Nature-Based Solutions for Improving Resilience in the Caribbean 360 Degree Resilience Background Paper

Sustainable management of environment and natural resources is essential for the long-term and sustainable growth of key economic sectors, such as fisheries, forestry or tourism, across the Caribbean. In addition to being important generators of GDP and beneficial to the human well-being overall, na...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Valero, Sara
Other Authors: Miranda, Juan Jose, Murisic, Maja
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2021
Series:Other papers
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
LEADER 02058nmm a2200313 u 4500
001 EB002179093
003 EBX01000000000000001316627
005 00000000000000.0
007 cr|||||||||||||||||||||
008 231006 ||| eng
100 1 |a Valero, Sara 
245 0 0 |a Nature-Based Solutions for Improving Resilience in the Caribbean  |h Elektronische Ressource  |b 360 Degree Resilience Background Paper  |c Sara Valero 
260 |a Washington, D.C  |b The World Bank  |c 2021 
653 |a Adaptation To Climate Change 
653 |a Climate Change and Environment 
653 |a Biodiversity 
653 |a Natural Disasters 
653 |a Environment 
653 |a Climate Change Impacts 
653 |a Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases 
700 1 |a Miranda, Juan Jose 
700 1 |a Murisic, Maja 
041 0 7 |a eng  |2 ISO 639-2 
989 |b WOBA  |a World Bank E-Library Archive 
490 0 |a Other papers 
028 5 0 |a 10.1596/36421 
856 4 0 |u http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/36421  |x Verlag  |3 Volltext 
082 0 |a 330 
520 |a Sustainable management of environment and natural resources is essential for the long-term and sustainable growth of key economic sectors, such as fisheries, forestry or tourism, across the Caribbean. In addition to being important generators of GDP and beneficial to the human well-being overall, natural resources also provide a range of ecosystem services that play a critical role in the Caribbean countries' efforts to reduce disaster risks and adapt to mounting climate change risks. The region is facing a number of challenges in this area, including the climate change impacts, limited access to financing, and narrow fiscal space, among others. Such challenges are being exacerbated by the unprecedented health, economic and social impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. However, with great challenges come great opportunities, including to grow and shift the development pathway into a green recovery, based on the richness of the natural resources and biodiversity that this region possesses