Every year, many millions of tonnes of litter end up in the world’s oceans, turning the sea into the world’s biggest refuse dump and generating a host of environmental, economic, health and aesthetic problems. Land-based sources account for up to 80% of marine litter and include tourism, sewage outflows, poor waste management and illegal landfills…

Changing precipitation patterns and temperature relate directly to water resources and water security. This report presents the findings of an assessment of the water sector in Grenada with respect to the projected impact of climate change. Grenada’s water resources comprise primarily surface water, with an estimated groundwater potential to satisfy about 10%-15% of the present…

The Clearinghouse was initiated more than 15 years ago as part of the Caribbean Planning for Adaptation to Climate Change (CPACC) project. It began with a few documents and currently stands with over one thousand seven hundred. Each month, new climate and development resources are added including books, toolkits, strategy documents, project reports, scientific studies…

This Report provides an overview of the key results from a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Survey on Climate Change, which was conducted in Grenada between last July and early August 2016. These results are intended to inform the development of a country-specific communication campaign on Climate Change that is to be executed under the…

This document was produced as part of the activities of the Caribbean Climate Smart Agriculture Forum. The stocktaking initiative stemmed from a recognition of the importance of understanding context, and the need for coordination amongst existing efforts to reduce duplication and to ensure the lessons learned help to improve the efficacy of future actions. Promoting…

Small scale fisheries, critical to the livelihoods, coastal economies and food security of coastal communities, are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. As such, developing sustainable resource management for this sector depends on our ability to predict the risk of climate change on small scale fisheries and harness the capacity of coastal communities…

This report summarizes the key outcomes of the national efforts carried out in 2014 and 2015 towards putting in practice the land degradation neutrality concept. The LDN project, which was sponsored by the Republic of Korea, was carried out with the support of the UNCCD Secretariat and implemented in partnership with the Joint Research Center…