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Antigua and Barbuda - National Communication
Submitted by andrea on Fri, 2009-06-19 19:47
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Summary:
Key Vulnerabilities
- Agriculture/Food Security
- Coastal Zones and Marine Ecosystems
- Water Resources
- Public Health
- Fisheries
- Disasters
- Tourism
Potential Adaptation Measures
Agriculture and Food Security
- Switch to different cultivars
- Enhance irrigation efficiency and/or expand irrigation
- Develop new crops
Water Resources
- Increase water supply, e.g. by using groundwater, building reservoirs, improving or stabilizing watershed management, desalination
- Decrease water demands, e.g. by increasing efficiency, reducing water losses, water recycling, changing irrigation practices
- Develop and introduce flood and drought monitoring and control system
- Improve or develop water management
- Alter system operating rules, e.g. pricing policies, legislation
Coastal Zones and Marine Ecosystems
- Develop Integrated Coastal Zone Management
- Develop planning/new investment requirements
- Protect, including building sea walls, and beach nourishment
- Retreat
- Research/monitor the coastal ecosystem
Leading Organization:
UNFCCC Secretariat
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