“Caribsave”: Vulnerability and Resilience in the Caribbean

A partnership programme between the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) and the University of Oxford addresses the impacts and challenges surrounding climate change, tourism, the environment, and economic development and community livelihoods across the Caribbean Basin, using an integrated approach.

The region is one of the most vulnerable in the world to the impacts of climate change including sea level rise, biodiversity loss and impacts on human health. The "Caribsave" programme is aimed at making the Caribbean a carbon neutral tourism region. "The private sector is fundamental to the partnership", says Murray C. Simpson, one of the directors of Caribsave. He also emphasizes the "democratisation of science" and the sharing of the information generated by Caribsave through the media.

Further information: www.caribsave.org

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