An Assessment Of The Economic Impact Of Climate Change On The Transportation Sector In Montserrat

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cepal.callNumberLC/CAR/L.311
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de Organos Subsidiarios
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de proyectos e investigación
cepal.jobNumberLCCARL311_en
cepal.physicalDescriptiontablas
cepal.regionalOfficePuerto España
cepal.topicEngCLIMATE CHANGE
cepal.topicSpaCAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
cepal.workareaEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
cepal.workareaEngNATURAL RESOURCES
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE Y ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS
cepal.workareaSpaRECURSOS NATURALES
dc.contributor.entityNU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe
dc.coverage.spatialEngMONTSERRAT
dc.coverage.spatialSpaMONTSERRAT
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-14T15:43:38Z
dc.date.available2015-07-14T15:43:38Z
dc.date.issued2011-10-22
dc.description.--I. Introduction.--II. Literature review regarding climate change impacts on international transportation.--III. Economy of the Caribbean subregion and Monserrat.--IV. The international transportaion system in the Caribbean and in Monserrat.--V. Vulnerabilities of international transport system in Monserrat to climate change.--VI. Modelling.-- VII. Economic impact analysis of climate chage on the international transport.-- VIII. Approaches to mitigation and adaptation in the air and sea transportation sectors.-- IX. Conclusions
dc.description.abstractMontserrat is at great risk from the economic impact of climate change on its international transportation sector, which brings nearly all of its visitors (mainly tourists) from the main markets in North America and Western Europe and moves virtually all of its merchandise trade. The presence of a ‘persistently active’ Soufrière volcano into, at least the next decade worsens the situation. The total cost of climate change on international transportation in Montserrat was calculated by combining the impacts of changes in temperature and precipitation, new climate change policies in advanced countries, sea level rise and an eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano. The impact for air transport could range from US$630 million (SRES B2 scenario), to US$742 million (SRES A2 scenario) and for maritime transport impact estimates range from US$209 million (SRES B2 scenario) to US$347 million (SRES A2 scenario). For international transport, as a whole, the impact of climate change varies from US$839 million under the SRES B2 scenario to US$1,089 million under the SRES A2 scenario. While further study is needed to examine in more detail the potential impacts of climate change on the two key international transportation assets - John A. Osborne Airport and Little Bay - the findings of this preliminary assessment are so important that transportation decision makers should begin immediately to assess them in the development of transportation investment strategies in Montserrat. Mitigation strategies to deal with green house gas (GHG) emissions from international aviation and shipping are especially challenging, because the 1997 Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) specifically excludes these from developed countries’ national targets. Instead, countries are expected to work through the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), but so far neither organization has reached agreement on binding actions, and many key issues remain unresolved.
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dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/CAR/L.311
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/38608
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription51 p. : tables, figures.
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.unbisEngTRANSPORT
dc.subject.unbisEngAIR TRANSPORT
dc.subject.unbisEngMARITIME TRANSPORT
dc.subject.unbisEngTRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subject.unbisEngPRECIPITATION
dc.subject.unbisEngTEMPERATURE
dc.subject.unbisEngSEA LEVEL
dc.subject.unbisEngTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject.unbisEngENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC ASPECTS
dc.subject.unbisEngENERGY POLICY
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
dc.subject.unbisSpaCAMBIO CLIMATICO
dc.subject.unbisSpaTRANSPORTE
dc.subject.unbisSpaTRANSPORTE AEREO
dc.subject.unbisSpaTRANSPORTE MARITIMO
dc.subject.unbisSpaSISTEMAS DE TRANSPORTE
dc.subject.unbisSpaPRECIPITACION
dc.subject.unbisSpaTEMPERATURA
dc.subject.unbisSpaNIVEL DEL MAR
dc.subject.unbisSpaINFRAESTRUCTURA DEL TRANSPORTE
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA AMBIENTAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaASPECTOS ECONOMICOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA ENERGETICA
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