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An assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the water sector in the Caribbean

dc.date.accessioned2015-06-15T16:56:50Z
dc.date.available2015-06-15T16:56:50Z
dc.date.issued2013-03
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/38283
dc.description.abstractThe Caribbean is not homogenous with regard to water resources. The Caribbean climate can be characterized as tropical rainy, with two well-defined seasons, one, rainy, and another, less rainy: these characteristics have specificities according to the geographical location of each country. The rainy, tropical character of the Caribbean climate may suggest that there are enough water resources to satisfy life requirements. Notwithstanding, the availability and distribution of water depends on geological and geographical factors that—given the insular character and characteristics of each country—make water resources both vulnerable and limited.
dc.description.tableofcontents.--I. Introduction.--II. The hydrological cycle and climate change.--III. Water resources in the Caribbean.--IV. Climate change impacts on Caribbean water resources.--V. Cost benefit analysis of adaptation and mitigation: levelized costs and multi-criteria assessment.--VI. Conclusions and recommendations
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dc.format.extent114 páginas.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherECLAC
dc.titleAn assessment of the economic and social impacts of climate change on the water sector in the Caribbean
dc.typeTexto
dc.contributor.entityNU. CEPAL
dc.publicationstatusDisponible
dc.regionalofficePuerto España
dc.physicaldescription114 p.: tables, figures.
dc.jobnumberLCCARL399_en
dc.callnumberLC/CAR/L.399
dc.identifier.unsymbolLC/CAR/L399
dc.placeofeditionPort-of-Spain
dc.subject.spanishDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
dc.subject.spanishCAMBIO CLIMATICO
dc.subject.spanishORDENAMIENTO DE LAS AGUAS
dc.subject.spanishABASTECIMIENTO DE AGUA
dc.subject.spanishANALISIS COSTO-BENEFICIO
dc.subject.spanishRECURSOS HIDRICOS
dc.subject.spanishASPECTOS ECONOMICOS
dc.subject.spanishASPECTOS SOCIALES
dc.subject.englishSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject.englishCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject.englishWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subject.englishWATER SUPPLY
dc.subject.englishCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subject.englishWATER RESOURCES
dc.subject.englishECONOMIC ASPECTS
dc.subject.englishSOCIAL ASPECTS
dc.coverage.spatialspaCARIBE
dc.coverage.spatialengCARIBBEAN REGION
dc.type.biblevelDocumento Completo
dc.doctypeDocumentos de proyectos e investigación
dc.topic.spanishCAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
dc.topic.englishCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.workarea.spanishDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE Y ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS
dc.workarea.englishSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
dc.contributor.institutionAustralian AID
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