This report presents the results of a Survey of Knowledge Attitudes and Practices (KAP) towards climate change that was carried out during the period June 2012 to June 2013, in six Participating Member States (PMS) of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

This paper intends to provide policy makers, standard authorities and private sector representatives with an overview and orientation on international safety standards for ACR&HP systems, in particular addressing developing countries that intend to widen the use of environmentally friendly refrigerants in a safe way. The document identifies what is currently feasible with existing safety standard…

This paper seeks to inform policy makers and other stakeholders in Cool Contributions fighting Climate Change (C4) partner countries about the potentials offered through both top-down and bottom-up approaches to promote effective mitigation action in key RAC subsectors.

This document was prepared by GIZ’s Competence Centre for Climate Change in collaboration with the Asia/Pacific, Latin America/Caribbean Department, the sector network working group monitoring SNRD Asia, the ‘Climate Change Adaptation in Rural Areas of India’ project, and the future innovation project on climate impact. It is based on work conducted on behalf of GIZ…

The vulnerability of Caribbean countries to climate change is beyond doubt. Recent economic studies estimate that the economic losses due to climate change have a severe impact on the economy. The Fifth Assessment Report from the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates an increase in surface temperatures of 1.4 C, a decrease in rainfall…

This guide is about taking account of, and managing, ecosystems to help people adapt to climate change in coastal areas: coastal Ecosystem based Adaptation (EBA). Vital to human wellbeing, adaptation to climate change is increasingly important in international policy discussions such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Convention on Biological Diversity…

In many small island developing states (SIDS), tourism is a principal driver of the economy and of infrastructure development. The SIDS’ tourism sector is, however, threatened by climate change impacts, which will likely incur high costs for climate change adaptation (CCA). Discussions are starting about who should pay for the costs of adapting to climate…

As the island and coastal nations of the Caribbean respond to and prepare for the effects of climate change, tourism has the potential to both exacerbate and mitigate these effects. In the four volumes of this collection, we look at the role of coastal and marine tourism in the Caribbean and several similar regions, considering…

Despite mitigation and adaptation action, residual loss and damage are expected to occur and increase due to the accumulation of adverse climate change impacts (IPCC, 2014). Within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), “loss” refers to negative impacts for which reparation or restoration is impossible, as distinct from “damage”, which refers to…

While climate change may be driven by global processes, it is at the local level where the damage caused by climate impacts like hurricanes, storms and floods is felt most acutely. Responses to climate change are inextricably linked to the local context in which they emerge. Caribbean decision-makers increasingly recognise that ‘top-down’ approaches to climate…