[Coral-List] New Report on Climate Change and Caribbean released in Copenhagen
Mark Eakin
Mark.Eakin at noaa.gov
Tue Dec 15 14:10:35 EST 2009
A new report spearheaded by the CARIBSAVE project under UNDP funding
highlights the impacts of climate change on Caribbean nations and
natural resources. In particular, the report highlights the difference
in the impacts at the 2.0°C increase being pushed by many UN
negotiators vs. the 1.5°C increase promoted by the Alliance of Small
Island States. The report focuses on: the implications of ice sheet
melt for global sea level rise (SLR); the projections and implications
of SLR for the Caribbean region; evaluation of the differential
impacts of +1.5° and +2°C on coral reefs, water resources and
agriculture in the Caribbean, with additional analysis for the Pacific
islands. Of particular interest are the sections on climate change and
ocean acidification impacts on Caribbean coral reefs -- analysis led
by NOAA's Coral Reef Watch and its partners.
Copies of the report's Key Findings, Executive Summary, and
promotional posters can be downloaded from the Coral Reef Watch
Website at:
http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/publications_new.html#climate
The full report is still being finalized.
Cheers,
Mark
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C. Mark Eakin, Ph.D.
Coordinator, NOAA Coral Reef Watch
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Center for Satellite Applications and Research
Satellite Oceanography & Climate Division
e-mail: mark.eakin at noaa.gov
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and together -- we risk consigning future generations to an
irreversible catastrophe."
Barack Obama, Sep. 22 2009
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