Caribbean Islands: GIWA Regional Assessment 4

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
dc.contributor.otherVillasol, Antonio
dc.contributor.otherBeltrán, Jesús
dc.coverage.spatialCaribbean Region
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:08:19Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:08:19Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionThis report presents the GIWA assessment of the Caribbean Islands region-an archipelago comprising drainage basins and coastal areas that contain some of the world's most diverse and productive habitats. A variety of human activities are impacting the region's sensitive and unique ecosystems, upon which the population is so dependent for their social well-being and economic survival. Pollution, originating from both land-based sources and marine traffic, is of particular concern, but despite considerable and widespread environmental and socio-economic impacts, there has been a lack of appropriate measures aimed at mitigating this concern. The past and present status and future prospects are discussed, and the trans-boundary issues of pollution are traced back to their root causes. Policy options are analyzed that aim to address these driving issues in order to significantly improve environmental quality and secure the region's future prosperity.
dc.identifier.issn1651-940X
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8802
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number132 p.
dc.relation.ispartofGlobal International Waters Assessment
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectnatural resource
dc.subjectresource conservation
dc.subjectresource management
dc.subjectwater
dc.subjectwater analysis
dc.subjectwater conservation
dc.subjectwater consumption
dc.subjectwater demand
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectwater monitoring
dc.subjectwater protection
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjectwater resource
dc.subjectwater utilisation
dc.subjectenvironmental assessment
dc.subjectfreshwater conservation
dc.subjectfreshwater degradation
dc.subjectfreshwater ecosystem
dc.subjectfreshwater monitoring
dc.subjectfreshwater pollution
dc.subjectfreshwater resource
dc.subjectpollution control
dc.subjectpollution cost
dc.subjectwater pollution
dc.subjectenvironmental conservation
dc.subjectenvironmental impact
dc.subjectenvironmental impact assessment
dc.subjectenvironmental protection
dc.subjectcoast protection
dc.subjectcoastal area
dc.subjectcoastal ecosystem
dc.subjectcoastal environment
dc.subjectcoastal pollution
dc.subjectcoastal water
dc.subjectmarine conservation area
dc.subjectmarine ecosystem
dc.subjectsea resource
dc.subjectsea water protection
dc.subjectcoastal fishing
dc.subjectcoastal management
dc.subjectriver basin development
dc.subjectriver management
dc.subjectwater resources conservation
dc.subjectwater resources development
dc.subjecttransboundary pollution
dc.subjectenvironmental pollution
dc.subjectisland ecosystem
dc.subjectisland
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.titleCaribbean Islands: GIWA Regional Assessment 4
dc.typeCommunication or other resource
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000048

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