessment and discussion on the impact of climate change in this paper includes consideration of the existing as well as the projected available water resource and the demand in terms of: quantity and quality of surface and ground water, water supply infrastructure - collection, storage, treatment, distribution, and potential for adaptation. Wastewater management infrastructure is also considered a component of the water sector. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has two distinct hydrological regimes: mainland St Vincent is one of the wetter islands of the eastern Caribbean whereas the Grenadines have a drier climate than St Vincent. Surface water is the primary source of water supply on St Vincent, whereas the Grenadines depend on man-made catchments, rainwater harvesting, wells, and desalination. The island state is considered already water stressed as marked seasonality in rainfall, inadequate supply infrastructure, and institutional capacity constrains water supply. Economic modelling approaches were implemented to estimate sectoral demand and supply between 2011 and 2050. Residential, tourism and domestic demand were analysed for the A2, B2 and BAU scenarios. In each of the three scenarios – A2, B2 and BAU Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will have a water gap represented by the difference between the two curves during the forecast period of 2011 and 2050. The amount of water required increases steadily between 2011 and 2050 implying an increasing demand on the country‘s resources as reflected by the fact that the water supply that is available cannot respond adequately to the demand. The Global Water Partnership in its 2005 policy brief suggested that the best way for countries to build the capacity to adapt to climate change will be to improve their ability to cope with today‘s climate variability (GWP, 2005). This suggestion is most applicable for St Vincent and the Grenadines, as the variability being experienced has already placed the island nation under water stress. Strategic priorities should therefore be adopted to increase water production, increase efficiency, strengthen the institutional framework, and decrease wastage. Cost benefit analysis was stymied by data availability, but the ―no-regrets approach‖ which intimates that adaptation measures will be beneficial to the land, people and economy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines with or without climate change should be adopted.
dc.description.tableOfContents.-- Executive Summary.--I. Introduction.--II.Literature review.--III. Analysis of Climate for guidance to the water sector.--IV. Socioeconomic setting vulnerabilities and threats.-- V. Climate Modelling and Water Supply.-- VI. Adaptation Strategies.--VII. Cost Benefit Considerations.-- VIII. Conclusions and Recommendations.
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dc.format.extent114 páginas.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/CAR/L .330
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/38579
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription114 p. : figures, tables
dc.publisherECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
dc.publisher.placePort-of-Spain
dc.rights.coarDisponible
dc.subject.unbisEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject.unbisEngWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subject.unbisEngTEMPERATURE
dc.subject.unbisEngCLIMATE
dc.subject.unbisEngWATER RESOURCES
dc.subject.unbisEngAGRICULTURE
dc.subject.unbisEngTOURISM
dc.subject.unbisEngDEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH
dc.subject.unbisEngLAND SETTLEMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subject.unbisEngWATER SUPPLY
dc.subject.unbisEngCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subject.unbisEngIRRIGATION
dc.subject.unbisEngDESALINATION
dc.subject.unbisEngPROJECT EVALUATION
dc.subject.unbisEngENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC ASPECTS
dc.subject.unbisEngENERGY POLICY
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
dc.subject.unbisSpaCAMBIO CLIMATICO
dc.subject.unbisSpaORDENAMIENTO DE LAS AGUAS
dc.subject.unbisSpaINVESTIGACION ECONOMICA
dc.subject.unbisSpaTEMPERATURA
dc.subject.unbisSpaCLIMA
dc.subject.unbisSpaRECURSOS HIDRICOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaAGRICULTURA
dc.subject.unbisSpaTURISMO
dc.subject.unbisSpaINVESTIGACION DEMOGRAFICA
dc.subject.unbisSpaCOLONIZACION RURAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESASTRES NATURALES
dc.subject.unbisSpaABASTECIMIENTO DE AGUA
dc.subject.unbisSpaANALISIS COSTO-BENEFICIO
dc.subject.unbisSpaRIEGO
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESALACION
dc.subject.unbisSpaEVALUACION DE PROYECTOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA AMBIENTAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaASPECTOS ECONOMICOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA ENERGETICA
dc.titleAn assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the water sector in Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
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