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Climate Change Adaptation Policy

Country/Territory
Saint Lucia
Document type
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Climate Change Adaptation Policy - Adapting one individual, one household, one community, one enterprise and one sector at a time.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Fisheries, Forestry, Water
Keyword
Climate change Smallholders/peasants Rural employment Biodiversity Business/industry/corporations Capacity building Coastal zone management Community management Data collection/reporting Disasters Early warning system/emergency intervention system Education Environmental planning Environmental security Financing Subsidy/incentive Integrated management Land-use planning Marine area Monitoring Non-governmental entity Policy/planning Poverty Precautionary principle Public health Public participation Public private partnership (PPP) Risk assessment/management Special fund Sustainable development Tourism Basin/catchment/watershed Rainwater Transport/storage Fishery management and conservation Forest management/forest conservation
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN FAO, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

The Climate Change Adaptation Policy is a national policy with a multi-sectoral approach. The timeframe of the Policy is 10 years between 2013 and 2022. The objective of this Policy is to address the short, medium and long term effects of climate change in a coordinated, holistic and participatory manner in order to cope with and adapt to the adverse effects of climate change on sustainable development and the quality of life of Saint Lucians.

Full text
English
Website
caribbeanelections.com; www.lse.ac.uk