This paper is part of a set of working papers that resulted from the Resilience Academy 2013-2014. The United Nations University Institute of Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) publishes these papers as part of its UNU-EHS Working Paper series.
It presents several multi-scale case studies from islands around the world to offer a historically informed review of the cultural, environmental, political and economic systems and influences on island resilience.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2015Fiji, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Philippines, Madagascar, Sri Lanka
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1991Ecuador, Costa Rica, Honduras, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Saint Lucia, Guatemala, Latin America and the Caribbean
Summarizes recent research (to 1991) on rural land markets in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and on the relationship between this research and broader land tenure issues. The purpose of the project that prompted this paper was to carry out cross-country and longitudinal research on land tenure issues in the LAC region so as to provide an instructive and informative analysis of how tenure patterns affect economic, rural development, and environmental issues.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2014Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Latin America and the Caribbean
Climate change is expected to alter existing coastal habitats in Grenada, jeopardizing the island's mangroves, such as through the conversion of basin mangroves to fringe habitats as storm surges open barrier beaches, increasing tidal action and flood duration.
Likewise, incremental sea level rise and storm overwash can lead to increased salinity within coastal ponds, backwaters, and estuaries.
Each of these processes, acting alone or in concert, can greatly affect colonization by all mangrove species that occur in the region.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2003Grenada, Latin America and the Caribbean
World over the nutmeg continues to be a prized spice because of its unique flavour and pharmaceutical properties.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1983Saint Kitts and Nevis
This study presents the findings of an agricultural assessment for St. Kitts and Nevis in 1983 funded by USAID.
It suggests that more intensive use of labour and land could occur if individuals or groups of individuals have more widespread and secure access to government controlled land. The paper recommends that a project be developed that assists several hundred people to become farm operators, through land purchase arrangements or long term land leases, on land that is government controlled.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2006Grenada, Latin America and the Caribbean
Map compendium of water availability for Grenada, produced as part of the UNEP project, Promoting Rainwater Harvesting in Caribbean Small Island Developing States.
The data presented in the compendium is intended to assist planners in water sector development initiatives through identification of areas over Grenada that the researchers said will require investment in water augmentation measures (based on water availability) such as rainwater harvesting.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1998Grenada, Latin America and the Caribbean
This booklet outlines the natural and human forces which impact beach erosion, the historic rate of change between 1985 and 1999 in Grenada, and practical steps to help.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2001Grenada
This paper provides an analysis of the current watershed, water resources and coastal zone management issues in Grenada pursuant to Grenada’s obligations on the Global Environment Facility approved Project entitled “Integrating Management of Watersheds and Coastal Areas in Small Island Watersheds and Coastal Areas in Small Island Developing States in the Caribbean.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2007Indonesia, Angola, Trinidad and Tobago, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Asia, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean
This report examines the benefits that a resource-rich country can derive from endorsing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and implementing its Principles. It also searches for courses of action that the EITI Board can pursue to persuade more countries to endorse EITI. Both issues are investigated in the context of Angola, Indonesia, and Trinidad and Tobago. The authors argue that EITI is particularly beneficial for countries that suffer from the so-called “resource curse”.
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