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In light of widespread hurricane damage, Caribbean countries are implementing the Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystems Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States Project, which involves developing national sub-projects at specific sites in order to enhance livelihood opportunities and socio-economic co-benefits for targeted communities.

The profile summarizes how climate change will potentially impact six key sectors across the region: coastal resources, human health, water resources, tourism, fisheries, and agriculture.

The FAO is supporting ten projects across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and South America to lay the groundwork for climate-resilient adaptation initiatives, funded by the Green Climate Fund's (GCF) Readiness Programme. One of the overall aims is to support countries in adapting their agriculture and food security systems to the effects of climate change.

Caribbean leaders have claimed that their nations, weighed down by debts, must find ways to restructure what they owe to free up money for investment in climate change resilience and disaster protection. Debt restructuring could be the best option or a last resort, and other strategies to raise money could be more beneficial.

This document outlines a project led by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office to support the OECS to develop, prepare to implement, and finance an Eastern Caribbean Climate Change Implementation Plan. The project considers both mitigation and adaptation

The National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy is a national policy with a cross-sectoral approach, covering the period between 2018 and 2030.

St. Kitts and Nevis is undertaking initiatives to ensure that the necessary measures are put in place to protect lives and livelihoods. This is done by developing a National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (NCCAS), which will address the impacts of climate change and help build resilience.

This document charts the initial formation of Hurricane Irma in the Atlantic Ocean in late August 2017 and tracks its development as the storm moved towards the Caribbean in September. 

It presents the exposed values for the affected countries, including