A5027596817- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Caribbean history, culture, and politics
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Climate variability and models
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Economic Zones and Regional Development
- Global trade and economics
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
University of the West Indies System
2009-2024
University of Trinidad and Tobago
2023
University of the West Indies
2022
Johnson & Johnson (United States)
2022
University of the West Indies
2019-2021
Barbados Community College
2014
Abstract There is a clear need for transformative change in the land management and food production sectors to address global challenges of climate mitigation, adaptation, combatting degradation desertification, delivering security (referred hereafter as “land challenges”). We assess potential 40 practices these find that: Nine options deliver medium large benefits all four challenges. A further two have no estimates but other Five mitigation (>3 Gt CO 2 eq/year) without adverse impacts...
This article provides a stocktake of the adaptation literature between 2013 and 2019 to better understand how responses affect risk under particularly challenging conditions compound climate events. Across 39 countries, 45 response types hazards display anticipatory (9%), reactive (33%), maladaptive (41%) characteristics, as well hard (18%) soft (68%) limits adaptation. Low income, food insecurity, access institutional resources finance are most prominent 23 vulnerabilities observed...
Abstract Constraints and limits to adaptation are critical understanding the extent which human natural systems can successfully adapt climate change. We conduct a systematic review of 1,682 academic studies on responses identify patterns in constraints for different regions, sectors, hazards, response types, actors. Using definitions provided by Intergovernmental Panel Climate Change (IPCC), we find that most literature identifies but there is limited focused adaptation. Central South...
Abstract An assessment of the global progress in climate change adaptation is urgently needed. Despite a rising awareness that should involve diverse societal actors and shared sense responsibility, little known about types actors, such as state non-state, their roles different responses well regions. Based on large n -structured analysis case studies, we show that, although individuals or households are most prominent implementing adaptation, they least involved institutional responses,...
The purpose of this study is to reach a basic understanding drought and climate change in southwestern Jamaica through an integration local knowledge perception its physical characteristics manifested remotely sensed precipitation vegetation data. Local are investigated survey sixty farmers St. Elizabeth Parish examined statistical analysis satellite vigor time series. indicates that most concerned about increase occurrence. Satellite estimates rainfall for support suggest severe events...
Governments, businesses, and civil society organizations have diverse policy tools to incentivize adaptation. Policy can shape the type extent of adaptation, therefore, function either as barriers or enablers for reducing risk vulnerability. Using data from a systematic review academic literature on global adaptation responses climate change (n = 1549 peer-reviewed articles), we categorize types used We apply qualitative quantitative analyses assess contexts where particular are used, along...
The limited success of international efforts to reduce global warming at levels established in the Paris Agreement, and increasing frequency strength climate impacts, highlight urgent need adaptation, particularly developing countries. Unfortunately, current adaptation initiatives are not enough counteract observed impacts projected risks from change Latin America Caribbean (LAC). In this paper, we review relevant issues that have capacity transform knowledge parties’ ambitions into action...
Tropical cyclones are one of the most frequent and costly disasters affecting Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Caribbean.Historical analysis tropical Caribbean Region (10-30°N 55-90°W), using HURDAT data, shows that mean Maximum Sustained Wind (MSW) has increased significantly by 30kts since 1965, a rate 5.3kts per decade with corresponding significant decrease minimum pressure 2.3mb decade. The increasing MSW observed is correlated August, September October (ASO)...
Abstract Food‐energy‐water (FEW) systems are increasingly vulnerable to natural hazards and climate change risks, yet humans depend on these for their daily needs, wellbeing, survival. We investigated how adaptations related FEW vulnerabilities occurring what the global community can learn about interactions across adaptations. conducted a analysis of data set derived from scientific literature present first large scale assessment ( n = 1,204) evidence‐based FEW‐related found that most...
Members of the genus Dioscorea, food yams, were introduced to Jamaica from Africa during slave era and have remained a staple in local diets national cuisine. Yam cultivation has also been an important economic activity providing employment for thousands rural Jamaicans. Until 1960s yams grown use by subsistence growers home consumption or commercial sale produce markets. Since then, however, yam become export crop. With its value added potential virtually untouched, this crop possesses...
In recent years, Jamaica has been seriously affected by a number of extreme meteorological events. The one discussed here, Hurricane Dean, passed along the south coast island in August 2007, damaging crops and disrupting livelihood activities for many small-scale farmers. This study is based on detailed ethnographic research southern coastal region St. Elizabeth parish during passage explores ways which small farmers negotiate stressors associated with hurricane employed mix methods approach...
Abstract Biodiversity conservation is often limited by inadequate investments in monitoring and enforcement. However, enforcement problems may be overcome encouraging resource users to develop, endorse, subsequently enforce regulations. In this article, we draw upon the literature on common‐pool resources social networks assess impacts of participation network ties decisions fishers voluntarily report rule violations two Jamaican marine reserves. Data was collected using questionnaires...
Climate information services (CIS) can reduce climate vulnerability by enhancing access, knowledge exchanges, and networks. Central to CIS is the need understand social environmental context in which used. While researchers have identified many influential dimensions, there lacks rigorous analysis of all dimensions salient a case study as well model help implementers design evolve their its course. This research addresses these gaps analysing we developed for coffee farmers Jamaica that...