This report details: (1) The importance of understanding and addressing coastal transport infrastructure climate change vulnerabilities in SIDS; (2) Key findings from a set of two case studies—one in Jamaica and one in Saint Lucia; and (3) A climate risk and vulnerability assessment framework for Caribbean coastal transport infrastructure.
This report presents examples of legal, regulatory, and policy approaches as well as of reports, studies, and guidance to support climate risk, vulnerability and impact assessment, and the development of effective adaptation response measures. It also provides a brief overview of climate change impacts on coastal transportation and of recent trends and projections regarding some key climate drivers of relevance to coastal zones, as well as of approaches to risk-assessment and adaptation.
This document includes a list of chemicals of concern to human health and the environment. The list is based on systematic evidence reviews from authoritative sources, which identify chemical and material hazards of concern that are carcinogenic, mutagenic, endocrine disrupting and reproductive hazards (health hazards) and bio- accumulative and persistent to the environment and/or listed in International Environmental instruments (Conventions).
The special COVID-19 market report reveals that while demand for repo subsequently increased significantly during the height of the crisis in February/March, dealers’ capacity to intermediate that demand was relatively constrained, limiting access to many firms that needed it.
This resource examines how energy efficiency investments can boost economic growth in COVID-19 response and rebuilding efforts. It examines three categories of energy efficiency investments for governments to consider in their economic stimulus packages to either enhance existing programmes or develop new ones.